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Bus information for Dounby and County Show days

Date: 6 August 2024

Time: 10:30

Orkney Islands Council’s Transportation Service is reminding bus passengers of additions and amends to bus services for the Douby and County Shows. 

A special public shuttle bus service will once again operate between Kirkwall and Dounby, and Stromness and Dounby for Dounby Show day on Thursday 8 August. 

Stagecoach is also sponsoring and running a County Show Day ‘Park and Ride’ free shuttle service, with buses running between Orkney Auction Mart and Bignold Park (via Pickaquoy Road) all day from 8.30am to 5.30pm. 

And the No. 2 bus (Houton) will run to an amended timetable on Saturday 10 August, to meet the south isles County Show Day sailings arranged by Orkney Ferries. Check the Orkney Ferries website www.orkneyferries.co.uk for full details of their special event sailings. (https://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/info/sailings-for-special-events) 

Full timetables are: 

Dounby Show shuttle bus – Thursday 8 August 

Kirkwall - Dounby - Kirkwall 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Kirkwall Travel Centre Stand No 5 

Dep 

08:00 

10:00 

12:30 

14:30 

16:30 

 

  

Finstown Allans of Gillock 

  

08:12 

10:12 

12:42 

14:42 

16:42 

 

  

Harray Community Centre 

  

08:17 

10:17 

12:47 

14:47 

16:47 

 

  

Dounby 

Arr 

08:22 

10:22 

12:52 

14:52 

16:52 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Dounby 

Dep 

09:30 

11:30 

13:00 

16:00 

18:00 

20:00 

  

Harray Community Centre 

  

09:35 

11:35 

13:05 

16:05 

18:05 

20:05 

  

Finstown Allans of Gillock 

  

09:40 

11:40 

13:10 

16:10 

18:10 

20:10 

  

Kirkwall Travel Centre Stand No 5 

Arr 

09:52 

11:52 

13:22 

16:22 

18:22 

20:22 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Stromness - Dounby - Stromness 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Stromness Travel Centre 

Dep 

- 

09:00 

11:00 

15:30 

17:30 

 

  

Birsay Palace 

  

- 

09:15 

11:15 

15:45 

17:45 

 

  

Twatt Crossroads 

  

- 

09:23 

11:23 

15:53 

17:53 

 

  

Dounby 

Arr 

- 

09:28 

11:28 

15:58 

17:58 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Dounby 

Dep 

08:30 

10:30 

15:00 

17:00 

- 

20:00 

  

Twatt Crossroads 

  

08:35 

10:35 

15:05 

17:05 

- 

20:05 

  

Birsay Palace 

  

08:43 

10:43 

15:13 

17:13 

- 

20:13 

  

Stromness Travel Centre 

Arr 

08:58 

10:58 

15:28 

17:28 

- 

20:28 

 

 

 

Service 2 (Houton) - Amended timetable for County Show on Saturday 10 August 

Kirkwall Travel Centre Stand No 4 

07:25 

- 

11:15 

12:40 

16:55 

 

Houton Arrive 

07:45 

- 

11:35 

13:00 

17:15 

 

Houton Depart 

07:55 

09:50 

11:45 

13:10 

17:24 

 

Kirkwall Travel Centre Stand No 4 

08:22 

10:17 

12:12 

13:37 

17:52 

 

 

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