Registered local bus service
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73 records
Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.
21 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Additional early Mon-Fri journey between Barnstaple and Bideford, Additional Saturday Night bus services between Bideford and Westward Ho! then return to Barnstaple.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
921 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Temporary Timetable for Bickington Road closure 15th June through 21st August 2026.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 921 / 815 / 821 / 21 / 21A effective from 15 June 2026. To amend Timetable.
21 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Punctuality changes, 21/21A evening journeys swapped to provide later return from Westward Ho!
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A / 921 / 815 / 821 effective from 05 April 2026. To amend Timetable.
21 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Service 21 Saturday night bus journeys to continue from 10th September onwards (v69)
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A / 821 / 815 / 921 effective from 03 January 2026. To amend Timetable.
21A · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Service 815 rerouted via Gratton Way, minor punctuality changes on services 815, 821 and 921
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21A / 21 / 821 / 815 / 921 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
21A · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Start of 21 Night bus service running Saturday nights between 31st May 2025 and 20th December 2025 including 19th and 31st December 2025.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21A / 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 effective from 25 May 2025. To amend Timetable.
21 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Increase in off peak frequency on service 21A Monday to Friday, adjustment of 21 departure times to provide a combined off-peak frequency between Barnstaple and Bideford of 15 minutes. The 23:27 departure from Appledore will be extended onto Barnstaple and the 00:07 journey from Westward Ho! to Bideford being withdrawn from all days of operation.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 / 21A effective from 20 April 2025. To amend Timetable.
21A · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Introduction of 6 days of night services up to New Year’s Eve. Adjustment to layover time in Westward Ho! on the 11:10 departure on Saturdays, to correct error in previous timetable.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21A / 21 / 921 / 821 / 815 effective from 30 November 2024. To amend Timetable.
815 · Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Redesign on the 21/21A timetables to operate between Barnstaple and Westward Ho! Or Appledore respectively. Reintroduction of the afternoon 921 service between Pilton Community College and Westward Ho! Morning journey on 821 changed to start at Bideford Quay to match termination of afternoon journey.
Operating between Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 815 / 821 / 921 / 21 / 21A effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Introduction of Summer Sunday 21C service.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 815 / 821 / 21C / 921 / 21A effective from 26 May 2024. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Reinstatement of summer service levels on Sers 21/21A, with 30 minute frequency to Ilfracombe, Westward Ho! and Appledore (Mon-Sat daytime). Evening and Sunday service unchanged, except additional Saturday departure from Barnstaple to Bideford at 00:05 hrs. PM journey on Ser 921 withdrawn.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21C / 21A / 815 / 821 / 921 effective from 14 April 2024. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
Introduction of 15:40 21C departure from Barnstaple Bus Station to Croyde Bay and Return at 16:50 Monday to Saturday. Withdrawal of School day 7:55 21C departure from Georgeham via Southmead School, and 14:50 School day variation and return of departure time from Barnsatple to 14:40 to match the clockface departure time form the rest of the day. Departure times of Short 21 journey from Bideford to Barnstaple between 08:30 and 18:30 to fall in line with 15 minutes headway of combined 21/21A. (except 17:25 departure) Withdrawal of 00:27 21A extension from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe Monday to Saturday as it was previously added in error. No changes to 921, 815 or 821 services.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 821 / 815 / 21C / 921 / 21A / 21 effective from 29 October 2023. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Braunton
timetable vary
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21C / 21A / 21 / 815 / 821 / 921 effective from 03 September 2023. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Bideford
Introduce reduced frequency timetable for “off season” period. Daytime frequency reduced to hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Bideford. Service 21C reduces to hourly frequency (Mon-Sat) with some journeys serving Braunton Academy during School Terms.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A / 921 / 21C / 815 / 821 effective from 03 September 2023. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Bideford
Introduce reduced frequency timetable for “off season” period. Daytime frequency reduced to hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Bideford. Service 21C reduces to hourly frequency (Mon-Sat) with some journeys serving Braunton Academy during School Terms.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
via Barnstaple & Bideford
Additional journeys added to service 21C until 2nd Sept 2023
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21A / 21C / 815 / 821 / 921 effective from 02 July 2023. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Introduce increased frequency timetable for Summer period. Mon-Fri frequency increased during daytime to operate every 30 minutes between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho!, and Barnstaple & Appledore, with a combined 15minutes frequency between Barnstaple and Bideford. Saturday daytime frequency increased to operate hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Bideford. Re-introduction of Open Top journeys between Barnstaple & Croyde Bay (Ruda) on Ser 21C to operate until 2nd September 2023. Two hourly service between Barnstaple and Georgeham to be resumed from 3rd September.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 921 / 821 / 815 / 21C / 21A effective from 02 April 2023. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Introduce increased frequency timetable for Summer period. Mon-Fri frequency increased during daytime to operate every 30 minutes between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho!, and Barnstaple & Appledore, with a combined 15minutes frequency between Barnstaple and Bideford. Saturday daytime frequency increased to operate hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Bideford. Re-introduction of Open Top journeys between Barnstaple & Croyde Bay (Ruda) on Ser 21C to operate until 2nd September 2023. Two hourly service between Barnstaple and Georgeham to be resumed from 3rd September.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Introduce increased frequency timetable for Summer period. Mon-Fri frequency increased during daytime to operate every 30 minutes between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho!, and Barnstaple & Appledore, with a combined 15minutes frequency between Barnstaple and Bideford. Saturday daytime frequency increased to operate hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Bideford. Re-introduction of Open Top journeys between Barnstaple & Croyde Bay (Ruda) on Ser 21C to operate until 2nd September 2023. Two hourly service between Barnstaple and Georgeham to be resumed from 3rd September.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Introduce reduced frequency timetable. Frequency reduced during evenings and Sundays to operate hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho!, and Barnstaple & Appledore, with a combined 30 minutes frequency between Barnstaple and Bideford. Daytime frequency reduced to hourly between Ilfracombe & Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe and Appledore, with additional “short” journeys to provide combined 15 minute frequency between Barnstaple & Georgeham. Removal of Open Top journeys between Barnstaple & Croyde Bay (Ruda) on Ser 21C.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 821 / 815 / 921 / 21C / 21 / 21A effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Timetable variation
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 921 / 815 / 21C / 821 / 21 / 21A effective from 10 April 2022. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Timetable variation
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Timetable change
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21 / 21A / 21A / 21C / 21C / 921 / 815 / 821 effective from 23 January 2022. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Reduce 21C out of summer season
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 21C / 21CB / 815 / 821 / 921 effective from 31 October 2021. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Register timetable as permanent post covid lockdown as well as adding 21C to Ruda and increase Devon Sunday service
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 21C / 815 / 821 / 921 / 21CB effective from 05 July 2021. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 815 / 921 / 821 effective from 30 March 2020. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise the 0545 from Appledore (MF) to connect with the train at Barnstaple Rail Station and to amend the 0640 (MF) journey from Westward Ho! to connect with Service 19 to North Devon District Hospital.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 815 / 921 / 821 effective from 15 December 2019. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise the 0545 from Appledore (MF) to connect with the train at Barnstaple Rail Station and to amend the 0640 (MF) journey from Westward Ho! to connect with Service 19 to North Devon District Hospital.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise Saturday morning and Sunday evening journeys
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 815 / 921 / 821 effective from 27 October 2019. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise Saturday morning and Sunday evening journeys
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To re-introduce the winter timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 815 / 921 / 821 effective from 02 September 2019. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To increase frequency to Croyde and running time to Braunton for the High Summer
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A effective from 28 July 2019. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise route and timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A / 815 / 921 / 821 effective from 26 May 2019. To amend Route and Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise Service 815 morning jjourney to ensure an on time arrival at Park School
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 / 21A effective from 25 February 2019. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise Service 815 to operate 9 mins earlier from Bideford to ensure an ontime arrival at Park School
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To re-introduce the Winter timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 / 21A effective from 03 September 2018. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To introduce the Summer timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A effective from 23 July 2018. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To correct the School Term and Holiday journeys
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 / 21A effective from 02 January 2018. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise the timetable to improve reliability
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 921 / 815 / 821 / 21A effective from 02 January 2018. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To reintroduce the Winter timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 815 / 821 / 921 / 21A effective from 04 September 2017. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise timetable for peak summer
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21 / 21 / 21A effective from 24 July 2017. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise route and timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A/815/821/921 effective from 03-Jan-2017. To amend Route and Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To reintroduce the Winter timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A/21C/921/922 effective from 05-Sep-2016. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To increase running time bertwwen Barnstaple and Braunton. To operate additional journeys to Croyde Bay
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A/21C effective from 25-Jul-2016. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise route and timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A/21C/921/922 effective from 29-Mar-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To re-instate the Winter timetable
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 01-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To introduce the Summer Service, additional journeys to Croyde Bay and revised timetable.
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 27-Jul-2015. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise timetable to improve reliability To add a Mon-Sat evening journey to Croyde
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 03-May-2015. To amend Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise timetable and to extend Service 21A to Croyde and Georgeham to replace service 308
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 01-Sep-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
21 · Ilfracombe or Barnstaple – Appledore or Westward Ho!
To revise timetable for the Summer for reliability. To terminate daytime Service 21A buses at Barnstaple Bus Station instead of Green Lanes
Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 28-Jul-2014. To amend Timetable.
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