Hams Travel

13/06/2024

Service 207 can’t get up to the white Hart pub due to the road being closed between Claygate and Horsemonden. sorry for the inconvenience caused please contact KCC.

12/06/2024

Due to the road being closed in Benenden and Iden Green these services are affected.
267/268/269/297 we are trying our hardest to run on time but it is almost impossible. Any queries please ring Kent County council as this is ridiculous.

06/06/2024

Due to 4 ways temporary traffic lights in Pembury road our 297 bus service from and to Tenterden being delayed by up to nearly one hour. Apologies it is out of our hand #

15/05/2024

Due to temporary traffic lights in Hurst Green U1 and U3 to uplands will be running late. Sorry about the inconvenience.

14/05/2024

Minibuses will be for Robertsbridge college only not for Uplands

14/05/2024

Due to a serious collision between Hurst Green and Robertsbridge the police has shut the road. Services affected are U1 uplands and Burwash Robertsbridge. We will be running two mini buses for Robertsbridge. Passengers from Johns cross and Robertsbridge are advised to get to Etchingham and get on the U3 Uplands please. Sorry about the inconvenience it is out of our hands.

16/04/2024

HC1 will be running late this morning due to the M25 being shut and all traffic being diverted through Sundridge and Brasted. Swan lane is also closed which make matters worse. Sorry for the inconvenience caused it is out of our hands.

27/03/2024

01/03/2024

268 Tonbridge to Hawkurst is running late this afternoon due to the road being close in kings Hill. The driver is trying to do his best to get to the first stop as soon as possible. Sorry about the inconvenience.

01/03/2024

Due to a car on its roof by the one stop shop in Hawkenbury T-Wells. The 285 has to be diverted via Frant road and vice versa. The fire and rescue are at the seen now. Sorry for the inconvenience it is going to cause. Hope the people involved are safe and sound.

28/02/2024

Emergency road closure this afternoon between Kingswood road and Bayhall road in Hawkenbury. Buses are diverted via Frant road and running late. Sorry about the inconvenience it is out of our hand.

14/02/2024

25/01/2024

Service U19 to Uplands will be diverted from Carrs corner down pass the railway station and up Frant road. It will be serving Hawkenbury with missing a few stop as the bus will be turning round by the crematorium. Children are advised to get to the bus stop by Benhall Mill road. This is due to the road being closed between Bayhall road and Warrick road.

24/01/2024

Emergency road closure for three days between Warwick road and Bayhall road in Hawkenbury. The service 285 will be diverted from Carrs corner back down to the pantiles and up Frant road to get into Hawkenbury and vice versa.Sorry about the inconvenience it is out of our hands.

20/01/2024

Service 285 Speldhurst to Hawkenbury will be running late due to emergency road closure between one stop shop and Kingswood avenue in Hawkenbury. The bus will be going to Hawkenbury via Frant road . Sorry for the inconvenience caused. It is out of our hands

18/01/2024

*Cranbrook*

The road is now back open so from tomorrow all buses will resume their normal routes.

15/01/2024

CRANBROOK EMERGENCY CLOSURE

Firstly please excuse the makeshift line drawing. It’s much harder on my phone at home🤣 The green line indicates the route that will be taken.

This closure has landed 6 buses in a bit of a pickle - this is the plan, PLEASE read carefully so your child does not get missed.

5C
AM - All Cranbrook school students will be dropped at the high street (Congregational Church) They will NOT be able to be taken into school directly due to the bus turning into the 295 at this point.

PM - They will be collected from school as normal. The bus will then go via Oatfield drive to serve the high street.

267, 268
The buses will enter the high street from the opposite direction. Please make sure you or your child are at the church side of the road. The bus will enter the high street via Oatfield Drive. This means that the only stop that doesn’t get served is Cranbrook School. These passengers will need to board at the high street (Congregation Church).

295
Will start from the high street in the usual direction and continue via Oatfield Drive. Cranbrook School not served.

297
Same diversion for the 267, 268, 295 except it will also be unable to serve Dorothy Avenue & Golford Corner during this time.

269
The bus will approach from the opposite direction to normal. Please make sure your child is waiting for the high street stop on the opposite side to the church. Dorothy Avenue will not be served - please ask your child to walk to the high street.

I hope this all makes sense - I will be around to answer any comments/DMs until 2100 roughly.

15/01/2024

Cranbrook High Street - 16/01

We have had a few concerns from parents regarding the closure of Cranbrook High Street tomorrow - the signs that have been placed on the road have not specified the times. The closure will ONLY take place from
19:00 onwards so the school buses will not be affected. The last 297 (due at 20:15) will take a diversion via Oatfield Drive/Stone Street and pick up/drop off any passengers at the end of the high street by the stationary shop.

11/01/2024

Please note emergency closure of North Road in Goudhurst putting the 267, 268 and 297 on diversion until Tuesday at 17:00

11/01/2024

Good morning,

Due to a shop delivery in Wadhurst with a car parked opposite, the U19 is currently stuck until the delivery has finished. We aim to have it in Showfields within half an hour. (The shop delivery is not at fault, we understand it has to be done)

04/01/2024

*KW1*
Please be aware that this service is currently delayed due to a vehicle maintenance issue. We aim to have a replacement vehicle sent out shortly which should be in Knights Wood within 25 minutes.

03/01/2024

*REMINDER - STARTS TOMORROW*

Please see below diversion due to a closure in Shrubcote on the 4th and 5th January.

02/01/2024

Please see below notice regarding service 1 and 285. This is important for all passengers who use these services.

25/12/2023

We would like to wish all of our passengers & clients a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

21/12/2023

*ROAD NOW OPEN*

The works have been completed ever so slightly ahead of schedule and so the 297 will be back on its route along Golford Road. The school services will be back to normal from January.

*REMINDER - STARTS TOMORROW*

Please see below diversion notice for the 269, 295 and 297 lasting for over 2 months. The 295 is the most affected service - please read the information carefully.

18/12/2023

Please see below diversion due to a closure in Shrubcote on the 4th and 5th January.

08/12/2023

*Service 2*

Unfortunately this service is currently running approximately half an hour behind schedule. It is en route to the Cross Keys Pub and will be there as soon as possible. We apologise for the delays.

08/12/2023

*UPLANDS BUSES*
We have received communications regarding an RTC between Wallcrouch and Wadhurst. We are sending the buses now to get into position early. Assuming that the accident is still in place at 15:15, we will go via the Lamberhurst/Scotney Castle roundabout, come past our yard at Flimwell and continue from there.
Students for Flimwell, Dale Hill and Ticehurst Primary School will be served as normal but on the opposite side of the road. Students for The Bell (Ticehurst Square) will be dropped at the junction by the Volvo Garage. Students may be expected home slightly late but you can track our vehicles in live time using bustimes.org.

06/12/2023

*UPDATE*

We are pleased to announce that these works have finished ahead of schedule so from this point onwards, the usual route between Benenden and Rolvenden will be resumed.

IMPORTANT NOTICE regarding the 5C, 295 & 297

Please expect delays to the above services whilst they are on diversion. Cutting journeys is something we never usually do but unfortunately as always, KCC nor the utility company wanted to foot the bill for 375 miles worth of extra diesel being used!

05/12/2023

Please see below our Christmas running dates.
For any questions please drop us a message, or email us at [email protected]