Thank you for posting. I did my PhD in UEA / Norwich. Norwich is in my heart now, I can only think of it as my second hometown. Miss every bit of it.

Cromer and Sheringham are both lovely towns.

@LetsMakeaTrip

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are. A lovely part of the world.

I live on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. A bus to the seaside is such an alien idea!

Great to re-visit Norfolk where I enjoyed living for many years. A fine commentary, and very informative about Norwich itself. Sanders do seem to have upped their game since I last saw their vehicles. As Les Dawson would have said, some of them were insured for fire, theft and Viking raids. For anyone visiting the north coast of the county, I might suggest that Sheringham is not to be missed as it has a preserved steam railway and an old station building. Full of atmosphere, and you can travel to the lovely little town of Holt.

I’ve been to Cromer and it is such a lovely seaside town in Norfolk. Plus I grew up near Norwich and Norwich is such a beautiful city in East Anglia.

You’ve inspire me to travel by buses as well as planes and trains, thanks Mark!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheerse mate, glad I could help!

Nice part of the world, never actually been warm day when you want . Norwich looks a pleasant place no doubt Cromer is..

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I enjoyed my time there. Only a flying visit but I’ll definitely be back 👍

From Norwich, it's the KZread of the week!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Haha! Cue music.....

Fantastic video I enjoyed watching it good to see bus route from other parts of the country

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Jack and there will be plenty more to come next year 👍

Sci-Fi Bus Station! Love it :) I've been to Cromer as well, but still guessed wrong on your community post :D

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, if you're anything like me, all these piers look the same!! Decent place Cromer I thought and I definitely had the weather for it.

A bright colour always boosts your mood, I find! Great journey, Mark😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I agree! Thanks Sheila.

thank you have visited Norwich on a few occasions but find it very flat not surprising coming from south Wales!!! Happy Christmas and safe travel in 2024

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Same to you Kevin, have a good one 😊👍

Yellow and green, the buses look like the football team in Norwich 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

They do a bit. Never been to Carrow Road but always looked a decent stadium. I'll have to take in a game one day.

Thanks for all the videos this year Mark, Merry Christmas 🎄

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting mate, much appreciated. Happy Xmas to you too 😊👍

love you video and have a happy Christmas and New year

Great video! I remember doing this route before the pandemic, where you could get a combined Sanders Coaches-Lynx ticket which meant you could technically do Norwich to Kings Lynn via the coast on the X44, Sanders CH1 and Lynx 36 through Cromer, Sheringham, Wells and Hunstanton. Might need to do it againh haha!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Nice one, sounds like a good combination that and possibly cheaper than several £2 bus fares? Cheers mate.

An interesting car there too outside the hotel 4:51. Bentley?

Have you ever done northwards from Skeggy along the flat marshy lands between the coast and the Lincs Wolds to Sutton on Sea and Mablethorpe by bus?

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I haven't but thanks for the suggestion. I've got lots of ideas for future bus trips so I can guarantee there'll be plenty more to come next year. Cheers.

A very pleasant journey thanks for taking me along, wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year, take care and stay safe.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Happy Xmas to you too Simon, thanks for all the comments and support. Have a good one 😊👍

Also used this Travelodge a couple of times, although we used the train to get to Sheringham. Enjoying the bus trips, there's so much to explore in the UK, used the T8 Chester-Mold yesterday!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Kevin, I'm thinking about a Chester bus actually. I've got a few more local ones I'm thinking off so watch this space!

Norwich looks nice but so did Cromer, at a glance. Loved the thatched bus shelter. It’s cold and rainy here (green Christmas coming up) so nice to watch a sunny video. Thanks as always and Merry Christmas to you!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I liked both places and there were at least a couple of those bus shelters too (probably lots in the area). Happy Xmas to you too, thanks for all the comments 😊👍

I have family in north walsham

Thanks Mark, great wee trip, lovely weather to, roll on spring/summer 😂

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, yep I miss the nice weather and longer evenings. Roll on!

Great vlog mark

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, thanks for the comment 😊👍

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@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Derisley and a happy Xmas to you too. Thanks for the support.

Loved the thatched bus stop!!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Yes I noticed that too. There were at least a couple iirc.

Another interesting trip, I’ve never been to Norwich, looks a very nice place, maybe one day I will get the chance. Thanks Mark for all the varied and informative videos this year, have a good Christmas and all the best for 2024 😊😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Happy Xmas to you too Diana. Glad you've enjoyed the videos.

Nice video mate! Local pride aside, the outside of the castle is indeed a bit cubish, but the inside museum is well worth a couple of hours next time you're in the city ;) There's also an aviation museum on the edge of the airport. Cromer is definitely a nice town, certainly nicer than Yarmouth or Lowestoft with a rail connection!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I need to stay a bit longer next time mate. Will give you a shout if I can plan something in 😊

had some nice trips up in Norfolk last year with some of the bus companies there. Happy Christmas.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Same to you mate!

Have used that Travelodge countless times, a bus spotters paradise if you're on the correct side of the hotel! Have also journeyed out to Aylsham on the X44 to walk the Bure Valley path (alongside the narrow gauge railway) - a pleasant nine mile cross country walk. Interesting video 👍

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes I'd definitely stay in the Travelodge again but next time, a stopover in Aylsham would be necessary. Looked a lovely place!

A highly enjoyable video - the bus ones always are ! Thanks for all the excellent content you create for us during the year !

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, glad you're enjoying the bus content and I'll certainly keep making them.

Having taken both the train to Sheringham and this bus route, I actually prefer the bus for this trip and it's not that much slower than the train but way more frequent. It's just more scenic and Aylsham is a great little place. Also the rail station in Norwich is awkwardly located for the town centre. Norwich does really well for cross county bus services, filling in many of the gaps in the regions train services. It is good there is space for both buses and trains in the region though, they can work together really well. But Sanders are a great local company and very reliable in my experience, Norfolk is lucky to have them. Both coasthopper routes are great too. I'd happily see Arriva and First gone if they were replaced by quality local family run bus companies like Sanders. Also hard to say which of the two towns of Cromer and Sheringham is better, they are both charming and just great places to be, love North Norfolk but hard to believe they are just around the coast from run down Great Yarmouth!

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Aaron, thanks for the local take on this. As a 'tourist' I was quite impressed with the bus services too. Will definitely be back sometime, try out the new Sanders buses.

@aaronsmith9209

5 ай бұрын

@@LetsMakeaTrip I’m not a local, a tourist instead lol. I just like going to Norwich and Norfolk in general as Greater Anglia are doing discounted tickets called hare fares several times a year it seems, so cost just £15 return from just outside of London to Norfolk. I rid the X44 only 3 weeks ago and really liked it. There are a few places up there I would like to go back to and see more properly for sure.

Interesting short journey. Villlages looked interesting and clean. Not been in that area before. Looks good. Thanks.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Keith, yes I'd definitely recommend it. Not somewhere I go to very often but I do like the villages and towns.

Great video as usual, Mark. Merry Christmas to you and Jo❤😊😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate and happy Xmas to you and yours too.

I love Norfolk Cromer is beautiful and I love Great Yarmouth aswell.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

The times I've been there have been great (as has the weather). I'll definitely be back.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I didn't John. That must be Colemans I'm assuming? Just a flying visit this time but I'll defintely be back one day.

A great video l love travelling on the bus. I use route 121 from Bridlington to Hull and they are double deckers and the journey time is 2 hours.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

You just can't beat it at athe moment with the £2 bus cap. I've had loads of suggestions which means plenty more to come next year. Cheers mate.

Yeah, Norwich looks like a cool place to explore - I've only ever had lightening quick visits, many moons ago. Have a great Xmas Mark and look forward to more videos in 2024

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Happy Xmas to you too mate. I'm the same with Norwich, never really stayed long enough to enjoy it. I'll definitely be back at some point.

That one has those thinly padded plastic seats then. Not a fan of those, particularly upstairs on a Scania where the ride can be rather harsh

Nice vid never been cromer .always go great Yarmouth looks nice .tend to keep buses about 20 yrs to get what they cost out of them 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Arthur. Yes I wonder if there will be many more replacements in the coming few years. I'm not sure of the oldest buses in their fleet tbh but I would be interesting to see the new ones. I have been to Great Yarmouth a while back. Had a really nice beach from what I remember.

I did this bus as a student nurse. Very scenic and lovely. Comfortable too

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, yep and of course the destination is worth going to at the end whether that's Cromer or Sheringham, they're both pretty nice.

A very good Friday evening Mark and how are you today buddy from Alan in Lowestoft and a very merry Christmas and a Happy New year buddy 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Hi Alan, a verry happy Xmas and new year to you too mate. Have a good one!

@alanshelly7068

5 ай бұрын

@@LetsMakeaTrip you to mark

Hi Mark welcome from my home City of Norwich . Interesting fact the 1930's original bus station had the largest unsurpported roof in Europe ie no internal pillars holding up the structure . Oh and I prefer Sherringham to Cromer myself, But Wells-next-sea is also worth a visit if you are in the area again .

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I was impressed with that roof - it looked great from above! Yes I'll definitely be back, never been to Wells-next-sea so I've made a note. Cheers

With the new Ryanair Flight from Norwich to Malta in 2024, I definitely need to pay a visit there. That OmniDekka was quite a nice bus for such route to the sea. Anyway, I will visit Shrewsbury this coming April

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

That will be handy for you flying to Norwich won't it! Yep, not a bad bus and the new buses I believe are really nice. Give me a shout when you're up in Shrewsbury, if I'm around would be good to catch up.

That's a very cheerfully liveried bus alright. Is the £2 price cap still in operation?

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

It is - until October next year iirc.

😊 hi Mark did you get to see the mustard factory in Norwich by the river? Looks nice that part of the country great bus service top marks to that company thanks for the history lesson and 🎥 all the best John 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I didn’t John, just a flying visit really. I’m presuming it’s Coleman’s Mustard (well I’m pretty sure they are from Norwich anyway). Tbh, I’m not a big fan but I do like French Mustard! Cheers mate 😊👍

Have you been to Wells Next to Sea - There’s the steam railway. Also, I am seeing that they are going to try and link this onto the national rail network. There should be some information on the local websites. If you can find out when they do this could be very interesting to link they have to cross the main road into town.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

I haven't been to Well Next to Sea though someone else mentioned this place in the comments. The steam railway project sounds interesting so I'll keep an eye out. Cheers mate.

I did a trip in a similar area from Peterborough to Norwich, but did it at the wrong time of year! I left Peterborough about 5pm on a September afternoon about 5 years ago & it was dark fairly quickly. Think it cost me about £5 which I don't think was 2 bad.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

No £5 is not too bad at all because we're looking at around 4 hours I think judging by my Excel bus video. That acost me £2 which was a total bargain with the current fare cap.

Norfolk - where your auntie is also your mother

That would have been an old Eastern Counties,not to be confused with Eastern National although both were subsidiaries of the National Bus Company, route and become First: Transforming Travel who have obviously given it up.

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Kevan, I bow to your superior knowledge mate! I liked Sanders tbh, seemed like a decent local company doing well 👍

Sanders tend to get a bad rap up here but I've used them a lot and they are usually fairly to time and reliable. I've never known them to buy a new bus and they have an interesting fleet of pic n' mix. I think that interesting seaside seat cover came from the South/South West coast previous owners from faulty memory. Possibly Southampton?

@LetsMakeaTrip

5 ай бұрын

Oa that's interesting about the seat cover. I just assumed Sanders had always had the bus but you're probably right. They seemed like a decent local company to me but yep, as an outsider I'm not that familiar with them tbh.

@NC-002

5 ай бұрын

Sanders are getting there, since 2021 they’ve bought 18 brand new single and double deckers (the X44 now has 5 of those in use) and about 20 older ones including EYY in the video had their seats repadded and retrimmed into this, not a cheap process!

@Mouxbar

5 ай бұрын

@@NC-002 Thanks for the expert update. My memory was of a small single decker with south west towns like Poole in Dorset on the fabric. Good to hear of the shiny new fleet 🙂

@AndreiTupolev

5 ай бұрын

Ex Nottingham City Transport this one was, apparently

I'm very familiar with these services and you definitely got the worst double decker of the whole fleet on this service. there's much better EvoSeti that are mainly used on that route so bad luck