X17 bus service to begin taking visitors to Matlock Farm Park
The well-known X17 bus route which serves Chesterfield, Sheffield, Barnsley and Matlock will soon be adding Matlock Farm Park to its list of destinations.
The addition of Matlock Farm Park to the route will begin on 12th May, giving people the chance to visit the park all year round. The X17 will stop at the park twice a day for both outward journeys (stopping mid-morning and lunchtime), and return journeys (lunchtime and late afternoon).
Matlock Farm Park offers farmyard fun for all ages, all year round, in the fresh air and tranquility of the countryside. Families can meet, feed and cuddle a number of different animals, and there is plenty to keep the little ones busy, including an indoor play barn and outdoor play areas.
The park also is home to the UK’s largest Jumping Pillow, go-karts, a shop and cafe. Visitors can meet sheep, goats, pigs and donkeys to more exotic animals, such as wallabies, rhea birds, emus and meerkats.
Lotty Hawkins, Communications Manager at Matlock Farm Park said: “We are so delighted to be included on the well known X17 bus route. We’ve tried a few times over the years to get interest for a bus service and it is Stagecoach who’ve come up trumps, really listening to our needs.
“Many visitors just don’t have access to a car and there have been occasions when we’ve actually gone out with a car to rescue a stressed lone parent with a toddler in a pram, as they’ve been trying to walk from a bus stop over a mile away down roads without a footpath and fast moving traffic.
“Not only this, but there is definitely increasing interest in using public transport to be more green and to enjoy a relaxing bus journey through the surrounding beautiful countryside.”
“We really hope visitors will make great use of the service – they’ll benefit too by receiving 10% off individual adult, child and concession farm park day tickets, including mid-week term time offers, when purchasing them on the door and presenting their bus ticket for that day’s travel.”
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Matlock Farm Park supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.
