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North West Leicestershire and Hinckley & Bosworth FoxConnect

 

Flexible on-demand travel when you need it

A FoxConnect on-demand minibus parked in a residential street with its doors open, showing accessible boarding access.

Flexible on-demand travel when you need it

FoxConnect is an on-demand transport service that gives you more flexibility when travelling around North West Leicestershire and Hinckley & Bosworth. Serving three zones, it connects residents to destinations including Coalville, Ibstock, Measham, Atherstone and Market Bosworth, with convenient connection points for onward travel.

Places served

 

Zone 8
Battram Donington le Heath Heather Hugglescote
Standard Hill  Junction of A447/B582 Normanton le Heath Snibston

 

Zone 9
Appleby Magna Appleby Parva Atterton Bilstone
Carlton Congerstone Fenny Drayton Gopsall
Little Orton Little Twycross Newton Burgoland Norton-Juxta-Twycross
Odstone Orton-on-the-Hill Pinwall Ratcliffe Culey
Shackerstone Sheepy Magna Sheepy Parva Shenton
Sibson Snarestone Swepstone Twycross
Upton Wellsborough Witherley  

 

Zone 11
Breedon on the Hill Church Town Coleorton Farm Town
Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Newbold Coleorton
Sinope Tonge Wilson Worthington

Connection points

There is no direct travel between the zones but passengers can make connecting journeys through interchange points whether that’s by booking another FoxConnect journey or using a timetabled bus service.

  • Zone 8: Coalville, Ibstock and Market Bosworth 
  • Zone 9: Atherstone, Market Bosworth and Measham
  • Zone 11: Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington and East Midlands Gateway

Onward travel

The below information lists stop details, and possible onward travel destinations, either through railway or additional bus services. 

Coalville 

The town centre is a main destination and interchange point. This interchange point can be accessed by anyone traveling from zone 8 and 11. Passengers will also be able to travel back to these zones from this point. Timetabled bus services for Ashby, Loughborough, Shepshed and Leicester are also accessible from this destination. Locations served at this interchange:

  • Jackson Street by Marlborough Square

  • Memorial Square Stand 2 & 3

  • Coalville Community Hospital 
  • Whitwick Road (multiple stops) 
  • Coalville Children and Family Centre 
  • Coalville Library Family Hub 
  • Greenhill Family Hub

Market Bosworth  

This interchange point can be accessed by anyone traveling from zone 8 and 9. Passengers will also be able to travel back to these zones from this point. Locations served at this interchange:

  • Market Place
  • Station Road by St Catherine’s Avenue

Measham 

From Monday 26 January, Zone 9 will be extended to include Measham. 

Measham will no longer be an interchange point. This is to offer direct travel to and from Measham. 

 

Destination Points

Destination points can only be accessed by one of the zones. These points offer connections to the local town centres and offer links to onward travel services. 

Zone 8: Ibstock

This destination can be used for leisure and amenities in Ibstock Town Centre, or connecting timetabled bus services for onward travel. Stops served: 

  • Melbourne Road – multiple stops
  • Central Avenue
  • High Street by Poplar Farm

Zone 9: Atherstone 

This destination can be used for onward travel via bus and railway services to Tamworth, Nuneaton and Birmingham. Stops served:

  • Railway Station
  • Bus Station
  • South Street by North Warks Borough Council office

Zone 11: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington and East Midlands Gateway

These destination points are convenient for onward travel to Derby and Nottingham. The East Midlands Gateway destination point also connects to Notts On-demand. Stops served:

  • Interchange Stand S1 & S2

 

 

  • How to book a journey

    Use the Leicestershire FoxConnect app at any time to book a journey for travel within the service operating hours of 06:00 and 19:30 from Monday to Saturday.

    The app is available to download on smartphones from the Google Play store or Apple App store.

    Or, book a journey through our call centre on 0116 216 7756. Opening hours are from 08:30-16:30 from Monday to Friday.

  • Operator information

    All three zones are operated by LA Travel.