Castle Hedingham Bus Services from Sunday 30th August 2026
For all up to date route maps and timetables please go to https://www.central-connect.co.uk/servicechanges-aug26
Service 85/86/86B (Sudbury to Braintree via Halstead)
This service will replace services 42 & 60, operating generally every two hours on Monday to Saturdays. Some short journeys will operate from Braintree to Halstead numbered 86B. One weekday journey in each direction will operate via Gosfield and Conies Road numbered 85. These journeys will serve Hedingham School and will run with two buses between Hedingham School and Conies Road to provide additional capacity.
Between services 86 & 87, an hourly service will be operated between Castle Hedingham, Halstead & Braintree through the day.
Download your new route 85/86/86B route map here.
Download your new route 85/86/86B timetable here.
Service 87/87A (Great Yeldham to Braintree via Halstead)
This service will operate every two hours on weekdays only to enhance the frequency along this corridor. One bus each way per day will serve Hedingham School as route 87A.
Between services 86 & 87, an hourly service will be operated between Castle Hedingham, Halstead & Braintree through the day.
Download your new route 87/87A route map here.
Download your new route 87/87A timetable here.
Service 88/88A (Halstead to Colchester)
Service will be revised to operate hourly Monday to Saturday, with journeys on service 89 combining to provide a half-hourly service between Halstead & Colchester. Evening and Sunday 88A journeys currently operated by First Essex will now be operated by Central Connect, with some additional journeys operating through the day on Sundays compared to the current timetable.
Download your new route 88/88A route map here.
Download your new route 88/88A timetable here.
Service 89/89A (Great Yeldham to Colchester via Halstead)
Service will be extended from Halstead to Colchester, with journeys on service 88 combining to provide a half-hourly service between Halstead & Colchester. This introduces direct daytime links from Great Yeldham & The Hedinghams through to Colchester with no change of bus required. Journeys on route 89 will not serve the Conies Road area of Halstead. One weekday journey in each direction will operate via Ramsey School to replace the old Flagfinders 817 service.
Additional journeys will operate on schooldays only to/from Colchester to provide additional capacity for the Colchester Schools in place of the old Flagfinders 826 service. A limited number of Saturday journeys will operate as service 89A which will serve the Conies Road area of Halstead.
Download your new route 89/89A route map here.
Download your new route 89/89A timetable here.