Getting to Moreton-in-Marsh tomorrow morning

September 24, 2022 11:16 AM

I am in Stow-on-the-Wold and need to get to Moreton-in-Marsh tomorrow morning by 8:30. None of the taxis I have contacted are available. Any public transit options I’m missing? Buses seem not to run on Sundays. Eep.
posted by delight to Travel & Transportation (7 answers total)

It's a long shot but you could join the Cotswolds subreddit and ask there? (I had great, instant advice when I had a similar problem for Winchester.)
posted by humph at 11:58 AM on September 24, 2022

If I'm reading this site correctly, there is a Sunday bus (Summer Sunday 801), but it appears that service doesn't start until 11 am. Have you tried this cab service? I like the Cotswolds subreddit idea. Good luck!
posted by Stephanie Duy at 12:02 PM on September 24, 2022 [1 favorite]

At the risk of being ableist, it's 4½mi = ~7km along Fosse Way = A429. What I'd do is walk out to just beyond the Tesco Superstore by 07:00 and stick out my thumb. If I had to be in Moreton then I'd walk. It's a "main" road but looks Roman straight, has a verge and traffic will be light early on Sunday morning. Say Hi to the lady at Donnington Lane.
posted by BobTheScientist at 1:56 PM on September 24, 2022 [2 favorites]

Walking along the fosse might not be that much fun, people drive pretty fast exactly because its straight. I’ve never tried hitching a ride there but I’d give it a go if the alternative was walking along the road.

Here’s a six-mile walking route that avoids the fosse: https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Stomor/9120 . Would take maybe two hours.
posted by rd45 at 2:27 PM on September 24, 2022

See if there's a facebook page, too.
posted by theora55 at 2:37 PM on September 24, 2022

Response by poster: Thank you all! I was able to procure a taxi after all. Phew. But thank you to everyone who weighed in!
posted by delight at 3:28 PM on September 24, 2022 [3 favorites]

I only want to comment on the Wodehouse-ish-ness of those town names.
posted by zadcat at 4:12 PM on September 24, 2022 [7 favorites]