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We exit the tram stop, and head to the adjacent Langsett Ave bus stop. There, Stagecoach Yorkshire service 57 at 1041 takes us to Stocksbridge (Manchester Rd / Johnson St) at 1105 on Monday.
We cross the road to an adjacent bus stop nearest to the point of disembarkation and next board the 1128 Stagecoach Yorkshire service 201 to Tankersley (Maple Road/Maple Court) that arrives there at 1145 on Monday morning.
We make our way into the railway station part of the interchange and next board the 1242 Northern Trains service to Ilkeston that arrives there at 1344 on Monday afternoon.
Frustratingly, we're too far away from the town centre to use any other buses so we'll have to remain on the rails here as we wait for the 1444 Northern service 1Y19 to Nottingham, arriving there at 1500 on Monday afternoon.
Because this station has a minimum connection time of 8 minutes, it stops us using the option of the 1507 CrossCountry service to Cardiff, so we leave the station and walk to stop S3 outside where we board the 1510 CT4N service L5 to Wollaton (Orston Drive) that arrives there at 1552 on Monday afternoon.
We take the four minute walk to Middleton Boulevard, to the Scalford Drive bus stop, where we board the 1620 Nottingham City Transport Grey Line service 53 to Arnold (Front Street), arriving there at 1701 on Monday afternoon.
We next board the 1706 Nottingham City Transport Lime Line service 56 to Sherwood (the SH14 bus stop near Winchester Street on Mansfield Road) that arrives there at 1734 on Monday afternoon.
We next board the 1744 Nottingham City Transport Purple Lineservice 89 to Rise Park (Bestwood Park Drive/Pine Hill Close), arriving there at 1802 on Monday evening.
We take the nine minute walk to Hyson Green Market tram stop and there board the 1911 Nottingham Express Transit service to Eskdale Drive, arriving there at 1952 on Monday evening.
Crossing to the National Rail platforms we await 2W28, East Midlands Railway's 2142 service to Worksop. We alight at Langwith-Whaley Thorns at 2217 on Monday.
Leaving the railway station, we walk to the adjacent bus stop and board the 2307 Stagecoach East Midlands service 23B to Mansfield (Bus Station) that arrives there at 2350 on Monday evening.
Taking advantage of the overnight relaxation rule, we return in the morning for the 0510 Trent Barton The Nines service 9.1 to East Midlands Designer Outlet, arriving there at 0535 on Tuesday morning.
This early in the morning, our only option is a further journey on the Trent Barton The Nines 9.1, which we board at 0552, and alight at Denby Visitor Centre at 0635 on Tuesday.
A 1 minute walk takes us to teh Coach Station, where from bay D we board Stagecoach Yorkshire service X17 at 0819. We alight at Matlock (Duke of Wellington) at 0846 on Tuesday.
We next board the 0918 Stagecoach Yorkshire Gold service X17 to Woodseats (Chesterfield Road/Woodseats Road), arriving there at 1017 on Tuesday morning.
At 1028, First South Yorkshire service 24 takes us to the delightful-sounding Stradbroke (Smelter Wood Rd / Smelter Wood Way). We arrive at 1111 on Tuesday.
We next board the 1122 First South Yorkshire service 24 to Batemoor (Chesterfield Road South/Bochum Parkway), arriving there at 1217 on Tuesday afternoon.
We then walk to Hobury Street / Worlds End (Stop QH) where we get on the 1751 London general 11 to Liverpool Street(Stop E) where we arrive at 1901 on Tuesday evening.