DERBYSHIRE WAYFARER

Unlimited off-peak travel for one day on all trains within Derbyshire including Shirebrook to Whitwell and outside the county to Sheffield, Burton-on-Trent and Uttoxeter.

Derbyshire Wayfarer Ranger ticket

It is also valid on the majority of bus services within Derbyshire and to a limited number of destinations outside the county. Details can be found on the Derbyshire CC website (link below).

A separate ticket is also available from Nottingham and Beeston which includes rail travel from those stations to either Long Eaton or Ilkeston.

description

The Derbyshire Wayfarer allows travel Between Sheffield and New Mills_Central on the Hope Valley line and between Sheffield, Derby and Burton-on-Trent as well as to Alfreton, Langley Mill and Ilkeston.

From Derby the ticket is valid to Uttoxeter, Long Eaton and Matlock as well as between Buxton and New Mills Newtown and between Shirebrook and Whitwell, the latter rote being isolated from the rerst and connected only by bus.

New Mills Newton and New Mills Central are connected by walking between the two.

The ticket also gives discounts at various attractions in Derbyshire - see the leaflet (link below).

information

Wayfarer website
Wayfarer map

Ticket Issuing System details:  name  /  code  /  group
DERBYSHIRE WAYFARER / WAY / G400 DRBY WAYFR DAYRG
DERBYSHIRE WAYFARER GROUP / WAZ / G400 DRBY WAYFR DAYRG
DERBYS WAYFARER EX NOTTS/BSTON / WAX / G400 DRBY WAYFR DAYRG

This ticket has restriction code B3

prices & restrictions

Fares from 3rd September 2023

One Day Ranger:

adult*: £15.40
child (5-15): £7.70
group#: £27.70
senior^: £7.70
railcards: no

From Nottingham & Beeston:

adult*: £21.10
child (5-15): £10.50
senior^: £10.50
railcards: no

*The adult fare can include one child or a dog (ahh!)

#Group tickets are for up to 2 adults and up to 3 children and a dog can travel instead of a child

^Senior tickets apply to anyone over 60. The same fare applies to Derbyshire County Council Gold Card or other English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) passes

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:00

No restrictions at weekends or bank holidays or on buses

route restrictions
Not valid to Nottingham
Not valid to Worksop
Not valid to East Mids P'way
Not valid west of New Mills

train operating companies
CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express

purchasing
Online: X
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine (TVM): i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands Bus driver: ✔
Train conductor: ✔
Order by telephone: X
Other outlets: ✔see website

sponsors

Derbyshire Wayfarer route map

Derbyshire Wayfarer route map

This ticket is valid at these national network stations:

Alfreton; Ambergate
Bamford; Belper; Burton-on-Trent; Buxton
Chapel-en-le-Frith; Chesterfield; Chinley; Creswell; Cromford
Derby; Dore & Totley; Dove Holes; Dronfield; Duffield
Edale
Furness Vale
Grindleford
Hathersage; Hope
Langley Mill; Langwith-Whaley Thorns; Long Eaton
Matlock; Matlock Bath
New Mills Central; New Mills Newtown
Peartree
Sheffield; Shirebrook; Spondon
Tutbury & Hatton
Uttoxeter
Whaley Bridge; Whatstandwell; Whitwell; Willington