New Bus Guide Offers Deals on Wheels

Discounts and offers on top Leicestershire attractions over the summer holidays will be available to pick up from next week.

The 2010 edition of the ‘Leicestershire Attractions by Bus’ guide is packed full of information about exciting places to visit and how to get there by bus.

The 56-page booklet, published by the County Council, will be officially launched at Fosse Park this Friday (16 July).

Offers include discounted entry and information about over 60 tourist hotspots such as Snibston Discovery Museum, Stonehurst Family Farm, Conkers and Tropical Birdland.

Staff will be on hand at Fosse Park Food Court from 9am, handing out goody bags containing the Leicestershire Attractions by Bus guide, as well as this year's ‘Big Book of Bus Fun’ - this is a free, 32-page guide containing fun and games and loads of activities to keep children occupied during the holidays.

The website also features a kids’ corner with even more activities.

Lesley Pendleton, County Council cabinet member for environment and transport, said: These publications offer something for the whole family. The Attractions by Bus guide is perfect for planning days out by bus and the activity book will keep the children entertained for hours.

Bus travel is a great way to start your day out, especially as 95 per cent of county residents now have access to at least one bus every hour."

The Leicestershire Attractions by Bus guide features up-to-date information on bus services across the county. To get a free copy visit www.leics.gov.uk/fun_by_bus where it is available to download now, call 0116 305 0002 or e-mail funbybus@leics.gov.uk.

Vouchers are only valid when presented with a bus ticket for a service to that attraction.