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Just one suggestion each, thanks.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 14.12.25 - 12:00 a.m. | #
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The S1 (and sometimes the 166) terminus at Banstead is quite nice, it's at the bottom of a high street but also has these quaint little wooden shelters and lots of small local businesses in the immediate vicinity.
Jessica | 14.12.25 - 7:53 a.m. | #
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235 Sunbury Village? Not as good as your three but is opposite a 17th century pub (the Three Fishes, sadly missing the F for some time!), right next to Sunbury Common and with turnround loop that goes down narrow streets and passes a distinctive 18th century Church and the River Thames. While the 235 doesn't carry passengers round the loop you can ride it on the 216 and walk to the river in 2 minutes.
dg writes: it's in my list :)
Chris Atkins | 14.12.25 - 8:10 a.m. | #
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R7 at Chelsfield Village, Five Bells?
dg writes: it's in my list :)
B2024 | 14.12.25 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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The … R5 R10 at Knockholt Pound easily my favourite!
Geofftech | 14.12.25 - 9:14 a.m. | #
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And the biggest disappointments? 40 years ago, travelled all the way from Chessington Zoo (71) to Hammond Street (279) to catch their last days of crew operation, Routemasters all the way. Boy, were those outposts desolate, seemed so bizarre that these bleak places has such intensive crew operation. Actually managed to photograph two Routemasters together at Hammond Street.
Max | 14.12.25 - 9:26 a.m. | #
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466 Caterham on the Hill?
dg writes: it's in my list :)
Al | 14.12.25 - 9:45 a.m. | #
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It doesn't quite compare to the bucolic offerings at the top of the list but the 424's Green Man terminus at the top of Putney Hill between the heath and the pub isn't bad by zone 3 standards
Jollygiant | 14.12.25 - 9:46 a.m. | #
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So I assume that Hampton Court and Ruislip Lido exclude themselves because they are the reason for routes going there in the first place (unless you were a child and unaware that Hampton Court was more than a destination on a bus blind, in which case wow) so I plump for the 161 and Chislehurst War Memorial.
Still Anon | 14.12.25 - 9:55 a.m. | #
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The 404 at Cane Hill. Oddly tranquil.
dg writes: nearly made my list.
anna | 14.12.25 - 10:46 a.m. | #
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The 411 to West Molesey seemed delightful to me the first time I did it but it was on a gorgeous spring day. It may just seem like another row of shops on a grey day in December.
CliveD | 14.12.25 - 10:49 a.m. | #
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Certainly not top three material, but the K3 at Esher is pleasant despite the traffic.
AlanJS | 14.12.25 - 10:57 a.m. | #
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I'm struggling to think of anywhere similar north of London, where the buses which leave London all seem to terminate in major towns like Watford, Borehamwood, Potters Bar and Waltham Cross.
Mikey C | 14.12.25 - 11:03 a.m. | #
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375 to Passingford bridge?
dg writes: it's in my list :)
PAUL HILL | 14.12.25 - 11:28 a.m. | #
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Tatsfield definitely gets my vote.
Having had occasion to visit all three several times over the last few months I can say that not only does it exude rural charm, it's a friendly and buzzing heart of the community too - with mums popping into the pub for coffee after school while the kids let off steam, and teens hang out in the shelter on the green.
Cornish Cockney | 14.12.25 - 11:33 a.m. | #
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Downe looks delightful but the blue bins are more obtrusive than the parked cars. I wonder if the telephone is still available in the box as advertised, although in streetview it appears poorly painted and the barrel is blocking the doorway.
kev | 14.12.25 - 11:43 a.m. | #
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The 150 at Chigwell Row green by the church is appealing and a stone's throw from a corner entrance to Hainault Forest.
This is a good day for buses with -46- in the number!
RSM | 14.12.25 - 12:31 p.m. | #
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456 at Crews Hill for the quirkiness of the numerous garden centres?
dg writes: alas the bus terminates on a housing estate.
Lee | 14.12.25 - 12:37 p.m. | #
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The biggest disappointment for me is Richmond Pools in the Park. Seeing it on the front of a bus at Heathrow or Hatton Cross it sounds idyllic but the reality is that the terminus is just a car park next to an unexciting municipal swimming pool.
cjw714 | 14.12.25 - 1:01 p.m. | #
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353 at Forestdale? There are a few termini in that part of London that might fit the bill but I'll go for Forestdale for being on the edge of Selsdon Wood.
dg writes: it's in my list :)
Re the 424 mentioned above, its former terminus at Telegraph Inn is an even nicer spot for zone 3.
Leo | 14.12.25 - 1:46 p.m. | #
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I quite like the 165 and 287 at Abbey Wood Lane, Rainham. It feels like the edge of London with houses one side of the road and grass and trees on the other...
Jeremy | 14.12.25 - 1:52 p.m. | #
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23A Imber (St. Giles Church)
Jim | 14.12.25 - 2:31 p.m. | #
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I wasn't going to suggest this but, seeing as you have selected the 353 at Forestdale which I find a bit surprising, I would suggest my personal local favourite - 434 at Ridgemount Avenue (Coulsdon). The terminus itself is in a rather dull but tranquil part of suburbia. It has a proper bench opposite to a wait for the bus which you can board as soon as it arrives. I have even had the driver suggesting I wait on the bench in the sun and he will let me know when he is about to depart.
What makes Ridgemount Avenue great is that you turn a corner, walk past four houses and you reach a recreation ground and from there a gated road with nice houses and you are then at the edge of built-up London with numerous countryside walks beckoning. It is the gateway to Chipstead Village.
I concur with your first three choices though I might quibble about the order.
Pedantic of Purley | 14.12.25 - 3:11 p.m. | #
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Perhaps the 215? I note the 375 in last place on your list and a very tempting gap at number nine which seems fitting for a similar rural quirk.
dg writes: nearly made my list.
Michael T | 14.12.25 - 4:05 p.m. | #
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Either end of the H13?
dg writes: it's in my list :)
Paul | 14.12.25 - 7:29 p.m. | #
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Historical mention: 121 at the Swan & Pike in Enfield Lock. Last stretch after the eponymous pub was a single track road with a bus-shaped hole in the overhanging foliage, leading to a turning space sandwiched between the old Lea/Lee and a secluded fishing pool. The route was diverted onto "The Island" in 2000 to serve the new housing on the RSA factory site, but my childhood self was amazed at the old sight.
Nico | 14.12.25 - 8:43 p.m. | #
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Does the mystery last one on your list get revealed? I could have another guess if that was allowed.
B2024 | 15.12.25 - 9:26 a.m. | #
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The 246 on summer Sundays when it terminates at Chartwell instrad of Westerham?
Southern Heights (Light Railwayj | 15.12.25 - 9:59 a.m. | #
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No-one has mentioned the 355 at Mitcham, which if you look in the right direction has a duckpond, quaint old houses and lots of greenery. Almost bucolic and utterly unexpected after slogging through South London suburbia. Just don't look too hard the other way though.
Ricky | 15.12.25 - 6:13 p.m. | #
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I know you more or less ruled out central terminating stops but I am going to go against the flow and nominate the 46 terminating at St Bart's hospital located on W Smithfield, by the enjoyably named Hosier Lane..
This is a splendid little dead-end backwater therefore largely devoid of traffic. You get not only the splendid hospital frontage and church but also in close proximity of stop
- Smithfield Rotunda Garden
- Haberdashers' Hall
- William Wallace Memorial (adjacent to Little Britain lane in case there are any ladies present)
- Golden Boy of Pye Corner statue commemorating the role of gluttony in Great Fire of London (located on corner of equally enjoyably named Cock Lane)
Yes there is a Premier Inn slightly detracting from the sense of historic splendour but when I caught the 46 there (having checked out of said Prem Inn) it was truly serene. Even had the bonus of spotting a non-mangy fox trotting down the ramp into the car park beneath the Rotunda Garden.
Could this be the exception to the rule?
John Mac | 17.12.25 - 10:38 a.m. | #
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Will it be revealed what the missing entry from the top ten of most scenic termini is?
B2024 | 17.01.26 - 11:45 a.m. | #
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