Hulleys of Baslow is a

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based in

Baslow Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, situated between Sheffield and Bakewell, just over north of Chatsworth House. It is sited by the River Derwent, which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge, alongside which is a ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, England.

History

The origins of Hulleys can be traced back to 1914 when Henry Hulley purchased a

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taxi. In 1921 a bus was purchased to operate a service from

Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 census, ...

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

. In 1925 a service from Bakewell to

Youlgreave Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford south of Bakewell. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove", the ore mined locally being yellow in colour. The populati ...

commenced. By 1934 further growth had seen the fleet expand to seven buses with excursions operated to

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and

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. In the 1970s the business was sold to JH Woolliscroft & Sons.

Services

As at March 2020 Hulleys operate a wide network of services, centred around linking Peak District towns and villages with Sheffield, Chesterfield and Manchester, as well as networks serving Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock and their surrounding areas. From 29 March 2020 Hulleys will operate a new summer weekend service linking Sheffield, Chesterfield and Bakewell to such attractions as

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and

Carsington Water Carsington Water is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water located between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir takes water from the River Derwent at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by l ...

. In October 2022, the firm will take over operation of routes 48 and 49 from

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. The company formerly operated the

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route.

Fleet

As at October 2020 the fleet consisted of 23 modern buses.Hulley's of Baslow
Derby Bus Depot

References

External links

Company website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulleys Of Baslow Bus operators in Derbyshire Companies based in Derbyshire Transport companies established in 1914 Bus operators in South Yorkshire 1914 establishments in England

History

Services

Fleet

See also

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