53 bus: Rowhedge – West Bergholt
First Essex bus 53 runs between Rowhedge and West Bergholt via Old Heath and Colchester. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Rowhedge leaves at 06:05 and the last at 22:00, about every 45 minutes during the day.
Operated by First Essex. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 53 bus from Rowhedge to West Bergholt?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Rowhedge at 06:05 and the last at 22:00, 22 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 53 bus from Colchester to Rowhedge?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 06:45 and the last at 22:30, 22 journeys in all.
- Does the 53 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 53 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every 45 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 22 journeys from Rowhedge.
- Where does the 53 bus stop?
- Main stops from Rowhedge to West Bergholt: Heath Road Turn (Rowhedge), Old Heath Post Office (Old Heath), Osborne Street (Colchester), Head Street (Colchester), Railway Station Layby (Colchester), Colchester Railway Station (Colchester), Bakers Lane (Colchester), The Queens Head (West Bergholt). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 53 bus?
- First Essex.
Rowhedge to West Bergholt
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Road Turn, Rowhedge | 06:05 | 06:45 | 07:25 | 08:10 | 09:00 | 09:45 | 10:30 | 11:15 | 12:00 | 12:45 | 13:30 | 14:15 | 15:00 | 15:45 | 16:35 | 17:20 | 18:10 | 18:55 | 19:35 | 20:20 | 21:00 | 22:00 |
| Old Heath Post Office | 06:13 | 06:53 | 07:34 | 08:21 | 09:10 | 09:53 | 10:38 | 11:23 | 12:08 | 12:53 | 13:38 | 14:23 | 15:10 | 15:55 | 16:45 | 17:30 | 18:18 | 19:04 | 19:43 | 20:27 | 21:07 | 22:07 |
| Osborne Street, Colchester | 06:23 | 07:05 | 07:47 | 08:34 | 09:23 | 10:05 | 10:50 | 11:35 | 12:20 | 13:05 | 13:50 | 14:35 | 15:23 | 16:08 | 16:58 | 17:43 | 18:30 | 19:15 | 19:53 | 20:34 | 21:17 | 22:17 |
| Head Street, Colchester | 06:26 | 07:08 | 07:51 | 08:38 | 09:27 | 10:09 | 10:54 | 11:39 | 12:24 | 13:09 | 13:54 | 14:39 | 15:27 | 16:12 | 17:02 | 17:47 | 18:34 | 19:18 | 19:56 | 21:20 | 22:20 | |
| Railway Station Layby, Colchester | 06:31 | 07:14 | 07:58 | 08:45 | 09:33 | 10:15 | 11:00 | 11:45 | 12:30 | 13:15 | 14:00 | 14:45 | 15:34 | 16:19 | 17:09 | 17:53 | 18:40 | 19:23 | 20:01 | 21:25 | 22:25 | |
| Colchester Railway Station | 21:27 | 22:27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bakers Lane, Colchester | 06:36 | 07:19 | 08:04 | 08:51 | 09:38 | 10:20 | 11:05 | 11:50 | 12:35 | 13:20 | 14:05 | 14:50 | 15:40 | 16:25 | 17:15 | 17:58 | 18:45 | 19:28 | 20:06 | |||
| The Queens Head, West Bergholt | 06:43 | 07:26 | 08:11 | 08:58 | 09:45 | 10:27 | 11:12 | 11:57 | 12:42 | 13:27 | 14:12 | 14:57 | 15:47 | 16:32 | 17:22 | 18:05 | 18:52 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
West Bergholt to Rowhedge
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Railway Station | 20:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Queens Head, West Bergholt | 06:45 | 07:30 | 08:15 | 09:00 | 09:48 | 10:30 | 11:15 | 12:00 | 12:45 | 13:30 | 14:15 | 15:00 | 15:50 | 16:35 | 17:25 | 18:10 | 18:55 | 19:40 | 20:15 | |||
| Bakers Lane, Colchester | 06:52 | 07:37 | 08:22 | 09:07 | 09:55 | 10:37 | 11:22 | 12:07 | 12:52 | 13:37 | 14:22 | 15:07 | 15:57 | 16:42 | 17:32 | 18:16 | 19:01 | 19:46 | 20:21 | |||
| Colchester Railway Station | 20:26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Railway Station Layby, Colchester | 06:58 | 07:43 | 08:29 | 09:14 | 10:02 | 10:44 | 11:29 | 12:14 | 12:59 | 13:44 | 14:29 | 15:14 | 16:04 | 16:49 | 17:39 | 18:22 | 19:07 | 19:52 | 20:32 | 21:32 | 22:32 | |
| Angel Court, Colchester | 07:05 | 07:51 | 08:38 | 09:22 | 10:10 | 10:52 | 11:37 | 12:22 | 13:07 | 13:52 | 14:37 | 15:23 | 16:13 | 16:58 | 17:48 | 18:30 | 19:15 | 20:00 | 20:40 | 21:40 | 22:40 | |
| Old Heath Post Office | 07:14 | 08:00 | 08:48 | 09:32 | 10:20 | 11:02 | 11:47 | 12:32 | 13:17 | 14:02 | 14:47 | 15:33 | 16:23 | 17:09 | 17:58 | 18:40 | 19:24 | 20:09 | 20:49 | 21:49 | 22:49 | |
| Heath Road Turn, Rowhedge | 07:22 | 08:08 | 08:56 | 09:40 | 10:28 | 11:10 | 11:55 | 12:40 | 13:25 | 14:10 | 14:55 | 15:42 | 16:32 | 17:18 | 18:06 | 18:48 | 19:32 | 20:17 | 20:56 | 21:56 | 22:58 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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