12/07/2026
This year, the Imberbus service to the lost village of Imber will be running on Saturday 15th August and once again it is promising to be a popular event with the only access to Imber on that date being on one of our buses.
We have more than 30 buses lined up to provide this year's service which will run every 10-15 minutes from Warminster Station to Imber from 9.30am onwards. Several of these will be old and new London Routemaster buses, but there will also be a few "guest" vehicles that have probably never operated anywhere near the Capital!
As in previous years, when the buses arrive at Imber, some buses will then carry on to our Bus Station at Gore Cross, from where they will continue twice an hour throughout the day either to Tilshead and Chitterne, or to Brazen Bottom and West/Market Lavington. Buses will also run from Gore Cross, Tilshead and the Lavingtons to New Zealand Farm Camp.
In addition to visiting the 16th century St.Giles' Church at Imber, there will also be the opportunity again for our passengers to visit the Market Lavington Museum, which is located in the Old School Master's House along side Market Lavington Church. In addition to exhibiting local artefacts, the museum will also be serving cream teas which have proved to be a popular attraction in previous years. Light refreshments will also be available at Imber Church and in the village halls in both Tilshead and Chitterne, as well as in Warminster town centre.
Day tickets cost £10 for adults and £2 for children and further details about this year's Imberbus event can now be found on the Imberbus 2026 page on our website - www.imberbus.org . This includes maps, timetables, fares, suggestions on how to get to Warminster by public transport and where to park if travelling by car (including details of the alternative out of town car parks at Sack Hill and Warminster School on the outskirts of Warminster and on the Cricket Field in the village of Chitterne). For those travelling by public transport, the usual train services will be supplemented by a National Express coach service from London and special coaches from Dorchester, Cheltenham & Gloucester, Coventry and South Wales.
We have also updated our Frequently Asked Questions page, which provides important information on what you can and cannot do when you get to Imber. If you have not attended our event before, we strongly recommend that you read this page as it includes details of where you can get something to eat, the location of public toilets (which are few and far between on the Salisbury Plain), as well as information on the other villages that you can visit using our buses and why it is important to bring some cash with you.
IMPORTANT - If you are planning on bringing a group of people to Warminster in a bus or coach, please contact us immediately as there are very few coach parking facilities available in Warminster and we may be able to help you publicise your trip!
We therefore hope that you will be able to join us on 15th August and help us raise money for Imber Church and various local and military related charities.
