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Getting Around the Dales

You don’t need to use a car to travel Trains around most parts of the . There are lots of alternative, greener ways to get about including walking, cycling, and taking the train or bus.

This leaflet gives a brief overview of public transport services in the Dales and how to find out more about There are a number of useful railway services in the Dales. the many services available. Overleaf you’ll find a handy A day out on the famous Settle-Carlisle Railway is something map showing the main bus and train routes in the Dales, not to be missed, and there’s no better way of discovering the which you can use to plan days out. western Dales than by leaving the train at one of several intermediate stations, perhaps for a station-to-station walk When it comes to discovering the special landscape of through some of Britain’s most dramatic scenery. the Yorkshire Dales, slower travel is usually the most Other scenic rail lines are equally worth discovering. The enjoyable and rewarding. There are better views from -Lancaster line along the southern edge of the Dales, the higher seats of a bus or train, and no worries about and the restored Railway between Leeming Bar, navigating narrow country roads or finding suitable safe , and Redmire, offer fine scenery and walking parking places. On a local bus you are part of the opportunities, whilst the to Railway in community, supporting transport services which are a the south links these two stations with a weekend steam local lifeline, and going through villages and to places heritage service. easily bypassed in the car. You can enjoy a pint (or two!) of locally-brewed ale at one of many excellent inns without endangering your own life or that of To find out more about public others, but above all you are reducing your carbon footprint by travelling more sustainably. transport in the area:

Yorkshire Dales - Call into any National Park or Travel Guide 2008 Summer Dales Bus Timetable Tourist Information Centre From 22nd March 2008 Buses - Call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 - Visit the Dales Bus website at www.dalesbus.org

Foot and Pedal Power!

The excellent DalesBus network through the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty offers wonderful opportunities for sightseeing and walking. DalesBus gives you true freedom to plan a huge range of linear walks - for example, along the or Dales National Park and Tourist Information Centres can tell you Way long distance paths, as well as many other cross-dale about the many opportunities for walking and cycling in the walks. If you are using a car, it often makes sense to park it in Dales, ranging from a short riverside stroll or ride to more an official car park, catch the bus on the outward journey and challenging expeditions across the moors. walk back along a choice of superb routes. You can also explore the Dales on the many guided You’ll find that there are several regular bus services running walks accessible from public transport organised by Summer Walks in the Yorkshire Dales FREE Guided walks and events – along many dales on weekdays, with extra longer-distance the Friends of Dales Rail, the Friends of the Settle all accessible by bus

buses on summer Sundays. Bus routes link up at several hubs Carlisle Line, Dalesbus Ramblers and the Yorkshire 2008 in the Dales - including Settle, and Leyburn, Dales National Park Authority. They are all led providing a wide range of travel opportunities. by experienced, knowledgeable local guides. Main Busand Train Routes Buses to Kirkby Rogan’s Seat Getting Around the Yorkshire Dales Trains to High Seat Great Pinseat Stephen. Carlisle. Buses to Darlington, and Bedale. Keld Richmond Healaugh Great Shunner iver Swale Thwaite R wale ver S Ri L E H OWGILL S W A L E D A

Baugh Fell Dales Countryside Head Museum Castle Bolton Buses to G W S L Kendal. A R E NAskrigg E S D A Garsdale Y D L E A Redmire Leyburn Buses to Bedale, Leeming Bar L and Northallerton and trains to Buses to Bainbridge E Kirkby Lonsdale. D Bedale and Leeming Bar. E N T West D Semer Addlebrough Witton A L East E Water ThoralbyE L Witton Dent West Burton A D P O YORKSHIRE DALES H S Buses to I B Northallerton.

NAT IONALe PARK Horsehouse E Ribblehead River Ribbl L A D Buckden R E R W V I H O NIDDERDALE B Pen-y-ghent Middlesmoor Buses to Lancaster A CGreat Whernside Litton and Kirkby Lonsdale. B R F Lofthouse L Horton-in- E AONB E Ingleton D N S A

D L I Clapham D Gouthwaite A E Reservoir D Fountains Trains to Lancaster L M Buses to A Ri Abbey

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Clapham A W e , Stainforth M r ha R DAire A rf D A L Harewood L e E E Grimwith and . Reservoir Hill Langcliffe Grassington Pateley Hebden Settle Malham Linton Bridge

Giggleswick (operating at least several Simon’s Seat Main Bus Routes Kirkby Malham times a day at least six days a week). Hetton Other Bus Routes (operating less frequently, or only on certain days, or only during the summer months. Note school bus routes and some minor Hellifield bus routes are not shown).

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Bolton Abbey Railway Line Embsay Harrogate Beamsley Railway Station Trains to Preston Beacon Buses to Wetherby, , (Summer Sundays only). Skipton Harewood, Leeds, and Airport. Tourist Information Centre Trains to York and Leeds. Buses to , Leeds, Trains to Leeds Map correct as at January 2008, but note that some services , and Preston. and Bradford. Buses to Ilkley and Leeds. may be liable to change – please check before travelling.

This leaflet has been produced by Green Lane Group and Room for Design on behalf of the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company and the Yorkshire Dales Sustainable Travel Partnership