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PUBLIC TRANSPORT (The Association is grateful to Alan J. Sutcliffe for compiling this section for the website.) Services should be checked with the relevant operator. All rail services shown apply until 13 December 2014. Seasonal bus services end in mid October in the case of most Sunday Dalesbus services though some 874 services continue all year. Additional and altered services will be shown when details become available. to by train Mon-Sat. dep. 0602, 0634(SX), 0702, 0729(SX), 0735(SX), 0802, 0832(SO), 0835(SX), 0902 then at 02 and 32 mins past each hour until 1702, 1716(SX), 1732 (SO) 1734(SX), 1747(SX), 1802, 1832, 1902, 1933, 2003, 2106, 2206, 2315 (SO Sat only, SX except Sat). Sun. dep. 0912 then at 12 mins past each hour until 2212, 2316. by bus service X84 from Leeds Bus Station (15 mins walk from Leeds Station) via . Mon-Fri. dep 0640,0705, 0755 then at 35 and 55 mins past each hour until 1655, 1745, 1805, 1905, 2005, 2115, 2215. Sat. dep 0615, 0715, 0745, 0805, then at 35 and 55 mins past each hour until 1735, 1805, 1905, 2005, 2115, 2215. Sun. dep 0710, 0800, 0910 then at 10 and 40 mins past each hour until 1610, 1710, 1805, 1905, 2005, 2115, 2215. Trains from to Ilkley Mon-Fri dep 0615, 0644, 0711, 0745, 0816, then at 16 and 46 mins past each hour until 1616, 1644, 1717, 1746, 1811, 1846, 1941, 2038, 2138, 2238, 2320. Sat dep 0615, 0715, 0816, then at 16 and 46 mins past each hour until 1616, 1644, 1716, 1746, 1816, 1846, 1941, 2038, 2138, 2238, 2320. Sun dep 1038, 1238, 1438, 1638, 1838, 2038, 2238. Buses from to Ilkley via in Keighley service 762/765 Mon-Fri dep 0555, 0645, 0710, 0800, 0840, 0915, 0950 then at 20 and 50 minutes past each hour until 1520, 1555, 1620, 1650, 1720, 1750, 1820, 1925, 2025, 2125, 2225. Sat dep 0710, 0810, 0840, 0915, 0950, then at 20 and 50 mins past each hour until 1820, 1925, 2025, 2125, 2225 Sun dep 0830, 0910, 1110 then at 10 minutes past each hour until 1810, 1925, 2025, 2125, 2225. Buses from to Ilkley via Addingham First service X84 Mon-Fri dep 0825, 0945, then at 45 mins past each hour until 1445, 1555, 1700, 1800, 1850. Sat dep 0845, then at 45 mins past each hour until 1845. Sun (until 26 October) dep 0945 then at 45 minutes past each hpur until 1745, 1905(a) (a) This journey is provided by Transdev in Keighley and operates as 871 through from Buckden and . Does not operate on 26 October Transdev in Keighley/YorkPullman (via and The Strid) Service 873 dep 1025, 1225, 1525 (until 19 October)

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Leeds Bradford Airport is 10 miles from Ilkley. There are no through buses, but TLC Travel Service 967 runs on Mondays to Saturdays from the airport to linking with First Leeds service X84 to Ilkley. Overall journey time approximately 1 hour. Buses from to Ilkley via Otley Harrogate Coach Travel service X52 Mon-Sat dep 0845, 1045, 1245, 1445,1645; return to Harrogate 0942, 1142, 1342,1542,1742.

Buses from Harrogate to Skipton and Bolton Bridge via Blubberhouses (for DalesWay Harrogate Link) Service 75 Saturdays only until October 18: dep 0910, 1230, 1510 (calling at Blubberhouses at 0931, 1251 and 1231) ; return from Skipton at 1125, 1405, 1735 (d. Blubberhouses 1148, 1428, 1758) Buses from Skipton to Grassington Mon-Sat (Pride of the Dales Service 72) dep Skipton Bus Station 0800 , 0835sch, 0900 (SSH) 1040, 1200, 1400, 1530 (Sch), 1540 (SSH) 1725, 1845. All buses call at Skipton Rail Station 5 mins later. Some journeys are extended to Buckden. See separate table for full timings between Grassington and Buckden. Sun and Bank Hols (Transdev Burnley & Pendle/Service 872. Skipton bus stn. dep 1025, 1125, 1225, 1425, 1525, 1625, 1658, 1725. (All buses start from Burnley with connections from Manchester, and pass Skipton Rail Station opp Herriots Hotel 10 minutes earlier stopping on Broughton Road opposite the station). Buses from Ilkley to Grassington (Pride of the Dales service 74, Mon-Sat). C Ilkley 1010 1345 1830 Addingham 1020 1355 1840 Bolton Abbey 1030 1405 1850 Appletreewick 1047 1422 - 1053 1427 1904 Grassington 1105 1440 1915 C - connects with service 72 to Buckden

Grassington 0900 1240 1740 Burnsall 0911 1251 1752 Appltreewick 0917 1257 - Bolton Abbey 0936 1316 1807 Addingham 0946 1326 1817 Ilkley 0955 1355 1827 Buses from Skipton and Grassington to Buckden. (Pride of the Dales service 72, Mon-Sat). Sch SSH Sch SSH Skipton Bus Stn 0800 0835 0900 1040 1200 1400 1530 1540 1725 1845 Grassington 0700 0835 0902 0935 1115 1235 1435 1615 1625 1800 1920 Kettlewell 0705 0905 1135 1640 1635 Buckden 0712 0915 1145 1650 1645

Sch SSH Buckden 0730 0930 1200 1530 1700 Kettlewell 0740 0940 1210 1540 1710 Grassington 0700 0800 0800 1000 1110 1310 1450 1610 1730 1810 Skipton 0735 0832 0835 1035 1145 1345 1525 1645 1845 Sch Schooldays only – not Saturdays SSH = Saturdays and school holidays 3

Sunday Dalesbus services to and from Upper /Transdev in Keighley/ services 800/870/871/874 Also including CRAVENLINK journeys 873 between Ilkley and Strid Wood Summer services to 19 October 2014. Outward A A Bus Stn 0845 0945 Leeds City Bus Stn 0920 0950 1020 Leeds Rail Stn 0924 0955 1023 Otley Bus Stn 0955 - 1045 Ilkley Rail Stn 1015 1045 1115 1145 1345 1445 1615 Addingham Fleece 1022 1052 1122 1152 1352 1452 1622 Bolton Abbey 1030 - 1130 1200 1400 1500 1630 Strid Wood 1035 - 1135 1205 1405 1505 1635 Burnsall 1045 - 1145 1415 - Grassington arr 1058 1127 1155 1428 1717 dep 1105 1135 1205 1435 1725 Kettlewell 1123 1153 1230 1453 1743 Buckden 1133 1203 1240 1503 1753

Return A A Buckden 1220 1520 1620 1650 1800 Kettlewell 1230 1530 1630 1700 1810 Grassington arr 1248 1550 1650 1720 1825 dep 1255 1555 1655 1725 1830 Burnsall 1306 1606 1706 - - Strid Wood 1044 1244 1314 1544 1614 1714 - - Bolton Abbey 1050 1250 1320 1550 1620 1720 - - Addingham 1058 1258 1328 1558 1628 1728 1758 1921 Ilkley Bus Stn arr 1106 1306 1336 1606 1640 1740 1805 1928 dep 1642 1742 1805 Otley 1655 1755 Leeds City Square 1725 1830 1845 Wakefield Bus Stn 1750 1855 Piccadilly

(A = Runs via Skipton) 4

Trains to/from Ribblehead and Dent (Leeds - Settle - Carlisle line). Trains generally call at Shipley, , Keighley, Skipton, Hellifield, Settle and all stations to Carlisle. Mon -Sat SX SO S0 SX Leeds 0529 0619 0849 1049 1249 1449 1750 1806 1919 Ribblehead 0649 0731 1006 1202 1404 1601 1913 1924 2042 Dent 0741 1016 1212 1414 1611 1923 1934 Carlisle 0817 0858 1134 1329 1532 1728 2041 2052 Mon - Fri Carlisle 0550 0853 1155 1404 1618 1814 Dent 1007 1308 1518 1732 1927 Ribblehead 0716 1017 1318 1527 1742 1937 2100 Leeds 0837 1136 1437 1653 1907 2050 2233 Sat Carlisle 0752 0926 1151 1426 1618 1807 Dent 0905 1040 1304 1540 1732 1920 Ribblehead 0716 0915 1049 1314 1549 1742 1930 2100 Leeds 0837 1034 1207 1437 1707 1907 2046 2233 Sun A A Leeds 0900 1355 1742 Carlisle 0925 1259 1700 1757 Ribblehead 1027 1052 1512 1857 Dent 1040 1414 1816 1913 Dent 1037 1102 1522 1907 Ribblehead 1049 1423 1825 1922 Carlisle 1155 1217 1639 2024 Leeds 1206 1544 1942 A = Until September 7 only. Runs to or from Blackpool North via Preston

Northern Dalesman 830 Buses to/from Ingleton, Ribblehead. Gearstones and Sundays and Bank Holidays until October 19

Ingleton d. 1005 1135 1635 Ribblehead Inn 1020 1151 1651 Far Gearstones 1023 1153 1653 Hawes 1050 1210 1715

BH Su Hawes 1130 1525 1712 1757 Gearstones 1153 1543 1728 1818 Ribblehead 1158 1548 1735 1820 Ingleton 1215 1605 1755 1835

BH = Bank Holiday Su = Sundays 5

Dentdale buses DENTDALE EXPLORER BUS 564A Wednesdays (All year) Cowgill - Dent Village – Sedbergh - Kendal Cowgill 0950 Kendal 1300 Dent Village 1000 Sedbergh 1330 Sedbergh 1015 Dent Village 1345 Kendal 1045 Cowgill 1355 (Calls on request)

Saturdays until 18 October 2014 (Services timed to meet trains to or from Leeds or Carlisle at Dent Station) Dent Station - Cowgill - Dent Village – Sedbergh - Kendal Dent Station 0910 1020 1615 1740 Cowgill 0912 1022 1617 1742 Dent Village 0925 1035 1106 1630 1755 Sedbergh 1050 1121 1645 1810 Kendal 1150

Kendal 1425 Sedbergh 0825 1052 1500 1650 Dent Village 0840 0950 1105 1515 1705 Cowgill 0853 1003 1528 1718 Dent Station 0855 1005 1530 1720

Service 564C Hawes-Newby Head-Cowgill-Dent-Sedbergh Sundays Only until October 19

Hawes 1315 1600 Sedbergh 1208 1450 Newby Head 1334 1619 Dent Village 1222 1505 Cowgill 1345 1630 Cowgill 1255 1518 Dent Village 1358 1643 Newby Head 1246 1529 Sedbergh 1416 1701 Hawes 1305 1548

Sedbergh to Kendal Various operators. Mon-Fri Sedbergh Library 0743 0940 1005 1240 1313 1548 Kendal Blackhall Rd 0817 1010 1044 1310 1347 1620 Kendal Blackhall Rd 0825 1030 1055 1330 1405 1625 Sedbergh 0855 1056 1125 1356 1440 1655 Sat Sedbergh 1005 1121 1313 1548 Kendal 1055 1405 1425 1625 6

Kendal 1044 1156 1347 1620 Sedbergh 1125 1440 1500 1655 These buses serve Oxenholme Rail Station. Buses between Grayrigg and Kendal Stagecoach/Apollo 8 Service 106 (Mon-Sat) Kendal dep. 0845 1045 1245 1345 1545 1740 (journey time 15 mins) Grayrigg School dep 0822 1009 1109 1309 1509 1709 1834 (journey time 14 mins).

Kendal to Burneside Cumberland Service 45 from Town Centre. Mon-Sat dep 0820(SO), 0850(SO), 0905(SX), 0950, then at 50 mins past each hour until 1450, 1550(SSH), 1700, 1800. Burneside to Kendal (dep. Church) Mon-Sat dep 0834(SO), 0904(SO), 0919(SX), 1004, then at 04 mins past each hour until 1504, 1604(SSH), 1714, 1814. SO - Sats only; SX – Not Sats; SSH – Sats and school holidays only.

Train service from Kendal to Burneside, Staveley and Windermere Mon-Fri dep 0626N, 0737, 0831, 0915, 1037N, 1122, 1237N, 1322, 1421, 1540, 1626, 1737, 1841, 1938, 2026, 2119N, 2224. Sat dep 0626N, 0726, 0831, 0915, 1009, 1122, 1237, 1322, 1421, 1522, 1638, 1741, 1846, 1938, 2026, 2119A. Sun dep 1042N, 1139, 1233, 1339, 1441, 1539, 1633, 1737 1841, 1932N, 2020. N - does not call at Burneside or Staveley. A = until Sep 6

Train service from Windermere, Staveley, Burneside to Kendal (and Oxenholme for main line trains) (add 6 mins for Staveley, 11 mins for Burneside) Mon-Fri dep 0644, 0756, 0850N, 0947, 1054N, 1147, 1253N, 1344, 1458, 1600N, 1651, 1803, 1904, 1958, 2140, 2245 Sat dep 0685, 0747, 0850N, 0937, 1040, 1147, 1256, 1344, 1441, 1550, 1708, 1805, 1906N, 1958, 2050A, 2145A, Sun dep 1101N, 1159, 1202, 1250N, 1358, 1447, 1558, 1648, 1803, 1902N, 1948, 2040. N - does not call at Staveley or Burneside. 7

Buses from Kendal to Staveley & Windermere Stagecoach LAKES CONNECTION Service 555. (until 2 November 2014) Mon-Sat dep Kendal BS 0600, 0752, 0845, 0940, 1040 then at 40 minutes past each hour until 1640, 1739SX, 1745, 1850, 1940, 2200. Additional journeys on Mondays to Fridays 21 July until 29 August also all Saturdays until 1 November Dep 0921 then at 21 mins pat each hour until 1521. Sun and Bank Holidays dep 0825, 0925, 1125, 1325, 1525, 1725. SX = Not Saturdays Windermere & Staveley to Kendal (dep Staveley 9 mins after Windermere) Mon-Sat dep Windermere station 0700SX, 0737, 0818, 0934, 1032, 1129, then at 29 mins past each hour until 1529SO, 1531SX, 1629SO, 1634SX, 1648SCH 1729, 1832, 1932, 2019, 2130, 2357. Additional journeys on Mondays to Fridays 21 July until 30 August also all Saturdays until 1 November 2014 Dep 1154 then hourly until 1754 Sun and Bank Holidays dep 1029 then at 29 mins past each hour until 1829, 1911, 2011 NOTES: Sch = Schooldays only. SO = Saturdays only SX = Not Saturdays.

Direct train service from Manchester Airport to Windermere, via Manchester, Wigan, Preston and Lancaster. Mon-Fri dep. Manchester Airport 0929A, 129A Sat 0825B, 0929B. Sun 0847. Journey time approximately 2 hours. Additional services to Manchester or Lancaster (for Leeds) are available with a change at Oxenholme, including Sundays. See below Windermere to Manchester Airport Mon-Fri dep. Windermere 1803A. Sat 1040, 1803. Additional services are available with a change at Oxenholme for Manchester or Lancaster (for Leeds) including Sundays. See below Notes: A = until 18 July and from 1 September; B from 6 September; C = until 12 July and from 6 September

Trains from Windermere with connections at Oxenholme for Lancaster (for Skipton, Leeds. Manchester), to Euston Mon to Fri W’re 0644 0756 0850* 1050 1147* 1254 1400* 1458 1600 1805* 1958 Euston 1013 1114 1213 1412 1516 1612 1713 1810 2125 2124 2338 Sat W’re 0658* 0747 0850* 1049 1159* 1400 1459* 1602 1708* 1906 Euston 1012 1112 1212 1412 1512 1712 1812 1912 2157 2157 Sun Windermere 1100D# 1159 1250# 1358 1447 1558# 1803# 1902 Euston 1425 1515 1615 1721 1813 1911 2122 2255 Notes D = until 7 Sep. # = available connection via Oxenholme and Lancaster for Skipton and Leeds 8

There is a frequent bus service, daily including Sundays all year, between Bowness and Windermere Station (half-hourly in September/October, limited in winter). 9

Train service Skipton-Windermere, changing at Lancaster and, where shown, at Oxenholme (for those who wish to walk the Dales Way starting at Bowness).

An adult day return fare of £33.60 is available from Leeds to Windermere, or £31.70 from Bradford Forster Square, £29.90 from Keighley, £29.70 from Skipton to Windermere. (Fares subject to revision.) This is useful for those wishing to walk the western end of the route. Mon – Fri Sat Skipton 0540 0855 1100 1725 0638 0900 1100 1434 1724 Lancaster arr 0652 1012 1211 1839 0750 1013 1211 1545 1838 Lancaster dep 0714 1055 1301 1908 0808 1101 1258 1555 1858 Oxenholme arr 0728 1106 1921 0821 1308 1608 1908 Oxenholme dep 0733 1118 1934 0827 1318 1625 1934 Windermere 0752 1139 1339 1953 0846 1139 1356 1653 1953 Sun Skipton 0926 1130 1536 1800 Lancaster arr 1040 1244 1646 1913 Lancaster dep 1108 1255 1708 1957 Oxenholme arr 1122 1308 1722 2010 Oxenholme dep 1135 1335 1732 2016 Windermere 1154 1354 1756 2035

Return Train services from Lancaster for Skipton and Leeds dep Lancaster Mondays to Fridays: 0708, 1049, 1348, 1604, 1924; Saturdays: 0823, 1049, 1348, 1640, 1924; Sundays: 1258, 1500, 1812, 2002.

The above bus and train services are provided by a variety of operators. Timetables are obtainable from local Tourist and National Park Visitor Centres. Metro publish timetables for all services starting, terminating in or running through , including services to and from the Dales. These may be obtained from their Marketing Department, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 2DE. Information may also be obtained by phoning the following enquiry lines: Metroline (0113-245-7676), and Cumbria Traveline (0871-200-2233), National Rail Enquiries (08457-484950) or visit the DalesBus website at www.dalesbus.org. The Society website www.yds.org.uk also has links to transport sites.

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To return to Ilkley from Bowness the following route is available Bus Bowness – Windermere; train Windermere – Oxenholme – Lancaster; train Lancaster – Skipton; bus Skipton – Ilkley (Mon-Sat First Leeds X84, Sun/Bank Holiday Mon Transdev in Keighley/ CRAVENLINK 883/884). Mon-Fri Sat

W’re 0850 1251 1459 1815 0650 0938 1251 1459 1802 Ox arr 0906 1518 0709 1518 1821 Ox dep 0923 1524 0742 1523 1843 Lan arr 0937 1326 1539 1852 0758 1016 1326 1537 1857 Lan dep 1049 1348 1603 1924 0824 1049 1348 1640 1924 Sk’n 1213 1503 1739 2038 0937 1213 1503 1754 2038

Sun W’re 1158 1258 1558 1900 Ox arr 1218 1317 1617 1919 Ox dep 1224 1323 1623 1929 Lan arr 1237 1337 1637 1943 Lan dep 1248 1427 1804 2020 Sk’n 1401 1606 1917 2133