PUBLIC TRANSPORT (The Association Is Grateful to Alan J

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 7 December 2013. Seasonal bus services generally start in May, or at Easter in the case of certain Dalesbus services. Additional and altered services will be shown when details become available. Leeds to Ilkley 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, 1715(SX), 1732, 1747(SX), 1802, 1832, 1902, 1932, 2002, 2106, 2206, 2315 (SO Sat only, SX except Sat). Sun. dep. 0912 then at 12 mins past each hour until 2212, 2316. by bus First Leeds service X84 from Leeds City Bus Station (15 mins walk from Leeds Station) via Otley. Mon-Fri. dep 0640,0710, 0755 then at 35 and 55 mins past each hour until 1658, 1748, 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, 0810, 0910 then at 10 and 40 mins past each hour until 1610, 1710, 1805, 1905, 2005, 2115, 2215. Trains from Bradford to Ilkley Mon-Fri dep 0615, 0644, 0711, 0745, 0816, then at 16 and 46 mins past each hour until 1616, 1644, 1716, 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 Keighley to Ilkley via Addingham Transdev 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 Skipton 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 (Transdev in Keighley/York Pullman CRAVENLINK service 883/884) dep 1025, 1225, 1415, 1525, 1705, 1908. Leeds Bradford Airport is 10 miles from Ilkley. There are no through buses, but TLC Travel Service 967 runs daily from the airport to Otley Bus Station linking with First Leeds service X84 to Ilkley. Overall journey time approximately 1 hour.

Buses from Harrogate to Ilkley via Otley Harrogate Coach Travel service X52 Mon-Sat dep 0845, 1045, 1245, 1445,1645.

Buses from Skipton to Grassington Winter services 21 Oct 2013 – 5 April 2014 Mon-Sat (Pride of the Dales Service 72) dep Skipton Bus Station 0730, 0830, 1000 then hourly until 1500, 1635, 1700, 1730, 1830. 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. (All buses estart from Burnley with connections from Manchester, and pass Skipton Rail Station opp Herriots Hotel 10 minutes earlier (3 minutes in case of 1658) stopping on Broughton Road opposite the station).

Buses from Ilkley to Grassington (Pride of the Dales service 74, Mon-Sat). C C C C Ilkley 0935 1135 1335 1630 1825 Addingham 0942 1142 1342 1642 1832 Bolton Abbey 0950 1150 1350 1650 1837 Burnsall 1012 1212 1412 1712 1849 Grassington 1024 1224 1424 1724 1901 C - connects with service 72 to Buckden

Grassington 0840 1040 1240 1540 1740 Burnsall 0851 1051 1251 1551 1751 Bolton Abbey 0906 1116 1316 1616 1806 Addingham 0916 1122 1322 1622 1816 Ilkley 0925 1129 1329 1629 1825 Buses from Skipton and Grassington to Buckden. (Pride of the Dales service 72, Mon-Sat).

Skipton Bus Stn 0730 1000 1200A 1400A 1535SD 1730 Grassington 0650 0802 1033 1233 1433 1619SD 1802 Kettlewell 0705 0830 1049 1249 1449 1641SD 1819 Buckden 0712 0842 1101 1301 1501 1653SD 1830

Buckden 0715 0910 1110 1310 1510 1710 1830 Kettlewell 0727 0922 1122 1322 1522 1722 1842 Grassington 0750 0940 1140 1340 1550 1740 1900 Skipton 0830 1025 1225 1425 1625 1825

A = change at Grassington for Kettlewell and Buckden SD Schooldays only – not Saturdays 3

Sunday Dalesbus services to and from Upper Wharfedale Arriva Yorkshire/Transdev in Keighley services 870 874 Also including CRAVENLINK journeys between Ilkley and Strid Wood Winter services to 5 April 2014.

Outward Wakefield Bus Stn 0845 Leeds City Bus Stn 0920 Leeds Rail Stn 0924 Otley Bus Stn 0955 Ilkley Rail Stn 1015 1145 1345 1445 Addingham Fleece 1022 1152 1352 1452 Bolton Abbey 1030 1200 1400 1500 Strid Wood 1035 1205 1405 1505 Burnsall 1045 1415 Grassington arr 1058 1428 dep 1105 1435 Kettlewell 1123 1453 Buckden 1133 1503

Return Buckden 1220 1620 Kettlewell 1230 1630 Grassington arr 1248 1648 dep 1255 1655 Burnsall 1306 1706 Strid Wood 1044 1244 1314 1544 1714 Bolton Abbey 1050 1250 1320 1550 1720 Addingham 1057 1257 1327 1557 1727 Ilkley Bus Stn arr 1107 1307 1337 1607 1737 dep 1740 Otley 1755 Leeds City Square 1830 Wakefield Bus Stn 1855 York Piccadilly (A – Runs via Skipton) 4

Trains to/from Ribblehead and Dent (Leeds - Settle - Carlisle line). Trains generally call at Shipley, Bingley, 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 1818 Dent 1007 1308 1518 1732 1931 Ribblehead 0716 1017 1318 1527 1742 1941 2100 Leeds 0837 1136 1437 1651 1907 2100 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 22A33 (A – change at Skipton) Sun Leeds 0900 1355 1740 Carlisle 0925 1259 1700 Ribblehead 1027 1513 1853 Dent 1040 1414 1816 Dent 1037 1523 1903 Ribblehead 1049 1423 1825 Carlisle 1155 1639 2021 Leeds 1206 1544 1942

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 A (A- Calls on request)

Saturdays until 29 March 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 1630 1755 Sedbergh 1050 1645 1810 Kendal 1125 5

Kendal 1425 Sedbergh 0825 1500 1650 Dent Village 0840 0950 1515 1705 Cowgill 0853 1003 1528 1718 Dent Station 0855 1005 1530 1720 6

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 1050 1313 1548 Kendal 1055 1405 1425 1625 Kendal 1044 1125 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, 0731, 0831, 0918, 1031N, 1122, 1232, 1341N, 1431, 1543, 1632, 1748, 1850, 1941, 2031, 2119, 2224. Sat dep 0626N, 0731, 0831, 0915, 1009, 1122, 1232, 1341N, 1437, 1543, 1632, 1742, 1841, 1941, 2027, 2119. Sun dep 1044N, 1139, 1233, 1339, 1441, 1539, 1633, 1741 1841, 1933N, 2020. N - does not call at Burneside or Staveley.

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 0650, 0755, 0850N, 0959, 1049, 1159, 1251N, 1400, 1459, 1602N, 1706, 1815, 1910N, 2000, 2050, 2140, 2245. Sat dep 0650, 0755, 0850N, 0938, 1049, 1159, 1251N, 1400, 1459, 1602N, 1706, 1802, 1900, 2000, 2047N, 2140. Sun dep 1101N, 1159, 1258, 1358, 1500N, 1558, 1658, 1804, 1906, 1949N, 2040. N - does not call at Staveley or Burneside. 7

Buses from Kendal to Staveley & Windermere Stagecoach LAKES CONNECTION Service 555. (to 13 April 2014) Mon-Sat dep 0653, 0752, 0840, 0942, 1040 then at 40 minutes past each hour until 1640, 1728SX, 1745, 1850, 1940, 2200. 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 0700SX, 0739, 0818, 0934, 1033, 1134, then at 34 mins past each hour until 1534, 1634NSch, 1645Sch 1734, 1832, 1932, 2019, 2126, 2357. Sun and Bank Holidays dep 1134 , 1234, 1434, 1634, 1834, 1851 NOTES: NSch – Not Schooldays. Sch – Schooldays only. SX – Not Saturdays.

Direct train service from Manchester Airport to Windermere, via Manchester, Wigan, Preston and Lancaster. Mon-Fri dep. Manchester Airport 0929, 1600FX. Sat 0825, 1600. Sun 0847. Journey time approximately 2 hours. Additional services are available with a change at Oxenholme, including Sundays. Windermere to Manchester Airport Mon-Fri dep. Windermere 1049, 1251, 1706, 1815. Sat 1049, 1251, 1706. (FX – Not Fridays) Additional services are available with a change at Oxenholme, including Sundays. Trains from Windermere with connections at Oxenholme for London Euston Mon to Fri W’re 0650 0755 0850 1049 1159 1400 1459 1602 1815 2000 Euston 1012 1112 1212 1412 1512 1712 1812 1913 2124 2338 Sat W’re 0650 0755 0850 1049 1159 1400 1459 1602 1802 1900 Euston 1012 1112 1212 1412 1512 1712 1812 1912 2138 2244 Sun Windermere 1101 1159 1258 1358 1500 1558 1755 1900 Euston 1416 1512 1612 1720 1813 1910 2121 2253 There is a frequent bus service, daily including Sundays all year, between Bowness and Windermere Station (half-hourly in September/October, limited in winter). 8

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 £32.60 is available from Leeds to Windermere, or £30.10 from Bradford Forster Square, £29.00 from Keighley, £28.80 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 0900 1100 1724 0640 0900 1100 1434 1724 Lancaster arr 0652 1012 1211 1842 0752 1012 1211 1545 1838 Lancaster dep 0700 1101 1320 1916 0808 1101 1320 1555 1908 Oxenholme arr 0715 1930 0821 1608 1922 Oxenholme dep 0727 1937 0827 1628 1937 Windermere 0746 1139 1356 1956 0846 1139 1356 1648 1956 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

The above bus 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 West Yorkshire, 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), North Yorkshire and Cumbria Traveline (0871-200-2233), National Rail Enquiries (08457-484950) or visit the DaleBus website at www.dalesbus.org. The Yorkshire Dales Society website www.yds.org.uk has links to transport sites.

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/York Pullman 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