Nidderdale DalesBus 820
BRADFORD - SHIPLEY - OTLEY - PATELEY BRIDGE - FOUNTAINS ABBEY - RIPON
Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays 3rd May to 18th October 2026
This service has not yet started for Summer 2026.
Enjoy a scenic trip to Pateley Bridge, Fountains Abbey or Ripon
All single fares are no more than £3 (£1 for under 19s).
Between 3rd May 2026 and completion of planned road closure at Church Hill at Blubberhouses Nidderdale DalesBus 820 will follow a revised route between Otley and Pateley Bridge via Norwood, The Sun Inn, Darley Head, Dacre Banks and Summerbridge.
During this period the bus will not call at The Roebuck, Blubberhouses Church, Greenhow Hill or Coldstones Cut.
Every Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus 820 runs from Bradford via Shipley, Guiseley White Cross, Menston and Otley
to the Washburn Valley, Pateley Bridge, Fountains Abbey and Ripon.
There’s no need to book in advance, tickets are available from the driver, so you can simply turn up and go!
Dales Rover tickets and ENCTS elderly/disabled bus passes are valid.
From Otley the bus runs past The Roebuck to Blubberhouses (alight for Swinsty Reservoir) - starting point for several wonderful lakeside, woodland and moorland walks, past the Stone House Inn (alight for Thruscross Reservoir) to Greenhow, Coldstones Cut (viewpoint sculpture feature - free entry) before descending to Pateley Bridge.
Pateley Bridge is the perfect base to explore Upper Nidderdale. There are cafés, pubs, boutique shops, galleries, a small park and beautiful riverside walks, and the outstanding Nidderdale Museum. Or plan a longer hike along the Nidderdale Way or Six Dales Trail.
Nidderdale DalesBus 820 continues from Pateley Bridge to Fountains Abbey (connecting with Eastern DalesBus 825 to Richmond) and Ripon.
During this period the bus will not call at The Roebuck, Blubberhouses Church, Greenhow Hill or Coldstones Cut.
Every Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus 820 runs from Bradford via Shipley, Guiseley White Cross, Menston and Otley
to the Washburn Valley, Pateley Bridge, Fountains Abbey and Ripon.
There’s no need to book in advance, tickets are available from the driver, so you can simply turn up and go!
Dales Rover tickets and ENCTS elderly/disabled bus passes are valid.
From Otley the bus runs past The Roebuck to Blubberhouses (alight for Swinsty Reservoir) - starting point for several wonderful lakeside, woodland and moorland walks, past the Stone House Inn (alight for Thruscross Reservoir) to Greenhow, Coldstones Cut (viewpoint sculpture feature - free entry) before descending to Pateley Bridge.
Pateley Bridge is the perfect base to explore Upper Nidderdale. There are cafés, pubs, boutique shops, galleries, a small park and beautiful riverside walks, and the outstanding Nidderdale Museum. Or plan a longer hike along the Nidderdale Way or Six Dales Trail.
Nidderdale DalesBus 820 continues from Pateley Bridge to Fountains Abbey (connecting with Eastern DalesBus 825 to Richmond) and Ripon.
Nidderdale DalesBus 820 is operated by Keighley Bus Company
as part of the DalesBus network managed by Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company
with financial support from Yorkshire Water.
