Research has highlighted the importance of bus services to the local economy and residents of the Dales. ​

A survey of summer visitors by bus and car to the Dales carried out on behalf of the Dales Integrated Transport Alliance (DITA) shows that:

• Buses are important both for residents and visitors. Of the bus users who responded to the survey 37% were Dales residents, 43% were day trippers and 16% visitors staying overnight. Around a third of bus users could have travelled by car, which would have caused a substantial increase in carbon emissions.
  
• Buses make a significant contribution to the local economy. More than half of bus users would not visit the Dales without the bus service, and Dales businesses would lose their spending of at least £2.8 million per year if the buses were to cease.
  
• About 1 car user in 7 said they could use buses for their journey; a greater choice of tickets available on all buses and trains in the area was the most important suggestion to encourage greater use of public transport.
  

From 1st March 2012, our office facility provided by the Yorkshire Dales Society has relocated to Gargrave. You can now write to us at:

The Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company,
Canal Wharf,
Eshton Road,
Gargrave,
North Yorkshire
BD23 3PN 

or call us on: (01756) 749400.

​Please note that our office is only open limited hours, but an answerphone facility is available when the office is closed, and you can also email us.