Yorkshire Dales Events
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Here's a selection of some of the many other great events this year in the Yorkshire Dales accessible by bus and train services.
All bus fares are no more than £2 per journey.
Skipton Artisan Market - first Sunday of every month until December 2024 - numerous bus and train services to Skipton
Settle Flowerpot Festival - Saturday 13th July to Sunday 1st September 2024 - catch a train from Leeds, Skipton or Carlisle, bus 11 from Clitheroe, bus 580 from Skipton, or bus 581 from Kirkby Lonsdale/Ingleton.
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival - Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th August 2024: Monday to Saturday: Venturer minibus 72B from Grassington (connections on bus 72 from Skipton) & Buckden; Sundays - bus 874 from Wetherby, Leeds, Otley, Ilkley, Grassington & Buckden, bus 875/876 from York, Leeds, Ilkley & Grassington; connections to Grassington on bus 72 from Skipton, and on bus 822 from Pocklington, York, Ripon and Pateley Bridge.
Double-decker DalesBus 875/876 leaves Grassington National Park Centre at 1100 and 1200 on Sundays, returning from Kettlewell at 1525 and 1735.
NiddArt Trail - Friday 16th to Monday 26th August 2024 - bus 24 from Harrogate to Lower Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge daily, bus 821 from Keighley/Otley via Pateley Bridge to Upper Nidderdale on Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday; bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Grassington to Pateley Bridge on Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday
Reeth Show - Monday 26th August 2024 - catch bus 831 from Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington and Richmond
Moorcock Show - Sunday 1st September 2024 - bus 857 from Garsdale Station, Hawes and Redmire
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show at Newby Hall - Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 2024 - Daily - shuttle bus from Ripon, Fri/Sat - bus 82 from Ripon and York, Sun - bus 822 from Pocklington and York
Grassington 1940's Weekend - Saturday/Sunday 21st/22nd September 2024 - bus 72 from Skipton daily plus on Saturday bus 74 from York/Harrogate/Ilkley and on Sunday bus 874/875/876 from Leeds/Ilkley/Buckden and bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Pateley Bridge
Nidderdale Show, Pateley Bridge - Sunday 22nd September 2024 - bus 24 from Harrogate, bus 821 from Keighley/Otley/Lofthouse, or bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Grassington
Masham Sheep Fair - Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th September 2024 - On Saturday catch bus 159 from Ripon/Richmond; on Sunday catch bus 825 from York/Harrogate
Yorkshire Dales Bus Running Day, Skipton - Sunday 13th October 2024 - numerous bus and train services to Skipton
Buck Inn Buckden Folk Music Sessions - second Sunday of each month from October 2024 - catch bus 874 from Wetherby, Leeds, Ilkley, Grassington or Kettlewell, with connections from Bradford to Ilkley on Cravenlink 864 and from Skipton to Grassington on DalesBus 72.
More events will be posted here shortly...
Events may be subject to change or cancellation - please check details with the organisers before travelling.
- Friends of the Dales
- Friends of Dalesrail (free guided walks accessible by train)
- DalesBus Ramblers (free guided walks accessible by bus or train)
- Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line (free guided walks accessible by bus or train)
Here's a selection of some of the many other great events this year in the Yorkshire Dales accessible by bus and train services.
All bus fares are no more than £2 per journey.
Skipton Artisan Market - first Sunday of every month until December 2024 - numerous bus and train services to Skipton
Settle Flowerpot Festival - Saturday 13th July to Sunday 1st September 2024 - catch a train from Leeds, Skipton or Carlisle, bus 11 from Clitheroe, bus 580 from Skipton, or bus 581 from Kirkby Lonsdale/Ingleton.
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival - Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th August 2024: Monday to Saturday: Venturer minibus 72B from Grassington (connections on bus 72 from Skipton) & Buckden; Sundays - bus 874 from Wetherby, Leeds, Otley, Ilkley, Grassington & Buckden, bus 875/876 from York, Leeds, Ilkley & Grassington; connections to Grassington on bus 72 from Skipton, and on bus 822 from Pocklington, York, Ripon and Pateley Bridge.
Double-decker DalesBus 875/876 leaves Grassington National Park Centre at 1100 and 1200 on Sundays, returning from Kettlewell at 1525 and 1735.
NiddArt Trail - Friday 16th to Monday 26th August 2024 - bus 24 from Harrogate to Lower Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge daily, bus 821 from Keighley/Otley via Pateley Bridge to Upper Nidderdale on Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday; bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Grassington to Pateley Bridge on Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday
Reeth Show - Monday 26th August 2024 - catch bus 831 from Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington and Richmond
Moorcock Show - Sunday 1st September 2024 - bus 857 from Garsdale Station, Hawes and Redmire
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show at Newby Hall - Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 2024 - Daily - shuttle bus from Ripon, Fri/Sat - bus 82 from Ripon and York, Sun - bus 822 from Pocklington and York
Grassington 1940's Weekend - Saturday/Sunday 21st/22nd September 2024 - bus 72 from Skipton daily plus on Saturday bus 74 from York/Harrogate/Ilkley and on Sunday bus 874/875/876 from Leeds/Ilkley/Buckden and bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Pateley Bridge
Nidderdale Show, Pateley Bridge - Sunday 22nd September 2024 - bus 24 from Harrogate, bus 821 from Keighley/Otley/Lofthouse, or bus 822 from Pocklington/York/Ripon/Grassington
Masham Sheep Fair - Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th September 2024 - On Saturday catch bus 159 from Ripon/Richmond; on Sunday catch bus 825 from York/Harrogate
Yorkshire Dales Bus Running Day, Skipton - Sunday 13th October 2024 - numerous bus and train services to Skipton
Buck Inn Buckden Folk Music Sessions - second Sunday of each month from October 2024 - catch bus 874 from Wetherby, Leeds, Ilkley, Grassington or Kettlewell, with connections from Bradford to Ilkley on Cravenlink 864 and from Skipton to Grassington on DalesBus 72.
More events will be posted here shortly...
Events may be subject to change or cancellation - please check details with the organisers before travelling.