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Buses and trains will operate as follows over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend:
Saturday 5th May - normal Saturday bus and train services will operate. Sunday 6th May - normal Sunday bus and train services will operate - Fountains Flyer 822 will operate between Selby, York, Ripon and Fountains Abbey only - Brimham Explorer 825 will start for the summer season - The Tour de Yorkshire cycle race will visit Wharfedale and Nidderdale, but the road closures are not expected to affect DalesBus services, although there may be some slight delays due to heavy traffic. Bank Holiday Monday 7th May - normal weekday service will operate on trains, and on Garsdale Station Shuttle bus - Sunday service will operate on all other bus routes - Nidderdale Rambler 821 from Keighley and Otley to Nidderdale will start for the summer season. - Fountains Flyer 822 will start full route to Grassington for the summer season - Additional buses on service 874 between Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden will start for the summer season, departing from Grassington at 1150 and 1350; returning from Buckden at 1320 and 1520. - In addition to Sunday services on routes 825 and 856 Dales & District will also operate services 29, 34, 54, 55, 70 (0725 from Ripon and 1725 from Northallerton only), 72, 138, 139 and 159 - please check with Dales & District for details.  The Summer 2018 DalesBus timetable booklet is now available online, including seasonal services in Wharfedale, Wensleydale, Ribblesdale and Malhamdale starting at Easter weekend.
Printed copies will be available during April, once train timetable changes from 20th May are known. Summer Saturday journeys will start on service 874 running between Wakefield, Leeds, Otley, Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Burnsall and Grassington from 31st March 2018.
Services 72 and 72R between Skipton and Grassington will have a revised timetable from 16th April 2018. These services will be operated by The Keighley Bus Company, following the retirement of Pride of the Dales. There will also be minor changes to service 72A (Skipton - Grassington - Buckden), 72B (Grassington - Buckden) and 74A (Ilkley - Grassington - Hebden) from the same date, in order to maintain connections at Grassington. Summer Saturday journeys will start on service 874 running between Wakefield, Leeds, Otley, Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Burnsall and Grassington from 31st March 2018.
The first Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus services for the 2018 season will start on Easter Sunday 1st April, comprising:
These routes will be joined by additional routes from May Day Bank Holiday weekend - details will be posted on the DalesBus website when available. A map showing the full Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus network is available here (PDF file). In the meantime, DalesBus services are running every Sunday in Wharfedale, Wensleydale and Nidderdale, as well as between Ilkley, Bolton Abbey and Skipton, between Manchester, Burnley, Skipton and Grassington and between Hawes and Garsdale Station. Cumbria Classic Coaches Tuesday service from Ravenstonedale and Kirkby Stephen to Hawes will resume on Tuesday 3rd April 2018. Travel on the 24 bus anywhere between Pateley Bridge and Harrogate on any Sunday in February, March or April to take part in the Sweet Sunday Surprise Draw on the 24, with the chance to win a sweet hamper worth £30 or five Daytripper Plus bus tickets each month.
Bus users across the UK are being given the chance to vote for their favourite bus journey in a survey to find 'Britain’s Most Scenic Bus Route'.
DalesBus services 24, 830, 873 and 874/875 have been shortlisted for the title, and users can also vote for other services too, whilst being entered into a cash prize draw. The free Upper Nidderdale Bus will continue running every Sunday until 29th April 2018.
The bus leaves from Pateley Bridge King Street bus stop at 1115, running to How Stean Gorge. It returns from How Stean Gorge at 1555, calling at Lofthouse, Ramsgill and Wath for anyone who fancies a walk along the Nidderdale Way. Click here for full timetable details. The service is free, but passengers are recommended to pre-book by calling 01423 75566 or email to info@howstean.co.uk Passengers with a Sunday bus 24 ticket can visit How Stean Gorge for half price. ITV, with presenters Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba, are celebrating Britain’s Favourite Walks: Top 100 with a 2.5 hour programme on January 30th starting at 7.30pm.
Seven of the walks on the programme are within the Yorkshire Dales/Forest of Bowland area - and all are accessible by public transport. Click here for details. The closure of Greyhound Bridge in Lancaster from 29th January 2018 for at least six months will result in changes to most bus services in the area. Services 80 and 81 between Lancaster and Ingleton/Kirkby Lonsdale will operate revised timetables.
Craven Connection bus services 580 and 581 between Skipton, Settle, Ingleton and Kirkby Lonsdale will be improved from 5th March 2018 - key changes are that:
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