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Bus services between Hawes and Ribblehead will be disrupted by road closures on the B6255 road to Ribblehead for drainage works plus road and boundary wall reinstatement in the next few weeks. The road is currently scheduled to be closed between 5th May and 8th June, with a break during school half term.
There will be the usual changes to bus services in and around the Yorkshire Dales area over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.
Nidderdale DalesBus services 820 and 821 will restart for the summer season on Sunday 3rd May, with Nidderdale DalesBus 820 extending to Fountains Abbey and Ripon this year, running every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday through until 18th October.
Nidderdale DalesBus 820 will run from Bradford and Shipley, via Otley, Lindley Wood Reservoir, The Sun Inn, Darley and Summerbridge to Pateley Bridge, continuing via Fellbeck to Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre and Ripon. Buses will leave Bradford Interchange at 0910, Shipley Market Place at 0925 and Otley Bus Station at 0955 and 1505, returning from Ripon at 1145 to Otley and 1635 to Bradford. Nidderdale DalesBus 821 will run from Keighley, Bingley and Shipley via Otley, Swinsty Reservoir, Fewston village, The Sun Inn, Darley and Summerbridge to Pateley Bridge, continuing past Wath and Gouthwaite Reservoir to Ramsgill, Lofthouse and Scar House Reservoir in Upper Nidderdale. Buses will leave Keighley Bus Station at 0925, Shipley Market Place at 0950 and Otley Bus Station at 1020 and 1415, returning from Scar House Reservoir at 1240 to Otley and 1550 to Keighley. Return buses to Otley leave from Pateley Bridge at 1230, 1320, 1630 and 1720. Due to planned roadworks in the Blubberhouses area these buses will not run via Blubberhouses or Greenhow Hill this year, but DalesBus 821 will connect in Pateley Bridge with DalesBus 822 to Coldstones Cut, Greenhow, Hebden and Grassington. The summer timetable will be introduced on Saturday service 75 from 2nd May, with buses running between Skipton, Malham, Malham Tarn and Settle as usual for the summer season.
This service will now be operated by the Keighley Bus Company, with financial support from North Yorkshire Council. As a result the following journeys will no longer operate on Saturdays:
Due to operational reasons Lonsdale Buses regret to inform passengers that the following service 580 journeys on Monday to Friday will no longer run:
The 1545 journey from Skipton to Settle, and all other service 580 journeys, will continue to operate as scheduled. Little White Bus is trialling a new Dales Jumper minibus service between Hawes, Buttertubs Pass, Swaledale, Tan Hill, Arkengarthdale and Reeth.
This new service will run most Fridays throughout the summer from 15th May until 25th September 2026 (excluding period when Tan Hill road is closed in June). The bus leaves Hawes Board Inn at 0900/1300 and arrives at Reeth for 1030/1430. The return journeys from Reeth are 1045/1445 from Reeth Bus Shelter, arriving in Hawes at 1215/1615. Six seats can be pre-booked for each journey here, with the other 10 seats available on a first come first served basis. The £3 fare cap does not apply to this service, and concessionary passes are not valid. Click here for the timetable and fares (PDF file) and for further details see Little White Bus' Facebook page. Most bus services in the Yorkshire Dales area run all-year round, but many Sunday DalesBus services only operate during the Summer months.
The full summer DalesBus network will be running again this year, with some minor changes to provide more opportunities to explore the Yorkshire Dales:
The following Saturday DalesBus service started for the Summer season on 4th April 2026:
The following Sunday DalesBus services started for the Summer season on 5th April 2026:
The following Sunday DalesBus services will start for the Summer season on 3rd May 2026:
The summer network map can be downloaded here (PDF file). A revised timetable will be introduced on Stagecoach service 280 between Preston, Clitheroe and Skipton from 30th March 2026, with minor changes to times on Monday to Friday.
The timetable can be downloaded here (PDF file). Stagecoach bus 567 runs between Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Ingleton on Saturdays - from 23rd March 2026 this service will run to/from Ingleton on Monday to Saturday.
Click here to download new timetable (PDF file) Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit social enterprise, which aims to improve people's lives by promoting public transport and providing much of the weekend DalesBus network, helping to provide sustainable access into and around the Yorkshire Dales area. We are a subsidiary of Friends of the Dales, a registered charity, which is the leading voice campaigning for a sustainable future for the Yorkshire Dales.
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