Skipton
The bustling market town of Skipton is known as "the gateway to the Dales" and is also a popular visitor destination in it's own right.
The grand 11th-century castle makes a dramatic centrepiece to the town, which has quaint streets, an award-winning market (held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and lots of shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. The Town Hall is home to the Craven Museum.
The town is a transport hub, being served many buses and is also on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle, Leeds-Lancaster/Morecambe and Leeds/Bradford - Skipton railway lines and the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
Bus services to/from Skipton include:
The bus station is located on Keighley Road on the edge of the town centre.
Bus service information is available from Skipton Railway Station (on Broughton Road), Skipton Library (on the High Street) and Skipton Visitor Information Centre (in the Town Hall on the High Street).
Visit the Welcome to Skipton website for more information about the town and the many events held there.
The grand 11th-century castle makes a dramatic centrepiece to the town, which has quaint streets, an award-winning market (held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and lots of shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. The Town Hall is home to the Craven Museum.
The town is a transport hub, being served many buses and is also on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle, Leeds-Lancaster/Morecambe and Leeds/Bradford - Skipton railway lines and the Leeds-Liverpool canal.
Bus services to/from Skipton include:
- Mainline M6: Burnley - Colne - Barnoldswick - Skipton
- DalesBus 59: Skipton - Bolton Bridge - Harrogate (Saturdays only)
- 64/864: Ilkley - Skipton
- Dalesway 66: Keighley - Skipton
- DalesBus 72: Skipton - Grassington (for connections to Upper Wharfedale)
- DalesBus 75/210/211/864/866: Skipton - Malham
- Stagecoach 280: Preston - Clitheroe - Skipton
- Craven Connection 580: Skipton - Settle - Ingleton - Kirkby Lonsdale - Lancaster
- Cravenlink 873: Skipton - Bolton Abbey - Ilkley (Sundays only)
The bus station is located on Keighley Road on the edge of the town centre.
Bus service information is available from Skipton Railway Station (on Broughton Road), Skipton Library (on the High Street) and Skipton Visitor Information Centre (in the Town Hall on the High Street).
Visit the Welcome to Skipton website for more information about the town and the many events held there.
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