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Public Transport Routes to the Yorkshire Dales from Lancaster

To Mid Wharfedale (Dales Way) – Bolton Abbey, Barden and Burnsall

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train from Lancaster to Skipton for bus X59 to Bolton Bridge (Devonshire Arms) then for short walk to Bolton Abbey or bus 74 to Barden, Burnsall and Grassington

To Upper Wharfedale (Dales Way) Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train from Lancaster to Skipton for bus 72/72R from Skipton Rail Station to Rylstone, Grassington, Hebden, Kettlewell and Buckden

To Malhamdale – Gargrave, Airton, Kirkby Malham and Malham (Pennine Way)

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train to Long Preston, Hellifield, Gargrave and Skipton

Mondays to Saturdays: Train from Lancaster to Gargrave or Skipton then bus 210/211 from Skipton or Gargrave to Airton, Kirkby Malham and Malham

To Ribblesdale (Pennine Way, Dales Way, Ribble Way, Pennine Bridleway) – Hellifield, Long Preston, Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead and Garsdale

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train from Lancaster to Hellifield for Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line from Hellifield to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead and Garsdale

To the Western Dales - Giggleswick, Austwick, Clapham and Ingleton

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train to Bentham, Clapham (NB Clapham Station is 1¼ miles (2km) from village), Giggleswick, Long Preston and Hellifield.

Weekdays: Bus 80/81 from Lancaster to Ingleton

To Dentdale and Sedbergh

Weekdays: TransPennine Express train to Kendal, then Bus 564 to Sedbergh; limited onwards service to Dent village Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

To Wensleydale - Leyburn, Middleham, Aysgarth, Redmire, Askrigg, Castle Bolton, Bainbridge and Hawes

Weekdays: Lancaster-Leeds train from Lancaster to Hellifield for Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line train from Hellifield to Garsdale, for bus 113 to Hawes. Buses 156/157 run from Hawes to Leyburn via Redmire, Castle Bolton, Askrigg, Aysgarth and Bainbridge.