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Public Transport Routes to the Yorkshire Dales from Preston

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

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for bus X59 to Bolton Bridge (Devonshire Arms), for short walk to Bolton Abbey or Dalesbus 74 to Barden, Burnsall and Grassington

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

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for bus 72 from Skipton Bus Station to Rylstone, Grassington, Hebden, Kettlewell and Buckden

Sundays: Bus X80 from Preston to Skipton for bus 66A from Skipton Bus Station to Cracoe and Grassington

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

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for Skipton-Carlisle/ Morecambe train service to Gargrave or bus 580 from Skipton Bus Station to Gargrave

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for bus 210/211 from Skipton Bus Station to Gargrave, Airton, Kirkby Malham and Malham

Summer Sundays: Lancashire DalesRail service from Preston to Settle, then service 809 to Malham Tarn and Malham

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

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for Settle-Carlisle line from Skipton (Bus 113 weekdays from Garsdale Station to Hawes)

Summer Sundays: Lancashire DalesRail service from Preston to Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Dent (4½ miles 7km from village) Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen

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

Mondays to Saturdays: Virgin or TransPennine Express train to Lancaster to connect with Skipton line train for Clapham (NB Clapham Station is 1¼ miles (2km) from village), Giggleswick, Long Preston and Hellifield

Mondays to Saturdays: Virgin or TransPennine Express train to Lancaster to connect with bus (10 minutes walk to bus station) 80/81 from Lancaster to Ingleton

To Dentdale and Sedbergh

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

Summer Sundays: Lancashire DalesRail service from Preston to Dent (4½ miles 7km from village), Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen

To Washburn Valley - Blubberhouses

Mondays to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Preston to Skipton for bus X59 from Skipton to Harrogate via Bolton Bridge to Blubberhouses