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Public Transport Routes to the Yorkshire Dales from Clitheroe

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

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

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

Weekdays: Bus 280/X80 from Clitheroe to Skipton for bus 72 from Skipton Bus Station to Rylstone, Grassington, Hebden, Kettlewell and Buckden

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

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

Weekdays: Bus 280/X80 from Clitheroe to Skipton for Skipton -Carlisle/ Morecambe train service to Gargrave or bus 580 from Skipton Bus Station to Gargrave

Monday to Saturdays: Bus 280/X80 from Clitheroe to Skipton then bus 210/211 from Skipton Bus Station to Gargrave, Airton, Kirkby Malham and Malham

Summer Saturdays: Bowland Transit Bus B10 from Clitheroe to Slaidburn for bus B1 to Settle for connection onto Dalesbus 890 for Malham Tarn and Malham

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

Weekdays: Bowland Transit Bus B10 from Clitheroe Interchange to Slaidburn for connecting bus B1 to Settle and Horton in Ribblesdale

Weekdays: Bus 280/X80 to Skipton for Settle-Carlisle line from Skipton (Bus 113 from Garsdale Station to Hawes)

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

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

Weekdays: Bus 280/X80 to Skipton to connect with Skipton-Morecambe line for Hellifield, Long Preston, Giggleswick and Clapham (NB Clapham Station is 1¼ miles (2km) – from village).

Weekdays: Train to Blackburn and Preston for Lancaster to connect with bus 80/81 from Lancaster to Ingleton

To Dentdale and Sedbergh

Weekdays: Train to Kendal, then bus 564 to Sedbergh; limited onward bus service to Dent village Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

Summer Sundays: Lancashire DalesRail train from Clitheroe direct to Dent (4½ miles 7km from village), Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen.

To Washburn Valley - Blubberhouses

Weekdays: Bus 280/X80 from Clitheroe to Skipton for bus X59 from Skipton via Bolton Bridge to Blubberhouses and Harrogate