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Bradford & Shipley

Public Transport Routes to the Yorkshire Dales from Bradford & Shipley

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

Weekdays: Wharfedale Line train to Ilkley then bus 74 Ilkley to Bolton Abbey, Barden, Burnsall. Special Fare: DalesBus Ilkley (train+bus).

Sundays and Bank Holidays: Wharfedale Line train to Ilkley then Cravenlink bus 884 from Ilkley to Bolton Abbey. Special Fare: DalesBus Ilkley (train+bus).

Sundays and Bank Holidays: Bus 650 to Ilkley, then bus 874 to Bolton Abbey, Barden and Burnsall. Special Fare: Southern Dales Rover

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

Weekdays: Airedale Line train to Skipton, then bus 72/72R from Skipton Rail Station to Rylstone, Grassington, Hebden, Kettlewell and Buckden. Special Fare: DalesBus Skipton (train+bus)

Sundays and Bank Holidays: Airedale Line train to Skipton for Dalesbus 66A from Skipton Station to Grassington, to connect with Dalesbus 874 to Kettlewell and Buckden. Special Fares: DalesBus Skipton (train+bus), Southern Dales Rover

Sundays and Bank Holidays: Bus 650 to Ilkley, then bus 874 to Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden. Special Fare: Southern Dales Rover

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

Daily: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle/ Morecambe train service from Shipley to Gargrave.

Mondays to Saturdays: Airedale Line train to Skipton then bus 210/211 from Skipton Bus Station to Gargrave and Malham

Summer Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays: Airedale Line train to Skipton then Dalesbus 890 to Malham

Selected Winter Sundays, Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays: Bus 650 to Ilkley, then bus 883/884 to Malham (via Skipton, Gargrave, Airton and Kirkby Malham) Special Fare: Southern Dales Rover

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

Daily: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Hellifield, Long Preston, Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead and Garsdale (bus 113 weekdays from Garsdale Station to Hawes and bus 808 (Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays) from Ribblehead Station to Hawes and Aysgarth)

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

Daily: Train to Shipley to connect with Morecambe line train from Shipley to Giggleswick and Clapham village (NB Clapham Station is 1¼ miles (2km) from village)

Mondays to Saturdays: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Settle then bus 581 from Settle Market Place to Austwick, Clapham village, and Ingleton

To Dentdale and Sedbergh

Daily: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Dent Station (NB Dent Station is 4½ miles 7 km from Dent village)

Summer Saturdays: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Dent Station for connecting bus 564A to Dent and Sedbergh

To Wensleydale - Hawes

Monday to Saturdays: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Garsdale, for bus 113 to Hawes

Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Ribblehead, for bus 832 to Hawes

To Swaledale - Reeth, Gunnerside, Muker, Thwaite and Keld

Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays: Train to Shipley to connect with Settle-Carlisle train to Ribblehead, for connecting bus 831 to Thwaite, Keld, Muker, Gunnerside and Reeth

To Nidderdale – Darley, Summerbridge, Pateley Bridge and Fountains Abbey

Daily: Train to Leeds, then train to Harrogate for bus 24 to Darley, Summerbridge and Pateley Bridge

Daily (except Winter Sundays): Train to Leeds, then bus 36 to Ripon for Ripon Roweller bus 139 to Fountains Abbey

To Washburn Valley - Blubberhouses

Weekdays: Airedale Line train to Skipton then bus X59 from Skipton to Harrogate via Bolton Bridge and Blubberhouses