Heritage Routes 2011

Join our trips and excursions throughout the year on our vintage half-cab buses, capturing the spirit of England's rural history.

Summer Routes 2011 include: Route 569 to Hawes every Tuesday, 
NEW Route 469 to Hardraw every Tuesday,  
Route 572 to Barnard Castle every Wednesday .

We are no longer operating Route 570

Tuesdays  (Easter - End of October)
ROUTE 569 - Kirkby Stephen to Hawes. 

This once a week service goes from Ravenstonedale via Kirkby Stephen & the scenic Mallerstang Valley to the lively town of Hawes on market day (Tuesday). We stop at Hawes Creamery, home of Wensleydale cheese, and Hawes Station in good time for lunch. Your bus ticket entitles you to great special offers at various shops and attractions. The views from the bus are terrific and the leisurely pace allows time for contemplation and conversation. This is also a hail and ride service so we can pick you up and drop you anywhere along the route.
Staff allowing (in other words if Alison is free) then we have a guided tour through the Mallerstang.  
If you know your plans please book ahead so we can put on an extra bus if necessary although this is a regular service bus, so we go regardless.

569 Timetable, dates and prices.

Tuesdays  (Easter to end of October)
Route 469 - Hardraw.

New for 2011, this route is a Hawes Circular out to Hardraw and will be running 3 times every Tuesday. Replacing route 570 this is a beautiful route through the back lanes out to Hardraw. Once there you can walk to the spectacular waterfall or visit a lovely little cafe or really push the boat out and have a real ale pint at The Green Dragon. On a beautiful day it's a lovely place for a picnic. Then you can catch the next bus back or take a stroll through the fields back to Hawes.

Tuesdays at Hawes are definately one for a bus lovers diary as we also connect with the Wensleydale Heritage Service operated by Chris Bulmer.

570 Timetable, dates and prices.

Wednesdays (Easter to end of October)
SUMMER Route 572 - Barnard Castle.

Another once a week service going from Ravenstonedale through Kirkby Stephen and then over the tops passed dramatic fells and scenic reservoirs to Middleton in Teesdale. You get 10 minutes for a quite 'Tea and Pee' stop before ambling along the valley through Eggleston to Barnard Castle. We coincide with the weekly market at Barney and for the more culturally minded there's the Castle and Bowes Museum. Return is straight back along the A66.

SUMMER 572 Timetables, dates and prices. 

WINTER Route 572 - Barnard Castle (Beginning Nov - Easter)

A once a week service different from the summer route, we run out and back over the A66 missing the challenging Middleton in Teesdale detour.

WINTER Route 572 Timetable, dates and prices.