Heritage Routes 2008/9

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

Summer Routes 2009 include: Route 569 to Hawes every Tuesday, 
Route 570 to Ribblehead every Tuesday,  
Route 572 to Barnard Castle every Wednesday 
and hopefully The Kendal Klipper!

Tuesdays  (14th April - 27th 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  (7th July - 27th October)
Route 570 - Ribblehead.

The bus leaves Hawes during the middle of the day to travel along the fantastic dales valley to Ribblehead Viaduct and Station on the famous Settle-Carlisle Railway Line. We stop there for an hour to catch two trains, so if you don't need a train there's plenty of time to visit the small station museum, walk to the viaduct or enjoy a scrumptious pub lunch at The Station Inn. We leave in time to return to Hawes for the rest of the 569 route.

570 Timetable, dates and prices.

Wednesdays (15th April - 28th 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 half an hour here to have a look at the lovely craft shops and have a cup of tea 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.

The Kendal Klipper

For the last 8 years, during the summer, we have operated a Park and Ride service around Kendal Town Centre. Using our 1949 Leyland Tiger, Alex this service has become extremely popular with locals and tourists alike. This service usually runs during the childrens summer holidays, Monday's to Friday's.

Route 40 timetable.

Right click here (use the right hand button on your mouse) and select save target to download a Cumbria Classic Coaches 2008/9 brochure in pdf format.(2.6mb)