Local Routes - Touring England by Bus, Boat & Train

Public Transport Links for The North Country

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Updated 17 March 2008

For all rail information visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

Routes that were operated by GNER are now operated by National Express


Tour 1 – Kings, Saints & Vikings: The North-East

Visit traveline north east and cumbria

Billy Shiels Boat Trips (Seahouses-Farne Islands) - www.farne-islands.com


Tour 2 – Castles and Abbeys: North Yorkshire

Visit Traveline Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Grosmont - Pickering) - www.nymr.co.uk/timetable


Tour 3 – The Eden Valley & West Yorkshire

Visit traveline north east and cumbria and Traveline Yorkshire

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (Keighley-Haworth) - www.kwvr.co.uk

Royal Mail Postbus (Skipton-Gargrave-Malham) - www.postbus.royalmail.com 


Tour 4 – Hadrian’s Wall: Northumberland and Cumbria

Visit traveline north east and cumbria


Tour 5 – The Lake District

Correction: Page 149, Bus 518 should read Bus 519 (which no longer operates, but there is still a very frequent service between Windermere rail station and Ambleside)

Visit traveline north east and cumbria

Windermere-Bowness Shuttle and Bus 525 Ash Landing-Hill Top-Hawkshead) - www.mountain-goat.com/shuttle.html  

Windermere Lake Cruises and Brockhole Launch Service - www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk

Coniston Launch - www.conistonlaunch.co.uk

Keswick Launch - www.keswick-launch.co.uk

Ullswater Steamers - www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk


Tour 6 – The Cumbrian Coast

Visit traveline north east and cumbria

Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway - www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk