Headquarters | Gargrave, North Yorkshire |
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Service area | |
Service type | Bus and coach |
Website | www |
DalesBus is a bus network serving the Yorkshire Dales and managed by Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, a volunteer-run subsidiary of the Yorkshire Dales Society.[1]
Services are funded by organisations, including the National Trust, West Yorkshire Metro, Yorkshire Dales National Park, and community groups. Over 30,000 passengers used the network in 2019/20.[1]
Some services only operate at weekends and on bank holidays, from Easter until late October, though others are year-round.[2]
The DalesBus Ramblers organise a programme of guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales.[3]
The service began in 2007 with a single route between Ilkley and Skipton.[4]
In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council withdrew English National Concessionary Travel Scheme payments for some of these services, regarding them as only for "tourist use" and therefore outside of statutory provision.[5] In the following year, Lancashire County Council made the decision to follow suit, citing similar reasons to do so.[6]
As of 2022, the following services are operated under the DalesBus brand.[7]
Operator | Service(s) |
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Arriva North East | 831 |
Dales & District | 138, 138A, 139, 144, 159 & 856 |
East Yorkshire | 822 & 875[a] |
Transdev Blazefield | 24, 59, 72, 821, 873 & 884 |
Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire | 75, 81, 82, 580, 581, 583, 830 & 881 |
Little White Bus | 30, 113 Garsdale Station Shuttle & 156 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 11, 72A, 155 & 210 |
Reliance Motor Services | 74, 825 & 875[a] |
Upper Wharfedale Venturer | 72B |
Western Dales Community Bus | S1, S3, S4, S5 & S6 |
York Pullman | 874 |
In 2016, route 830's commentary free journey through Swaledale, was an episode of television series BBC Four Goes Slow entitled All Aboard! The Country Bus.[8] The episode saw a series record audience of 800,000.[9]