NIDDERDALE DalesBus 821 will return for the summer on Sunday, May 16 providing access to the Washburn Valley and the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and making it possible for keen walkers to do sections of the Six Dales Way and Nidderdale Way. The service runs every Sunday and Bank Holiday until October 17, starting from Keighley Bus Station at 9.30am and runs via Bingley, Shipley and Guiseley to Otley at 10.20am before travelling though the Washburn Valley past Lindley, Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs to Blubberhouses. From there it climbs up past Thruscross reservoir to the top of Greenhow Hill before dropping down to the picturesque town of Pateley Bridge at 11.15am. The bus then winds past Gouthwaite Reservoir and through the small villages of Ramsgill and Lofthouse to its final destination Scar House Reservoir at 11.50am.
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DALESBus summer services return to the Yorkshire Dales starting on Saturday with the return of the popular 74 service. This year the 74 service will run from Bradford calling at Ilkley, Addingham and Bolton Bridge and then divert via Embsay, before climbing up over Halton Moor with panoramic views across Barden Moor and surrounding dales to Simon’s Seat, before descending to Barden Tower, Burnsall and Grassington. Services leave Ilkley Bus Station at 10.15am, 12.45pm and 3.45pm. Return services from Grassington National Park Centre leave at 11.30am, 2.30pm and 5pm. From Sunday the all-year round Cravenlink 884 service between Ilkley and Skipton will be extended for the summer months to start from Bradford calling at Shipley and Guiseley to Ilkley and to continue from Skipton to Gargrave, Airton and Malham. Buses leave Ilkley Bus Station at 10.15am and Skipton Bus Station at 10.45am, 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Return services from Malham National Park Centre depart at 11.45am, 2.50