ONE of the most scenic bus rides in the British Isles returns for the Summer season this weekend. Northern DalesBus 831 to the Yorkshire Dales from Middlesbrough, Stockton, and Darlington will run every Sunday and Bank Holiday from May 16 until October 17, calling at Richmond, travelling along Swaledale, and climbing over Buttertubs Pass to Hawes. The service continues to Ribblehead, past Chapel-le-Dale and White Scar Cave to the village of Ingleton and then on to the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale. The service departs Middlesbrough Bus Station at 9.20am, Stockton High Street at 9.32am, Darlington Town Hall at 10am, Richmond Market Place at 10.30am, arriving at Hawes Market Place at 12.05pm. After a short break, the service departs Hawes at 12.30pm for Ribblehead and Ingleton, arriving in Kirkby Lonsdale at 1.23pm.
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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