Headquarters Gargrave Website www.dalesbus.org | Service type Bus services | |
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Destinations Leeds, York, Bradford, Dewsbury & Yorkshire Dales Operator (see Participating operators) | ||
DalesBus is a registered brand of a network of weekend bus services operated by the Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company which is a subsidiary of the Yorkshire Dales Society. Many are seasonal but some run all year round. Most are operated by low floor easy access vehicles. The services are provided by a number of operators linking major centres of population with the Yorkshire Dales to allow for walking or enjoyment without the need for a car. Each weekend there are a selection of connecting walks run by the Dalesbus Ramblers.
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The service is funded by West Yorkshire Metro, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Sustainable Development Fund, DITA and the National Trust. Support is also offered with funding from the Friends of DalesBus, Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line, the Yorkshire Dales Society, Forest of Bowland AONB, The Thompson Trust,Boston Spa Parish Council and Bettys /Taylors of Harrogate. These popular services carry increasing numbers of passengers, over 50,000 per year. In 2015 North Yorkshire County Council withdraw English National Concessionary Travel Scheme payments for some of these services regarding them as only for "tourist" use and outside statutory provision.
Participating operators
Below is a list of operators who participate in providing the DalesBus routes.
DalesBus Ramblers
Dalesbus Ramblers organise a varied programme of free guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales. All the walks are accessible by bus or train, and are open to the general public.
In popular culture
In August 2016, route 830 operated by Arriva North East from Richmond to Ingleton, was the subject of an episode of television series BBC Four Goes Slow entitled The Country Bus with a series record average audience of 800,000.