In July and August 2022 your group can buy a Penrith and Ullswater DayRider ticket for just £17 (normally £24). Your ticket lets up to 5 people travel all day on the bus through the Ullswater valley, from Penrith to Pooley Bridge down to Glenridding and Patterdale and a stop at the stunning Aira Force waterfalls. You can buy your ticket on the bus with contactless payment available.
Day tickets for just one person are also available, with the explorer ticket giving you travel through the whole of Cumbria.
| Penrith Rail Station | Pooley Bridge | Aira Force | Glenridding | Patterdale | Windermere Rail Station | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:45 | 07:09 | 07:23 | 07:30 | 07:35 | - | Mon-Fri |
| 09:20 | 09:50 | 10:04 | 10:11 | 10:16 | 11:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:04 | 11:11 | 11:16 | - | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:04 | 12:11 | 12:16 | 13:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:04 | 13:11 | 13:16 | - | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:04 | 14:11 | 14:16 | 15:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 14:20 | 14:50 | 15:04 | 15:11 | 15:16 | - | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:04 | 16:11 | 16:16 | 17:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 16:20 | 16:50 | 17:04 | 17:11 | 17:16 | - | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:04 | 18:11 | 18:16 | 19:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 19:20 | 19:50 | 20:04 | 20:11 | 20:16 | 21:10 | Mon-Sun |
| Windermere Rail Station | Patterdale | Glenridding | Aira Force | Pooley Bridge | Penrith Rail Station | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 07:35 | 07:40 | 07:47 | 08:01 | 08:24 | Mon-Fri |
| 09:25 | 10:20 | 10:25 | 10:32 | 10:46 | 11:09 | Mon-Sun |
| - | 11:20 | 11:25 | 11:32 | 11:46 | 12:09 | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 11:25 | 12:20 | 12:25 | 12:32 | 12:46 | 13:09 | Mon-Sun |
| - | 13:20 | 13:25 | 13:32 | 13:46 | 14:09 | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 13:25 | 14:20 | 14:25 | 14:32 | 14:36 | 15:09 | Mon-Sun |
| - | 15:20 | 15:25 | 15:32 | 15:36 | 16:09 | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 15:25 | 16:20 | 16:25 | 16:32 | 16:36 | 17:09 | Mon-Sun |
| - | 17:20 | 17:25 | 17:32 | 17:36 | 18:09 | Sat, Sun, BH |
| 17:25 | 18:20 | 18:25 | 18:32 | 18:36 | 19:09 | Mon-Sun |
| 19:25 | 20:20 | 20:25 | 20:32 | 20:36 | 21:09 | Mon-Sun |
Take a cruise on the Ullswater Steamer, and combine it with bus travel anywhere in Cumbria for the day, for just £17.50 per adult. You can buy your ticket on the bus, A great way to get to the Ullswater Valley, and combine a cruise on the lake with a walk and some sightseeing, with an easy way back to your starting point.
Stagecoachbus.com for timetables
Download summer 2022 bus routes and timetables pdf
You can park in Penrith and get the 508 bus into the Ullswater Valley, some buses will be open top to really soak the views of the lake and fells. If you park at Lowther, you can hire a bike and take the off-road bridleways into Ullswater. There's also bike hire at Glenridding at the southern end of the lake, so catch the bus down and then explore!
