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Visiting Embsay

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door 22A, 2 jun 2025.

  1. 22A

    22A Well-Known Member

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    Having checked the directions on their website, looking for advice please.
    To reach the Embsay & Bolton Abbey steam railway, which bus is more convenient please; Skipton - Embsay or Ilkley - Bolton Abbey?
    Thanks in advance.
     
    22A, 2 jun 2025
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  2. Buckeye

    Buckeye New Member

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    From previous experience I'd go to Skipton as its closer to Embsay and Embsay is the centre of their operations. Bus stops at the end of the station approach. At a pinch and in my youth have walked it from Skipton.
     
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    I agree with Buckeye regarding Skipton. The bus timetable is below. 10 minute bus ride, but to walk it would take all day for me nowadays!

    https://northyorkstravel.info/search-results/?s=embsay&f=all

    The North Yorkshire Council website also has the Ilkley bus timetable.
     
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    jsm8b Part of the furniture

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    A recent discovery while doing some research into replicating a now impossible rail journey using buses was 'bustimes.org'
    Owned and operated by Bus Times Ltd, it appears to cover the entire country (data sources are listed, although I doubt absolutely everything) but lists bus routes, times etc for a searched location. And impressively the map feature tracks the location of buses, presumably where operators have them transponder fitted. Well worth a look.
     
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    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    I would agree it is a very useful website.
     
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