Bus fares are currently capped at £3 for buses in England including the 508 to Ullswater, so you will pay no more than £3 for any single journey. For exploring more there are great deals including the Ullswater and Penrith DayRider ticket. Your ticket allows you to 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.
This community and business led service has been a great success and will be running again from Easter including a direct link from Keswick to Aira Force, Glenridding and Patterdale, more details can be found here Ullswater Bus.
Running every day of the week and operated by Stagecoach, this is the main connection from Penrith bus or rail station to the Ullswater valley. Buses stop at Yanwath, Pooley Bridge, Aira Force,Glencoyne Bay, Glenridding and Patterdale.
More details from Stagecoach
Timetables, routes and fares at ullswater-steamers.co.uk
Ullswater is a paradise for walking whether you are hiking up Helvellyn or enjoying a relaxing lakeside stroll. Check our our Miles without Stiles routes for two great accessible walks from Pooley Bridge and one at Brothers Water.
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
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!
