Happy Buses to Keswick & Coniston
We charge an entry processing fee for every walk participant which must be paid on-line via your dashboard. This includes a free Happy Bus seat from the Barrow and South Cumbria area to the start of the K2B or C2B Walk. You can also review and update your pick-up point from your dashboard (www.keswick2barrow.co.uk/dashboard)
Buses start from various points, picking up at locations along the route as listed below. Please be aware that all buses do not stop at each location (most only pickup at 2 / 3 locations). You must get on the bus at the location specified on your bus ticket.
Bus Tickets
Apart from the K2B Runners Bus, all Bus tickets are a Personalised e-Bus Ticket which will be emailed to the email address you are registered with on the Thursday Evening before the walk.
K2B Runners Bus tickets need to be collected from the Hawcoat Park Registration session.
Pickup locations
The Provisional (still to be confirmed with Travellers Choice )2019 Pickup times for walkers are shown below.
Please do not be late.
K2B Runners Bus
We will be offering a K2B Runners Bus in 2019 :- Starting from Walney and collecting only at The Strawberry - Barrow, Tudor Square - Dalton, Tank Square - Ulverston and Haverthwaite Bus Stop.
Tickets (with confirmed pickup time ) for the KB Runners Bus need to be collected from the Friday Registration Session at Hawcoat Park.
| Location | K2B Walkers | C2B Walkers | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ferry, Promenade, Walney | 03:45 | 08:00 | |
| Travel Lodge, Walney Road, Barrow | 03:45 | 08:13 | |
| Askam Railway Station | 03:40 | 08:03 | |
| Ramsden Square, Abbey Road, Barrow | 03:45 | 08:08 | |
| White House (Furness Park), Abbey Road, Barrow | 03:45 | 08:00 | |
| The Strawberry, Abbey Road, Barrow | 03:45 | 08:00 | |
| Tudor Square, Dalton | 03:45 | 08:00 | |
| Tank Square, Ulverston | 03:45 | 08:00 | |
| Market Square, Millom | 03:45 | 07:30 | |
| Premier Inn, Barrow | 03:45 | 07:55 | |
| Anchor Bus Stop, Lindal-in-Furness | 03:45 (Dependent on Demand) | 08:00 (Dependent on Demand) | |
| Greenodd bus stop | 03:54 (Dependent on Demand) | 08:08 Dependent on Demand | |
| Haverthwaite bus stop | 03:58 (Dependent on Demand) | 08:03 (Dependent on Demand) | |
| Backbarrow bus stop | 04:00 (Dependent on Demand) | 08:00 Dependent on Demand | |
| Newby Bridge bus stop | 04:03 (Dependent on Demand) | 07:55 (Dependent on Demand) | |
| High Cross Inn, Broughton | 03:50 (Dependent on Demand) | 07:40 (Dependent on Demand) | |
| Ulpha junction, Duddon Bridge | Dependent on Demand | Dependent on Demand | |
| Royal Oak, Lindale | 03:50 (Dependent on Demand) | 07:45 (Dependent on Demand) | Map |
| Brettargh Holt bus stop | 04:00 (Dependent on Demand) | 07:30 (Dependent on Demand) | K2B Map C2B Map |
| St John's Hospice, Slyne, Lancaster | 04:00 | 07:00 | |
| Carnforth - Carnforth High School | 04:10 | 07:10 | Map |
| Kendal Bus Station | 04:10 | 07:20 | Map |
| K2B Only - Windermere ( Bus Stop outside Mountain Goat Office) | 04:25 (Dependent on Demand) | NO BUS | |
| K2B Only - Ambleside ( White Platt Recreation Grounds ) | 04:38 (Dependent on Demand) | NO BUS | |
| K2B Only - Grasmere ( Bus Stop opposite White Swan) | 04:49 (Dependent on Demand) | NO BUS | |
| K2B Only - Keswick Bus Station | 05:10 (Dependent on Demand) | NO BUS |
There is a strict NO DOGS rule on the Happy Buses, except for assistance dogs. The bus operators will enforce this rule.
Public Transport
For public transport options, we recommend the Traveline website, or phone 0871 200 22 33, 7.00am - 9.00pm (7.00am to 8.00pm in Cumbria) every day of the week (calls cost 10p per minute plus any charges your network provider makes). Also try the following numbers: Traveline Cumbria Helpline: 01946 598201 Apollo 8 Travel: 01539 824086