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The postponed 2020 Keswick and Coniston walks will be taking place on the 18th September 2021.

Event Registration has now re-opened for co-ordinators to add new teams and additional walkers to teams. Individual walkers can pay their non transferrable registration fee (fees paid in 2020 will roll over) -  Note :- Coordinators can remove walkers or swap walkers up to your current registered team size. If you are currently in a team but your coordinator can no longer administer the team, please contact us at registration@keswick2barrow.co.uk Please see our updated FAQs for more infomation

Revised timings for September 2021. As daylight hours will be shorter than in May, we'll be making some changes to timings to reduce the risk of walking on dark roads. As such, the Kewick walk will be starting at 06:00 with the Coniston walk starting at 07:00 and the following cut-off times will be in place: Coniston 13:00, Lowick 16:00, Rakes 18:00, Marton 19:00, Dalton 20:00

The Walk Day In Case of Emergency (ICE) phone number has changed. It is now 0777 888 4020. The new number will be printed on lanyards and route cards.

Happy buses

Happy Buses to Keswick & Coniston

We charge an entry processing fee for every walk participant which must be paid on-line via your dashboard. If you opt to take it 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.

Please Note:- We do NOT provide a return, post walk,  Bus Service so please plan on how you will get back to where you are staying

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

We will NOT be offering a K2B Runners Bus in 2021
 

Pickup locations

The Provisional  September 2021 Pickup times for walkers are shown below.

Please do not be late - The bus will not wait and if there is a spare seat take it - Don't assume another bus will come.

Location K2B Walkers C2B Walkers Map
The Ferry, Promenade, Walney 04:30 06:30  
Travel Lodge, Walney Road, Barrow 04:30 06:25  
Askam Railway Station 04:25 06:30  
Ramsden Square, Abbey Road, Barrow 04:30 06:30  
White House (Furness Park), Abbey Road, Barrow 04:30 06:30  
The Strawberry, Abbey Road, Barrow 04:30 06:30  
Dowdales School, Dalton 04:25 06:25  
Tudor Square, Dalton 04:30 06:30  
Cross-a-Moor, Pennington 04:30 (Subject to Demand) 06:30 (Subject to Demand)  
Tank Square, Ulverston 04:30 06:30  
Market Square, Millom 04:30 06:20  
Premier Inn, Barrow 04:30 06:25  
Anchor Bus Stop, Lindal-in-Furness 04:30 06:30  
Greenodd bus stop 04:39 (Subject to Demand) 06:45 (Subject to Demand) K2B Map     C2B Map
Haverthwaite bus stop 04:42 (Subject to Demand) 06:40 (Subject to Demand)  
Backbarrow bus stop 04:45 (Subject to Demand) 06:38 (Subject to Demand)  
Newby Bridge bus stop 04:48 06:35  
High Cross Inn, Broughton 04:40 06:30  
Ulpha junction, Duddon Bridge Dependent on Demand Dependent on Demand  
Royal Oak, Lindale 04:20 06:30 Map
Brettargh Holt bus stop 04:30 06:20 K2B Map     C2B Map
St John's Hospice, Slyne, Lancaster 04:30 06:00  
Carnforth - Carnforth High School 04:10 06:10 Map
Kendal Bus Station 05:10 06:10 Map
K2B Only - Windermere ( Bus Stop outside Mountain Goat Office) 05:25 NO BUS  
K2B Only  - Ambleside ( White Platt Recreation Grounds ) 05:38 NO BUS  
K2B Only - Grasmere ( Bus Stop opposite White Swan) 05:49 NO BUS  
K2B Only  - Keswick Bus Station 06:00 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