WELCOME
Volunteer run community bus services
in the Western Dales and Southeast Cumbria
Latest News
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New Timetables S6 is no longer running for the foreseeable future. S1W has slighly amended times. Click here to view new timetables
WDB Chair of Trustees WDB is pleased to announce it now has a new Chair of Trustees. £3 single fare cap Our fare cap has risen to £3 continuing to the end of December 2025.
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What we do
We run two 16-seat minibuses on timetabled bus services in the western Yorkshire Dales linking Kendal, Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Penrith, Dent and Hawes.
The buses have been purchased with grants from the Big Lottery Fund and the Garfield Weston Foundation, as well as from The Yorkshire Dales National Park Millennium Fund and the Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line.
Concessionary bus passes are accepted on all routes. Many buses connect with trains on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle railway line at Dent Station and Kirkby Stephen. This provides access to and from Dent, Sedbergh, the Howgills, Kendal and Kirkby Stephen and gives local residents and visitors the opportunity to visit Kendal, Carlisle, Appleby, Settle, Skipton, Leeds and more.
Why not come and enjoy a walk in our stunning landscape, lots of footpaths from gentle to strenuous? Alternatively, explore our distinctive villages and market towns such as Dent, Sedbergh and Kirkby Stephen.
See our TIMETABLES page for details.
We also offer a Private Hire service for registered charities and community groups.
We are a community venture run almost entirely by volunteers and as such rely on charitable funding as well as fares to meet our expenses. If you can possible help financially please visit our donations page.
Mission statement ....
to provide a safe, reliable and courteous local bus run by volunteers, serving those rural and urban communities centred on Sedbergh and not served by the commercial bus companies.
