A Guide to your Bus Ride Stagecoach Service 555

In recognition of the superb landscapes encountered on the central section of the 555 bus service, we take pleasure in presenting this montage of the journey covering the three scenic
stages through the Lake District between Windermere and Keswick, a distance of 30km/19 miles.

It will serve to introduce you to the many and varied qualtities that make up this uniquely beautiful district.

Your Scenic Guide to Services 77 & 77A

A scenic celebration of Lakeland from the outdoor capital of Cumbria.

From mid-April to the end of October the distinctive little green and yellow Stagecoach buses alternate between the anti-clockwise service 77 and clockwise service 77A, making eight round trips per day (four in each direction). A wonderfully scenic fell circuit from Keswick, the little bus crosses over the Whinlatter and Honister Passes, discovering the dramatic settings of Crummock Water, Buttermere and Derwentwater.

The leaflet reveals landscape highlights of a stunningly beautiful 16-mile journey, pictures appear sequentially, in harmony with the 77 service.

Your Scenic Guide to Services X4 & X5

A scenic symphony - The Cumbrian Connexion service forms the swiftest connection from a main line rail station to the heart of the Lakes. It is a wonderful travel experience that deserves to be far better known and appreciated.

The X4 and X5 are inter-related services, running the full east/west span between Penrith and Workington hourly throughout the day. The services part company either side of Bassenthwaite Lake, the X4 taking the northern shore turning at the Castle Inn, whilst the X5 speeds on along its southern shore via Braithwaite - this service runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Your Scenic Guide to Service AD122

Carlisle, the ‘Great Border City’, is pivotal to two romantic border lines, north, beyond the Solway Firth, lies Scotland, whilst to the east runs the famous Roman military march of Hadrian’s Wall.

Visitors are rightly aware of the historic importance of the Roman Wall, after all it is a World Heritage Site, and by taking the Hadrian’s Wall Bus they can relish for themselves the great
monument in the richness of its landscape setting. Were Hadrian here today, there is little doubt that he too would undertake this remarkable journey to take pride in his inspired frontier Wall

Your Scenic Guide to Services 108 & 517

These two journeys conjure up all the magic and romance of the English Lake District within a combined distance of 30 miles: a glorious crescendo of fells and lakes.

This leaflet serves as the perfect introduction to both buses, though it is only possible to make the through-journey connection in high summer. Nonetheless, it offers a vivid visual impression of two stunningly beautiful travel experiences. Captioned images are set in
sequence from Penrith and Bowness.

Your Scenic Guide to Service 505

The Coniston Rambler, service 505, plies the glorious tree-lined route from the beginning of April to the end of October. This leaflet reveals landscape highlights of its beautiful 15-mile journey, a ride of heightening scenic pleasure.

By gentle twists and turns the coach weaves along the wooded shores of England’s longest lake, turning west at Ambleside to round the head of Windermere. Now on a southerly course bound for Hawkshead, nestling in a beautiful vale close to shy Esthwaite Water.

The ride crosses the wooded ridge between Grizedale Forest and Tarn Hows to view the head of Coniston Water, with the grand Old Man of Coniston, a stirring finale.