A new Lake District bus service is set to launch next month.
The 517 service will run from Ambleside to Little Langdale every Saturday and Sunday during July and August and on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25.
There are eight buses each way with the first leaving Ambleside at 9.50am and the last returning from the Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale, at 5.15pm.
Funded by Westmorland & Furness council, the new service has a journey time of 20 minutes and costs only £3 for a single ticket.
Stagecoach Explorer tickets are also valid allowing you to travel on any Stagecoach bus in Cumbria to connect to the new service at Ambleside.
Tom Waterhouse, managing director of Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, said: “Little Langdale is one of the most unspoilt valleys in the Lake District and we want it to stay that way.
“Our new 517 service allows people to access the valley easily without a car. There is only one road through Little Langdale with limited parking. Travelling by bus is the sensible and sustainable way to travel, particularly as we head towards the peak summer season.
“We’re grateful to Westmorland & Furness Council for supporting this service under its Bus Service Improvement Plan. We hope that it will be successful and become a regular feature of our summer timetable.”
