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The UB1 bus

Towards The Hause one way and Aira Force the other: 43 stops, run by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire. Every stop has its own page with the times from it and the last bus home.

The UB1 is seasonal. It runs Saturdays and Sundays from 5 September 2026 to 1 November 2026; and on 15 listed dates, 7 September 2026 to 25 September 2026. Outside those dates it does not run.

When it runs

First and last departure from the start of each direction, by day type. The stop pages carry every time.

Towards The Hause

DayFirstLast
Saturday09:025 journeys17:15
Sunday09:025 journeys17:15
Listed dates only09:025 journeys17:15

From Basecamp Noth Lakes Farm Shop, 23 stops.

Towards Aira Force

DayFirstLast
Saturday10:105 journeys18:10
Sunday10:105 journeys18:10
Listed dates only10:105 journeys18:10

Most journeys run through to Aira Force; some end at Basecamp Nth Lakes. From Cattle Grid, Ullswater, 23 stops.

Stops for walkers

The stops our walking pages name, in route order, with what starts there. Every stop on the route has a page; the full order is below.

Towards The Hause

  • Brook House Farmalight for Great Mell Fell and 1 more
  • Aira Forcealight for Brown Hills, Common Fell, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Swineside Knott, Great Meldrum and 17 more
  • Cattle Grid, Ullswateralight for Birk Fell (Bleaberry Knott - Birk Fell), Bonscale Pike, Brownthwaite Crag, Loadpot Hill, Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa - Steel Knotts) and 21 more
All 23 stops towards The Hause, in order
  1. Basecamp Noth Lakes Farm Shop
  2. Troutbeck Hotel
  3. Rookin House
  4. Brook House Farm
  5. The Royal Hotel
  6. Aira Force
  7. Dobbin Wood Lodge, Ullswater
  8. Gowbarrow Cottages, Ullswater
  9. Leeming House Hotel, Ullswater
  10. Ullswater Holiday Park
  11. The Quiet Site
  12. Turn for Wreay Mansions
  13. Brackenrigg Inn
  14. Another Place, Pooley Bridge
  15. Caravan Park, Pooley Bridge
  16. Ullswater Steamer Pier, Pooley Bridge
  17. Ullswater Guest House, Pooley Bridge
  18. Turn for Hillcroft Park, Pooley Bridge
  19. Park Foot Holiday Park, Pooley Bridge
  20. Waterside Farm Holiday Park, Pooley Bridge
  21. Ullswater Yacht Club, Pooley Bridge
  22. Pier, Ullswater
  23. Cattle Grid, Ullswater

Towards Aira Force

  • Pooley Bridge Innalight for Arthur's Pike, Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill), Four Stones Hill, Heughscar Hill and 6 more
  • The Royal Hotelalight for Birkett Fell, Bracken How, Clough Head, Hart Side, High Brow and 14 more
All 23 stops towards Aira Force, in order
  1. Cattle Grid, Ullswater
  2. Pier, Ullswater
  3. Ullswater Yacht Club, Pooley Bridge
  4. Waterside Farm Camp Site, Pooley Bridge
  5. Park Foot Holiday Park, Pooley Bridge
  6. Turn for Hilcroft Park, Pooley Bridge
  7. Pooley Bridge Inn
  8. Ullswater Steamer Pier, Pooley Bridge
  9. Caravan Park, Pooley Bridge
  10. Another Place, Pooley Bridge
  11. Brackenrigg Inn
  12. Turn for Wreay Mansions
  13. The Quiet Site
  14. Ullswater Holiday Park
  15. Leeming House Hotel, Ullswater
  16. Gowbarrow Cottages, Ullswater
  17. Dobbin Wood Lodge, Ullswater
  18. Aira Force
  19. The Royal Hotel
  20. Brook House Farm
  21. Rookin House
  22. Troutbeck Inn
  23. Basecamp Noth Lakes Farm Shop

Change here for

Services that share a stop with the UB1, and the fells whose nearest stop is on them. From the same stop data, not a timetable: check the connection before you rely on it.

ServiceShared stopsAlight for
UB222 e.g. Aira ForceBrown Hills, Common Fell, Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), Swineside Knott, Great Meldrum, Green Hill - Gowbarrow Park and 7 more
50814 e.g. Aira ForceArthur's Pike, Heughscar Hill, Four Stones Hill, Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill), Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam and 41 more
5097 e.g. Brook House FarmAngletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), Beda Fell (Beda Head), Brock Crags (Wainwright), Place Fell, Rest Dodd, The Nab and 38 more
X41 e.g. Troutbeck Innno fell we hold has its nearest stop on it

Where the UB1 buses are now

    Positions are the operator's own reports to the national feed, read once a minute; each shows how old it is and leaves the map after ten minutes. A position is not a promise of arrival. Buses have reported on 1 of the last 7 days.

    Dates this timetable does not run as shown

    • 10 extra listed-date journeys run on:
      7 September 20268 September 20269 September 202610 September 202611 September 202614 September 202615 September 202616 September 202617 September 202618 September 202621 September 202622 September 202623 September 202624 September 202625 September 2026

    Source: Department for Transport, Bus Open Data Service (GTFS), Open Government Licence v3.0; timetable published 5 September 2026, valid to 31 July 2027, pulled 12 September 2026; version 20260905_024839. This page is generated from that file; it does not know about roadworks or diversions.