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Castle Inn

The 554 calls here towards Keswick Bus Station. For Wigton Throstles, use the stop over the road.

Castle Inn has more than one stop, within 100 m of each other. This is Stop 3: the 554. Stop 4 is the 554. Stop 5 is the X4 and X5S. Stop 6 is the X4 and X5S. These are the stops that services on this site call at, as the national stop register lists them; it may hold others here. A service can also be moved to another stop on the day, so read the flag before you wait.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last busNot shown until checked against the operator’s boardsThe 554 route page: where it is now, when it runs

The pin is the stop's recorded position; which side of the road it serves is not in the data, so check the flag. Where the 554 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:03
11:00:33
15:00:03
17:00:33

Friday

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:03
11:00:33
15:00:03
17:00:33

Saturday

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:48
12:00:03
15:00:33
17:00:33
20:00:03

Sunday

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:48
12:00:03
15:00:33
17:00:33

Listed dates only

Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, listed dates only: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:15:15

A day from this stop

If you drive to the bus

The car parks we hold within 400 m of this stop, as the crow flies, nearest first. How long you may leave a car, and what it costs, is on the sign and on each one’s card on the parking map; we do not say it here.

Shelter and facilities

Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (2)

Mapped as nearby on OpenStreetMap, as of 13 September 2026, within 250 m of this stop (information boards within 150 m; benches and shelter within 50 m):

Also mapped within reach: a bench.

Distances are straight lines from this stop, not walking routes. Opening hours are as mapped and change; none of this is checked daily.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab), ODbL.

Stop 090002050572. 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. Scheduled times only.