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Howe Lane end, Rosthwaite

Two buses call here: the 78 towards Keswick, the 77 towards Keswick. The stop over the road is the other Howe Lane end, Rosthwaite stop here.

The 77 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, so check the date before you plan a day around it.
Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last busNot shown until checked against the operator’s boardsThe 78 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 78 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

The 78 Towards Keswick

HourMinutes past
08:00:44
09:00:44
10:00:14:44
11:00:14:44
12:00:14:44
13:00:24:54
14:00:24
15:00:04:34
16:00:14:44
17:00:24:54
19:00:04
20:00:04

Saturday

The 78 Towards Keswick

HourMinutes past
08:00:44
09:00:44
10:00:14:44
11:00:14:44
12:00:14:44
13:00:24:54
14:00:24
15:00:04:34
16:00:14:44
17:00:24:54
19:00:04
20:00:04

The 77 Towards Keswick Bus Stn 3

HourMinutes past
08:00:57
10:00:55
12:00:55
14:00:45
16:00:45
18:00:45

Sunday

The 78 Towards Keswick

HourMinutes past
08:00:44
09:00:44
10:00:14:44
11:00:14:44
12:00:14:44
13:00:24:54
14:00:24
15:00:04:34
16:00:14:44
17:00:24:54
19:00:04
20:00:04

The 77 Towards Keswick Bus Stn 3

HourMinutes past
08:00:57
10:00:55
12:00:55
14:00:45
16:00:45
18:00:45

A day from this stop

Time to the tops

Each route we hold that starts within 400 m of this stop, as the crow flies, nearest first: the time from its start to each top at a steady pace, as the route page gives it, to the nearest 10 minutes. The walk to the start, stops and the weather all add to it.

From the start of The Borrowdale Fells (Rosthwaite Fell round) (planned, not walked yet; the start is 320 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:

The whole walk takes about 5 h 20 at a steady pace.

From the start of Castle Crag from Rosthwaite (walked; the start is 340 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:

The whole walk takes about 2 h 10 at a steady pace.

From the start of Castle Crag, Brund Fell & Great Crag (walked; the start is 350 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:

The whole walk takes about 5 h 40 at a steady pace.

Verdicts on these tops

Verdicts for 27 October, lowest fell first:

The site’s scorer reading the weather on each top, in four words from Cracking to Save it, not whether a walk suits you · all 214 ranked · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

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.

Stop 090002111583. 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 26 September 2026 (the 78 & 77). Scheduled times only.