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Timetables, stops and where the buses are now, for walkers

Aira Force

Two buses call here: the UB1 towards The Hause, the 508 towards Penrith. The stop over the road is the other Aira Force stop here.

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, so check the date before you plan a day around it.
Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last bus, every day18:02 towards Penrith Rail Station and 17:15 towards The Hause and 15:15 towards Castle EntranceSigned off against the operator’s timetable by Lee on 7 September 2026 · every day type

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 UB1 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:02
14:00:02
18:00:02

Saturday

The UB1 Towards The Hause

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:15
11:00:15
14:00:15
16:00:15
17:00:15

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:02
14:00:02
18:00:02

Sunday

The UB1 Towards The Hause

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:15
11:00:15
14:00:15
16:00:15
17:00:15

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:02
14:00:02
18:00:02

Listed dates only

The UB1 Towards The Hause

Scheduled departures, listed dates only: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:15
11:00:15
14:00:15
16:00:15
17:00:15

Last bus of the day

  • Monday to Friday: 18:02 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Monday to Friday: 17:15 towards The Hause (the UB1)
  • Monday to Friday: 15:15 towards Castle Entrance (the UB2)
  • Saturday: 18:02 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Saturday: 17:15 towards The Hause (the UB1)
  • Saturday: 15:15 towards Castle Entrance (the UB2)
  • Sunday: 18:02 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Sunday: 17:15 towards The Hause (the UB1)
  • Sunday: 15:15 towards Castle Entrance (the UB2)

Checked by Lee on 7 September 2026 against the operator's published timetable, per direction. Any service, not only the UB1. TOWNS from UB1/UB2 board headsigns at matching times (17:15 Martindale, 15:15 Lowther).

Alight here for

Fells whose nearest stop this is, from our own measurement of every fell against every stop we hold; the distance is to the fell’s start as the crow flies, so the walk is longer.

Stop 090074441301. 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 (the UB1 & 508). Scheduled times only.