Aira Force, Matterdale
Two buses call here: the 508 towards Windermere, the UB1 towards Basecamp Nth Lakes. The stop over the road is the other Aira Force stop here.
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 508 buses are now is on the route page.
Monday to Friday
The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | :34 |
| 15:00 | :34 |
| 19:00 | :34 |
Saturday
The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | :34 |
| 15:00 | :34 |
| 19:00 | :34 |
The UB1 Towards Basecamp Nth Lakes
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 18:00 | :07 |
| 19:00 | :07 |
Sunday
The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | :34 |
| 15:00 | :34 |
| 19:00 | :34 |
The UB1 Towards Basecamp Nth Lakes
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 18:00 | :07 |
| 19:00 | :07 |
A day from this stop
Last bus: towards The Hause 17:15 (the UB1) from the stop over the road; towards Penrith 18:02 (the 508) from the stop over the road; towards Castle Entrance 15:15 (the UB2) from the stop over the road (timetable to 1 November 2026). Sunset today: .
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 Swineside Knott & Gowbarrow (planned, not walked yet; the start is 90 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Brown Hills, about 1 h 50
- Swineside Knott, about 2 h
- Common Fell, about 2 h 10
- Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), about 3 h 50
The whole walk takes about 5 h at a steady pace.
From the start of Aira Force & Gowbarrow Fell (walked; the start is 130 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), about 1 h 30
The whole walk takes about 2 h 40 at a steady pace.
From the start of Birketts by Gowbarrow (walked; the start is 210 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Green Hill - Gowbarrow Park, about 1 h
- Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit), about 1 h 30
- Great Meldrum, about 1 h 50
- Little Meldrum, about 2 h 10
- Watermillock Fell (Little Mell Fell South Top), about 2 h 20
The whole walk takes about 4 h 30 at a steady pace.
Verdicts on these tops
Verdicts for 27 October, lowest fell first:
- Gowbarrow Fell (Wainwright summit) 481 m Decent
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 (opens in new tab)
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.
- Aira Force (NT) 160 m from this stop
Shelter and facilities
Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (3)
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: an information board.
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 090074441302. 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 508 & UB1). Scheduled times only.