Cow Bridge car park, Brothers Water
Two buses call here: the 508 towards Penrith, the 509 towards Keswick.
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 Penrith Rail Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | :45 |
| 13:00 | :45 |
| 17:00 | :45 |
The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | :15 |
| 13:00 | :15 |
| 15:00 | :50 |
Saturday
The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | :45 |
| 13:00 | :45 |
| 17:00 | :45 |
The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | :15 |
| 13:00 | :15 |
| 15:00 | :50 |
Sunday
The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | :45 |
| 13:00 | :45 |
| 17:00 | :45 |
The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station
| Hour | Minutes past |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | :15 |
| 13:00 | :15 |
| 15:00 | :50 |
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 Hartsop Fells and Hart Crag (walked; the start is 30 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Gale Crag, about 1 h 10
- Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag), about 1 h 40
- Hart Crag, about 2 h 50
- Dove Crag, about 3 h 10
- Little Hart Crag (West Top), about 3 h 50
- High Hartsop Dodd, about 4 h 10
The whole walk takes about 5 h at a steady pace.
From the start of Middle Dodd Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd (walked; the start is 80 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Middle Dodd, about 2 h 20
- Little Hart Crag (West Top), about 3 h 10
- High Hartsop Dodd, about 3 h 30
The whole walk takes about 4 h 30 at a steady pace.
From the start of Finishing of the Far Eastern Fells (walked; the start is 230 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:
- Rest Dodd, about 2 h 10
- The Nab, about 2 h 50
- Brock Crags (Wainwright), about 4 h 10
- Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top), about 5 h
- Beda Fell (Beda Head), about 6 h
- Place Fell, about 8 h
The whole walk takes about 8 h 50 at a steady pace.
Verdicts on these tops
Verdicts for 27 October, lowest fell first:
- Beda Fell (Beda Head) 509 m Decent
- High Hartsop Dodd 519 m Decent
- Brock Crags (Wainwright) 561 m Save it
- Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top) 566 m Save it
- The Nab 576 m Save it
- Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag) 586 m Save it
- Little Hart Crag (West Top) 637 m Save it
- Middle Dodd 654 m Save it
- and 4 more, higher: every scored fell on the conditions page
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)
Walk to another stop
Routes that start within 400 m of this stop and end within 400 m of another stop on a bus that also calls here, both as the crow flies.
- Finishing of the Far Eastern Fells ends near Patterdale Hotel, on the 508 and 509.
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.
- Cow Bridge, Hartsop 50 m from this stop
- Cow Bridge (layby) 90 m from this stop
Stop 090074551572. 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 & 509). Scheduled times only.