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

road end, Brothers Water

Two buses call here: the 508 towards Penrith, the 509 towards Keswick. The stop over the road is the other road end, Brothers Water stop here.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last bus, every day17:44 towards Penrith Rail Station and 15:50 towards Keswick Bus StationSigned 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 508 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
09:00:44
13:00:44
17:00:44

The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:15
13:00:15
15:00:50

Saturday

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:44
13:00:44
17:00:44

The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:15
13:00:15
15:00:50

Sunday

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:44
13:00:44
17:00:44

The 509 Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
10:00:15
13:00:15
15:00:50

Last bus of the day

  • Monday to Friday: 17:44 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Monday to Friday: 15:50 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 509)
  • Saturday: 17:44 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Saturday: 15:50 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 509)
  • Sunday: 17:44 towards Penrith Rail Station (the 508)
  • Sunday: 15:50 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 509)

Checked by Lee on 7 September 2026 against the operator's published timetable, per direction. Any service, not only the 508. Checked vs bustimes.org scheduled boards: Tue 2026-09-08, Sat 2026-09-12, Sun 2026-09-13.

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 090074554649. 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.