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Hayes Garden Centre, Ambleside

3 buses call here: the 555 towards Keswick, the 505 towards Coniston The Crown, the 516 towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. The stop over the road is the other Hayes Garden Centre, Ambleside stop here.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last bus, Mon to Fri22:43 555 towards Grasmere The Swan HotelSigned off against the operator’s timetable by Lee on 7 September 2026; that timetable runs to 1 November 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 555 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

HourMinutes past
06:00:13
07:00:18
08:00:18:48
09:00:15:45
10:00:15:45
11:00:15
12:00:15
13:00:15:45
14:00:15:45
15:00:15
16:00:15
17:00:15:52
18:00:22
19:00:29
20:00:29
21:00:43
22:00:43

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

HourMinutes past
09:00:47

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

HourMinutes past
09:00:21

Saturday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

HourMinutes past
06:00:13
07:00:18
08:00:18:48
09:00:15:45
10:00:15:45
11:00:15:45
12:00:15:45
13:00:15:45
14:00:15:45
15:00:15:45
16:00:15:45
17:00:15:52
18:00:22
19:00:29
20:00:29
21:00:43
22:00:43

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

HourMinutes past
09:00:47

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

HourMinutes past
09:00:21

Sunday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

HourMinutes past
08:00:18
09:00:15:45
10:00:15
11:00:15:45
12:00:15
13:00:15
14:00:15:45
15:00:15
16:00:15:45
17:00:15
18:00:15
19:00:09

The 505 Towards Coniston The Crown

HourMinutes past
09:00:47

The 516 Towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

HourMinutes past
09:00:21

Last bus of the day

  • Monday to Friday: 22:43 towards Grasmere The Swan Hotel (the 555)
  • Monday to Friday: 20:29 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 555)
  • Monday to Friday: 17:52 towards Ambleside bus interchange (the 555)
  • Saturday: 22:43 towards Grasmere The Swan Hotel (the 555)
  • Saturday: 20:29 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 555)
  • Saturday: 17:52 towards Ambleside bus interchange (the 555)
  • Sunday: 19:09 towards Grasmere The Swan Hotel (the 555)
  • Sunday: 18:15 towards Keswick Bus Station (the 555)

Checked by Lee on 7 September 2026 against Stagecoach's Lakes by Bus Summer 2026 timetable PDF, per direction. Every service signed off from this stop.

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.

Shelter and facilities

The stop itself is mapped as having a shelter and lighting (OpenStreetMap, as of 13 September 2026).

Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (9)

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):

🚺 Public toilets (~37 m straight line)☕ Four Seasons Terrace Café (Mo-Sa 09:00-16:30; Su 10:00-16:00)☕ The Gardeners Retreat Restaurant☕ Bloom & Bites☕ The Sourdough Pizza Co (food)☕ The China Cottage (food)🏪 Spar Express

Also mapped within reach: a shelter.

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, ODbL.

Stop 090079411874. 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 11 September 2026 (the 555, 505 & 516). Scheduled times only.