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Bowling Green, Ambleside

Two buses call here: the 516 towards Ambleside, the 505 towards Ambleside.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last busNot shown until checked against the operator’s boardsThe 516 route page: where it is now, when it runs

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 516 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

The 516 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
07:00:25
08:00:35
09:00:15
10:00:30
11:00:40
12:00:40
13:00:40
14:00:40
15:00:40
16:00:40
17:00:40
18:00:40
20:00:40

The 505 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
07:00:39
09:00:44
11:00:22
12:00:22
13:00:22
14:00:22
15:00:22
17:00:22
18:00:22
19:00:22
21:00:02

Friday, as well as the Monday to Friday times

The 516 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
19:00:40
21:00:40
23:00:00

Saturday

The 516 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
07:00:25
08:00:35
09:00:15
10:00:30
11:00:40
12:00:40
13:00:40
14:00:40
15:00:40
16:00:40
17:00:40
18:00:40
19:00:40
20:00:40
21:00:40
23:00:00

The 505 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
09:00:44
11:00:22
12:00:22
13:00:22
14:00:22
15:00:22
16:00:22
17:00:22
18:00:22
19:00:22
21:00:02

Sunday

The 516 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
07:00:25
08:00:35
09:00:15
10:00:30
11:00:40
12:00:40
13:00:40
14:00:40
15:00:40
16:00:40
17:00:40
18:00:40
20:00:40

The 505 Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

HourMinutes past
09:00:44
11:00:22
12:00:22
13:00:22
14:00:22
15:00:22
16:00:22
17:00:22
18:00:22
19:00:22
21:00:02

The operator’s timetable has a later 516 from Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel than this feed shows: 21:10 to Ambleside, Monday to Friday and Sunday (checked by Lee on 23 September 2026 against the operator’s timetable). This feed has no time for it at this stop.

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.

Ambleside over Miller Bridge (walked; the start is 390 m from this stop, as the crow flies)

The whole walk takes about 1 h 10 at a steady pace.

Ambleside to Wray Castle (walked; the start is 400 m from this stop, as the crow flies)

The whole walk takes about 2 h 10 at a steady pace.

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.

Shelter and facilities

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

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):

☕ Fresher's Café☕ Great North Pie Co

Also mapped within reach: a bench.

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 090079412188. 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 516 & 505). Scheduled times only.