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The Britannia Inn, Elterwater

The 516 calls here towards Ambleside bus interchange. For Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, use the stop over the road.

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

Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:09
08:00:19:59
10:00:14
11:00:24
12:00:24
13:00:24
14:00:24
15:00:24
16:00:24
17:00:24
18:00:24
20:00:24

Friday, as well as the Monday to Friday times

Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
19:00:24
21:00:24
22:00:44

Saturday

Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:09
08:00:19:59
10:00:14
11:00:24
12:00:24
13:00:24
14:00:24
15:00:24
16:00:24
17:00:24
18:00:24
19:00:24
20:00:24
21:00:24
22:00:44

Sunday

Towards Ambleside bus interchange, Kendal Blackhall Road

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:09
08:00:19:59
10:00:14
11:00:24
12:00:24
13:00:24
14:00:24
15:00:24
16:00:24
17:00:24
18:00:24
20:00:24

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

Last 516: towards Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel 19:52 Mon to Thu and Sun, 22:12 Sat from the stop over the road (timetable to 1 November 2026).

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.

Elterwater & Skelwith Force (planned, not walked yet; the start is 40 m from this stop, as the crow flies)

The whole walk takes about 2 h 20 at a steady pace.

From the start of Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater (planned, not walked yet; the start is 50 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:

The whole walk takes about 4 h 10 at a steady pace.

From the start of Loughrigg Tarn & Loughrigg Fell (planned, not walked yet; the start is 70 m from this stop, as the crow flies), at a steady pace:

The whole walk takes about 3 h 30 at a steady pace.

Elterwater riverside loop (planned, not walked yet; the start is 70 m from this stop, as the crow flies)

The whole walk takes about 1 h 20 at a steady pace.

Verdicts on these tops

Verdicts for 27 October, lowest fell first:

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.

Shelter and facilities

The stop itself is mapped as having 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):

Also mapped within reach: a bench, 2 information boards, 2 shelters.

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 090079413287. 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. Scheduled times only.