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Vicarage Road, Ambleside

The 555 calls here towards Keswick Bus Station.

Next bus from hereScheduled times are below, by day
Last busNot shown until checked against the operator’s boardsThe 555 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 555 buses are now is on the route page.

Monday to Friday

Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
06:00:18
07:00:23
08:00:23:53
09:00:23:53
10:00:23:53
11:00:23
12:00:23
13:00:23:53
14:00:23:53
15:00:23
16:00:23
17:00:23
18:00:30
19:00:34
20:00:34
21:00:47
22:00:47

Saturday

Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
06:00:18
07:00:23
08:00:23:53
09:00:23:53
10:00:23:53
11:00:23:53
12:00:23:53
13:00:23:53
14:00:23:53
15:00:23:53
16:00:23:53
17:00:23
18:00:30
19:00:34
20:00:34
21:00:47
22:00:47

Sunday

Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:41
08:00:23
09:00:23:53
10:00:23
11:00:23:53
12:00:23
13:00:23
14:00:23:53
15:00:23
16:00:23:53
17:00:23
18:00:23
19:00:16

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

Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (69)

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 (opens in new tab) (~91 m straight line) — Free · Accessible☕ Esquires Coffee (opens in new tab) (Mo-Su 08:00-17:00)☕ Stiles (opens in new tab)☕ Costa (opens in new tab) (Mo-Su 08:00-17:00)☕ Kopi Tiam (opens in new tab)☕ Sheila's Cottage (opens in new tab) (Su-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 12:00-21:30)☕ ASAP Coffee (opens in new tab)☕ Copper Pot (opens in new tab) (Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa,Su 10:00-16:00)☕ Bellis (opens in new tab)☕ The Apple Pie (opens in new tab)☕ Grain (opens in new tab)☕ Mr H's Tea Room (opens in new tab)☕ The Book Brewery (opens in new tab)☕ Cafe Altitude (opens in new tab)☕ The Walnut (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Zeffirellis (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Jintana Thai Restaurant (opens in new tab) (food; Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,17:00-22:00)☕ Matthew's Bistro (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Misto (opens in new tab) (food)☕ The Old Smithy (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Bar eS (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Greggs (opens in new tab) (food; Mo-Sa 07:00-17:00; Su 07:00-16:00)☕ Mama Mia (opens in new tab) (food)☕ The Priest Hole Restaurant (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Lucky Dragon Takeaway (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Old Stamp House Restaurant (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Dodd's Restaurant (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Fellinis (opens in new tab) (food; Mo-Su 17:30+)☕ The Schelly (opens in new tab) (food)☕ The Picnic Box (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Doi Intanon (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Tacos del Sol (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Ishaas (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Lake Road Kitchen (opens in new tab) (food)☕ The Codfather (opens in new tab) (food)☕ Luigi's Ristorante (opens in new tab) (food)🍺 Lanty Slee (opens in new tab)🍺 The Sportsman's Inn (opens in new tab)🍺 Royal Oak (opens in new tab)🍺 The White Lion (opens in new tab)🍺 The Ambleside Inn (opens in new tab)🍺 Lakes Brew Co Tap (opens in new tab)🍺 Ambleside Tap Yard (opens in new tab)🍺 The Unicorn (opens in new tab)🍺 The Flying Fleece (opens in new tab)🍺 The Lily Bar (opens in new tab)🍺 Golden Rule (opens in new tab)🏪 Cotswold Outdoor (opens in new tab) (Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Co-op Food (opens in new tab) (Mo-Su 07:00-22:00)🏪 The Epicentre (opens in new tab)🏪 Go Outdoors (opens in new tab)🏪 Tesco Express (opens in new tab) (Mo-Su 07:00-23:00)🏪 Trespass (opens in new tab) (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 The Climbers Shop (opens in new tab)🏪 Swim the Lakes (opens in new tab)🏪 F. W. Tyson (opens in new tab)🏪 Gaynor Sports (opens in new tab)🏪 Rohan (opens in new tab) (Mo-Su 09:30-17:30)🏪 The Cornish Bakery (opens in new tab)🏪 Adventure Peaks Little Walkers (opens in new tab)🏪 The Mountain Factor (opens in new tab) (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-17:00)🏪 Cunninghams (opens in new tab) (Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00)🏪 Alpkit (opens in new tab) (We-Mo 09:30-17:30; Tu 10:30-17:30)🏪 The Expedition Shop at Adventure Peaks (opens in new tab)

Also mapped within reach: 2 information boards.

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 090079415076. 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. Scheduled times only.