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Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermere

Two buses call here: the 555 towards Keswick and Windermere, the 508 towards Windermere and Penrith.

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

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:03
08:00:03:33
19:00:14
20:00:14
21:00:29
22:00:29

The 555 Towards Windermere Rail Stn, Kendal Blackhall Rd

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
19:00:34
20:00:34
21:00:24
22:00:32
23:00:32

The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
12:00:29
16:00:29
20:00:29

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Monday to Friday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:05
13:00:05
17:00:05

Saturday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
07:00:03
08:00:03:33
19:00:14
20:00:14
21:00:29
22:00:29

The 555 Towards Windermere Rail Stn, Kendal Blackhall Rd

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
19:00:34
20:00:34
21:00:24
22:00:32
23:00:32

The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
12:00:29
16:00:29
20:00:29

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Saturday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:05
13:00:05
17:00:05

Sunday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
08:00:03

The 555 Towards Windermere Rail Stn

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
19:00:34
20:00:34

The 508 Towards Windermere Bus Rail Interchange

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
12:00:29
16:00:29
20:00:29

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

Scheduled departures, Sunday: the hour, then the minutes past it
HourMinutes past
09:00:05
13:00:05
17:00:05

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 bench and a timetable on the pole (OpenStreetMap, as of 13 September 2026).

Cafes, pubs, shops and toilets mapped nearby (50)

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: 16 benches, 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 090079733676. 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 & 508). Scheduled times only.