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car park, Bowness-on-Windermere

Two buses call here: the 555 towards Keswick, the 508 towards 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

HourMinutes past
07:00:04
08:00:04:34
19:00:15
20:00:15
21:00:29
22:00:29

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

HourMinutes past
09:00:06
13:00:06
17:00:06

Saturday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station, Grasmere The Swan Hotel

HourMinutes past
07:00:04
08:00:04:34
19:00:15
20:00:15
21:00:29
22:00:29

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

HourMinutes past
09:00:06
13:00:06
17:00:06

Sunday

The 555 Towards Keswick Bus Station

HourMinutes past
08:00:04

The 508 Towards Penrith Rail Station

HourMinutes past
09:00:06
13:00:06
17:00:06

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):

🚺 Rayrigg Road Car Park Toilets (~72 m straight line)🚺 Public toilets (~188 m straight line) — Accessible☕ The Peter Rabbit Café (Mo-Su 10:30-16:00)☕ The New Laundry Cafe (Mo-Su 10:00-16:30)☕ Monties☕ Azalea☕ Cafe No. 4☕ Costa☕ Graze Cafe☕ The Easy Breeze☕ Alpine☕ Chocco Bar☕ Sweet Dreams (Th-Tu 09:00-17:00; We off)☕ The Country Hut☕ Mio Mondo at the Coffee Bean☕ Lake View☕ Cafe On The Park☕ Seafarer's (food)☕ The Magic Roundabout (food)☕ Taste of Asia (food)☕ Bonzai (food)☕ Mela (food; Mo-Su 17:00-23:30)☕ Baha (food)☕ Hyltons (food)☕ Porto (food)☕ Taylors of Bowness (food; Mo-Su 09:00-16:00)☕ The Trattoria (food; Mo-Su 12:00-22:00)☕ King of Siam (food)☕ Vinegar Jones (food)☕ Buns & Birds (food)☕ Mavi (food)☕ Villa Positano (food; Tu-Sa 17:00+; Su,Mo off)☕ Bodega (food)☕ Jintana Thai (food; Mo-Th 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:30; Su 12:00-22:00)☕ Lakeland Golden Charcoal Grill (food; 15:00-02:00)☕ Jacksons Bistro (food)☕ Bangkok 9 (food; Tu-Su 12:00-21:45; Tu off)☕ Domino's (food)☕ Ohannes Burger (food)☕ Urban Food House (food; Mo-Sa 09:00-14:30, We-Sa 17:00-21:00, Su 09:00-17:00)☕ Bowness Bites (food)☕ Lake Raj (food)☕ Picnic Cabin (food)☕ Base (food)☕ West View (food)🍺 The Flying Pig🍺 The Old John Peel Inn🍺 The Albert🍺 The Hole in t' Wall🍺 The Fizzy Tarté🍺 Churchills🍺 The Angel Inn🍺 SolBar🍺 Bowness Tap Rooms🍺 The Village Inn🍺 The Arts Bar🍺 The Royal Oak🍺 Lake View Garden Bar🍺 The Willow🏪 Tog 24🏪 Tesco Express🏪 Trespass🏪 Co-op Food (PH,Mo-Su 07:00-22:00)🏪 Mountain Warehouse🏪 Bryson's🏪 The Cornish Bakery🏪 Regatta Great Outdoors🏪 Fallbarrow Shop

Also mapped within reach: an information board.

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 090079734202. 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.