DalesBus

DalesBus is a bus network serving the Yorkshire Dales and managed by Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, a volunteer-run subsidiary of the Yorkshire Dales Society.

Services are funded by organisations, including the National Trust, West Yorkshire Metro, Yorkshire Dales National Park, and community groups. Over 30,000 passengers used the network in 2019/20. Some services only operate at weekends and on bank holidays, from Easter until late October, though others are year-round.

The DalesBus Ramblers organise a programme of guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales.

History
The service began in 2007 with a single route between Ilkley and Skipton.

Controversy
In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council withdrew English National Concessionary Travel Scheme payments for some of these services, regarding them as only for "tourist use" and therefore outside of statutory provision. In the following year, Lancashire County Council made the decision to follow suit, citing similar reasons to do so.

Services and operators
As of 2022, the following services are operated under the DalesBus brand.

In popular culture
In 2016, route 830's commentary free journey through Swaledale, was an episode of television series BBC Four Goes Slow entitled All Aboard! The Country Bus. The episode saw a series record audience of 800,000.