Pony bus service back on the road (From Craven Herald)

Pony bus service back on the road

5:50pm Monday 18th May 2009

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Visitors to Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (NNR) will again be able to take advantage of an environmentally-friendly travel option.

From now until October 19, the Ingleborough Pony bus service will run every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, with the aim of reducing the number of cars in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and helping visitors minimise their impact on the environment.

The service — a joint project between Natural England and the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company — is ideal for people wanting to leave the car at home as it links up with Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead and Clapham stations.

The 33-seat bus follows a 30-mile route around Ingleborough, with stops including White Scar Caves, Clapham village and Helwith Bridge.

It is also a “hail and ride” service so can drop off and pick up passengers at the most convenient place for them.

Colin Newlands, senior reserve manager at Ingleborough NNR, said: “We are delighted to be a part of this innovative project and hope that people will use the bus service when travelling to Ingleborough NNR and the surrounding area.

“This is a trial period for the Ingleborough Pony, so it’s very much a case of use it or lose it’.”

Colin Speakman, of the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, said: “This service will be a real benefit to walkers who are keen to explore this fantastic part of the Yorkshire Dales. It enables people to do more in a day, like one of the many beautiful linear walks that are found in the area.”

The timetable can be checked at dalesbus.org (click on “Summer Buses” and then “Ingleborough Pony”).

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