New Dales Rambler ticket

[mm333]

I saw a notice about this at Ilkley station on Friday, and it's now on the Dalesbus website.

From 25th May 2013 Dales Rambler tickets are available for a day trip to the Dales from Leeds and Bradford and all stations on the Airedale and Wharfedale railway lines.

Tickets include a journey by Northern train to Ilkley or Skipton, then unlimited travel on any of these DalesBus services, returning by train from either station:
72, 72R, 871, 872 between Skipton, Grassington, Hebden, Kettlewell and Buckden
74, 800, 874 between Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden
210 between Skipton and Malham (Saturdays only)
881, 883, 884 between Ilkley, Skipton and Malham (Sundays and Bank Holidays only)

Tickets are priced as follows: Adult: £10.60; Child: £5.30; Railcard: £7.00; Family: £23.20

Note that this information supercedes that given in some advance publicity for these new tickets.

 

[Paul Kelly]

I don't think that's new - I definitely remember buying a couple of Leeds to "Ilkley Dalesbus" tickets back when I lived in Leeds in 2008. Had they been withdrawn for a while and are now being reintroduced? Or maybe were only available from Leeds previously, but now from other stations as well?

 

[philjo]

I think the old one specified either Ilkley or Skipton on the ticket so the train journey was only valid to/from that station.

The new info says you can return from either station which is useful as there are buses to Grassington from both Ilkley and Skipton

 

[Oscar]

I have not been able to find these tickets on BR Fares? Are they not included in the NFM?

 

[Deerfold]

This replaces the Ilkley and Skipton tickets which were add-ons to normal fares.

This one has one fare and it valid from Bradford or Leeds and intermediate points to Ilkley/Skipton.

If you're alrady on the line it can be more expensive than the old add-on.

Details were being chanegd at the last minute. The current Dalesbus guide indicates that they're £10.