Useful phone numbers

The Lake District Telephone Enquiry Line
For details of all public transport connections in Cumbria telephone 01228 606000.
Lines are open 9 to 5, Monday to Friday, 9 to 12 on Saturdays.

Buses/Coaches
Lakes In Luxury - 01539 729766
Stagecoach Cumberland - 0345 484 950
Princess Coaches - 01539 731 894
Staintons Coaches - 01539 720 156

Trains
Information specifically on trains phone British Rail on 0345 48 49 50.
You can also contact Oxenholme (South Lakes) railway station on 0345 484 950.

TCB Hotline
For main bus, coach and rail routes throughout Britain, telephone 0891 910910.
(Calls charged at 39p per minute off peak and 49p per minute at all other times).

Tour Operators
Lakeland Safari (Tours) - 015394 33904. Mountain Goat - 01539 722 143.

YHA Shuttle Bus
Operating during summer months, a door to door service from Windermere railway station takes YHA members staying at one of the eight Hostels in the Lake District to their Hostel. Costing just £2.00, members can get on and off at any of the pick up points. Phone Ambleside Youth Hostel (015394 32304) for more details.

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