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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Phoebe Taplin

Bag a window seat: 10 of the UK’s most scenic bus routes

Bus 555 from Kendal to Keswick.
Bus 555 from Kendal to Keswick in the Lake District. Photograph: Richard BUrgess

In the gloom caused by the loss of many rural bus services and Rishi Sunak’s shameful rollback of environmental pledges, there has been one gleam of (green) light. The bus fare cap, now set at £2.50 across England, will run until 30 November 2024. The cap doesn’t apply to buses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but there are still some reasonable fares, so here are 10 great sightseeing routes across the UK.

Bus 555 from Kendal to Keswick

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