My Long (but Rewarding) Scenic Ride on the Coastliner 840 Bus from Leeds to Whitby.

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Hello everyone! Thanks for joining me again as I take one of the longest bus rides in Britain (let me know if there are any others you would recommend). I'm going all the way from Leeds across to Whitby on the east coast of England on a three-and-a-half hour, 84 mile trip on the top deck of the Coastliner 840 bus!
On this epic journey, I'll show you the interior of the bus, some fantastic scenery and I'll tell you how much I paid. And here's a thing - it was a total bargain at the time of recording!
Many thanks as always guys for taking the time to watch my videos. All likes, comments, subs are massively appreciated and it really encourages me to carry on making more content for you all to enjoy.
Cheers for now.
Mark
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📖Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:38 - Boarding the bus
03:27 - Departing Leeds
04:05 - The interior
05:17 - York
07:37 - Malton
09:25 - Thornton-le-Dale
13:12 - Goathland
15:50 - Arriving into Whitby
16:53 - Summary
Picture Credits:
Route map: OpenStreetMap (annotated)
www.openstreetmap.org/
Britain’s Most Scenic Bus Route Award: Coach and Bus Week, 30/05/2018, cbwmagazine.com/coastliner-vo...
Coastliner routes 840 & 843: Coastliner, www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastli...

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6 авг 2024

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@robertclifford5202 Месяц назад

The return route was even longer in the late 1990s when single decker buses were used as the 840 diverted across from Malton to Castle Howard and through the arches. The departure from Whitby at the time was 14.50 to arrive at Leeds at 18.20.

@hank11ish Месяц назад

As a regular Coastliner customer between Tadcaster and York its nice to see the Coastliner getting a good airing . Its a fantastic fantastic service around the Yorkshire area. Just by way of a little bit of extra info they tell me that the drivers will drop you off anywhere and pick you up anywhere i.e. not necessarily at a bus stop if you do like walking but please enquire first

@grahambell5865 Год назад

The X98-X99 Leeds to wetherby is fantastic bus!!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Graham, added to the list 👍

@jim-kt8qn Месяц назад

Living in York you were in my sort of stamping ground but also Whitby as I work as a volunteer on the North Yorks Moors Railway. Ill be on duty and in Whitby on Saturday. If you want to see the moors from a different perspective take a trip from Pickering to Whitby on our heritage steam railway. I don't think you would be disappointed

@Timstravels01 Год назад

You’re absolutely right…travel is the adventure. A cracking watch.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers mate, lots more of these adventures to come I hope (for both of us)!

@steve-marsh Год назад

Absolutely stunning journey mate, what a bargain!!!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Steve. Yep, I don’t mind paying whatever the ‘normal’ price is but you can’t go wrong for £2!

@user-lx5tl9cv9z 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Planning this one soon. 👍✌

@normanhartill1424 Год назад

Wow! - You've just brought back some super memories of when I was a young airman stationed at RAF Fylingdales in the late 1960's. On weekend leave I flagged down this bus at the end of the approach drive for the journey to Leeds and then by train to Bradford. As I remember in those days it was a Single Decker and seemed to run whatever the weather!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Norman - I bet it can be pretty bleak up there in the winter!

@kimberlysimmons787 Год назад

Great journey! Thanks for taking us along 🚌 🇬🇧

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

No probs Kimberly. Thanks for the comment 😊👍

@tonycasey3183 Год назад

No toilet on board, but when I did the journey in Feb this year, I asked the driver and he let me and a couple of other passengers get off for a pee in Malton bus station.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Yes I’m sure that’s a common request on this route. Cheers Tony 😊👍

@nevango0690 Год назад

The bus stops in Malton for about 10 minutes anyway

@ImranWorldCyclist Год назад

Enjoyed watching this. Thanks for sharing your journey.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😊👍

@hoof2001 Год назад

Thanks. Always enjoy your videos 👍

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks John, very much appreciated sir!

@TravelJackJourneys158 Год назад

Fantastic video Mark I enjoyed watching well done with the weather on the Moors

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Jack. Yep, the weather could’ve been a lot worse!

@rachelwarner5564 Год назад

Brought back lovely memories of riding on the Coastliner with my late Grandad. We used to go on so many bus adventures in the school holidays

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Rachel, appreciate the comment and glad it brought back some good memories 😊👍

@suz7196 Год назад

I'm heading to Whitby in the summer and even though I can catch the train I've been tempted to take this route as sometimes the journey itself can be as relaxing/enjoyable as being there.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Exactly Suz, just relax on the bus and enjoy the views - part of the holiday I think 😊👍

@iankemp1131 Год назад

The train routes are also brilliant. Along the secluded Esk Valley from Battersby and Middlesbrough, or the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway from Maldon. And the bus routes along the coast to Scarborough or Saltburn also look potentially scenic. The idea of basing oneself in Whitby and doing some circular trips feels very appealing!

@margaretpickbourn2647 Год назад

I’ve driven this route several times. Thank you for a lovely trip x

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks for the comment Margaret. Appreciated 😊👍

@iankemp1131 Год назад

Another of those routes which can be a scenic circular trip by bus in one direction and train (the North York Moors Railway) in the other. Totally different outlook as the train goes through the valley and the bus is on top of the moors, extra good views from a double decker!

@daveatlantix Год назад

Another great video, Mark - I’ve never been to the area before, but now it’s on my list. Loved the music and was half expecting an “over the moors” Smith reference. Keep up the good work!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Dave, yep nice area, I think the Smiths thing is from the Hindley murders but I can’t be sure which moors they’re referring to.

@walterfillingham Год назад

Wow, this bus route is firmly on my bucket list. fabulous run.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

It was! Cheers Walter 😊👍

@neilwoodward7336 Год назад

That looks brilliant. Travel for the scenery and the relaxing pleasure of the journey. It shouldn't always be about rushing to a destination and stressing about red lights and traffic jams. Chill out and enjoy the ride. I will definitely try to take these English bus trips when I have sufficient time off work. Loved it. 👍🙂

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Neil, yep, Try and do some before end of June as I doubt the £2 subsidy will go past that.

@claresherman2278 Год назад

I enjoyed that, thank you. I hope you had a good look around Whitby.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Not a long enough look around tbh Clare but I liked what I saw. Will return!

@michaelstaley2241 Год назад

Lovely part of the country Mark, very interesting nice bus; very enjoyable day out if a little tiring. 👍🏻😎

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Michael, definitely recommend it and great vfm atm 👍

@janinehiggins1507 Год назад

Know the area well most beautiful place 😉👍🇬🇧 really enjoyed your video . thank you 🇬🇧.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Pleasure Janine, thanks very much for leaving a comment 😊👍

@Nooticus Год назад

Excellent trip report! Very nice bus and service!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks mate, it was a lovely bus and the last hour - so scenic. I loved it 👍

@Steviegtr52 Год назад

How fantastic. I ride all these roads on my Motorcycle through the Summers with friends. Thanks you for sharing. Steve.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Steve, great scenery up there isn’t it. I’m sure you have a fantastic time!

@keithwatkins7908 Год назад

What a fantastic trip for two pounds! I was based at RAF Staxton Wold, near Scarborough, and loved the North Yorks area. Beautiful scenery, lovely towns, and then you have Whitby to finish things off...... lucky you. Another excellent trip, thank you so much.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Keith! Yep, really enjoyed it, I’ll definitely be back one day!

@DaveinLeeds 3 месяца назад

It's a long journey without a loo! However, I used to work for Traveline in Leeds and we were told that facilities were available for passengers to use at Malton, where the bus had a short break. Talking about other scenic routes, the 555 from Lancaster to Keswick is pretty famous and worth a look at if you haven't already done so. If you have a day or two in Keswick, you could have a look at the 77/77a Buttermere circulars which run from about April to October.

@iainferguson764 Год назад

I used to catch the Coastliner to work between York and Malton every day for 6 months in the 1990s when I had no car for a while. Great bus service.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

I can think of worse commutes! Cheers Iain 😊

@TheCoopsvids Год назад

I,m from Leeds myself now live in Scotland …I used to own a little 125 Honda scooter and most days off I’d fill it up and ride over to Whitby what a lovely run over the moors …then down the coast road to scabby fill up with petrol then back home ….for day out for about £7 in petrol plus fish n chips …happy days makes me want ti do it again. Looking fwd to your next adventure ATB Coops 👍🏻

@peterg.crosby6320 5 месяцев назад

Loved it I used to live in it's namesake Whitby Ontario very different 100k people but right on Lake Ontario. Great video thanks really enjoy your work makes me homesick 😢.

@ap_red Год назад

My family used to take that bus into Whitby from Leeds in the early 2000s, it never seemed to take that long, probably because of how beautiful it was coming over the moors. I'm not sure if still does, but when we did it, the bus stopped for about 10-15 minutes in Malton allowing a quick loo break.

@brendanmartin243 Год назад

Wow stunning scenery along the way even though I'm in Ireland be worth a visit just for the bus trip

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Definitely Brendan and I hope you enjoy it if you do 👍

@martindavis6115 5 месяцев назад

Did the Coastliner back in June 2021 at the tail end of the 'Covid restrictions' period. Seem to recall that at this point there wasn't a through service from Leeds to Whitby. Remember going on a through service from Leeds to Scarborough, catching a separate bus from there to Whitby and then doing Whitby back to Leeds via Malton. Pretty sure I was the only passenger who went all the way from Leeds to Scarborough on that trip too.

@KarenLancs Год назад

Just found your channel, very enjoyable. Now retired from bus driving so will try a few of your suggestions. I trust you can use a pensioners pass on these routes, but if not, cant complain at £2 maximum. Look forward to catching up with more trips from you.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Keith. I would imagine you can use a pass yes. Well, I’ll let you know myself in a few years! Thanks for the comment 😊

@harrycritchlow1841 Год назад

@@LetsMakeaTrip why got your coat on

@simonwhitlock9189 Год назад

I was staying in York with family and we did the trip from there to Scarborough and then on to Whitby, a marvellous day out with stunning views a and a great lunch at a pub as i recall,Thank you so much for bringing back some wonderful memories of a trip I do hope to do again one day.Until next time stay safe and cheers.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Simon. I did take the bus from Whitby down to Scarborough afterwards and agree, that’s also a nice route 👍

@DaleJoyce 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, I'm from Leeds and knew of this service but not that it was this comfortable, chilled and well priced with such beautiful views along the way 💯👍

@LetsMakeaTrip 11 месяцев назад

Cheers Dale, yep and for £2 atm, you really can’t go wrong. 👍

@sandiandgregh Год назад

We love your bus trips...well, most (let's not talk about that megabus to Edinburgh journey). This looks terrific. Add it to the "to do" list for future trips to the UK.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Haha, thanks. The Megabus to Glasgow it was and yep, I still have nightmares about it! Plenty more to come 😊👍

@kevinellis8869 Год назад

Great video, we used the service between Malton and Goathland as the last leg of a journey from Poole by train to meet up with friends for a birthday celebration a few years ago, complete with dog! sadly we didn't have your weather, it chucked it down! We stayed at the Goathland Hotel aka Aidenfield Arms! Nearer to home you might want to think about some of the TrawsCymru routes, we've done Wrexham-Dolgellau and Caernarfon-Porthmadog

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Kevin. Yes I keep meaning to do the Traws Cymru Wrexham - Barmouth route. Some great scenery on that one - watch this space! 😊

@neilcoram3495 Год назад

That's a long bus ride. Really great views across the moor. James herriot country mixed in with a bit of heartbeat. Very enjoyable video 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Neil! I enjoyed it - especially the last hour or so. Fantastic scenery 😊👍

@despeed 9 месяцев назад

Brilliant video. I made the trip & return to Leeds in 2019. Thank you.

@LetsMakeaTrip 9 месяцев назад

Cheers mate, thanks for the kind words 😊👍

@willowtree4121 Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful post. Our youngest son lives in York but we are yet to get to Whitby! This has encouraged me to jump on that 840 next time we are in York (we live down south) and being of a certain age, the bus would be free! I was surprised to see how empty the bus was for some reason I thought it would be very busy. Happy travels.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thank you sir, I’m glad it inspires people to do it. I’ve a few years to go for my free travel yet (probably move to Wales tbh) but £2 is a bargain and I believe normal price (around £15?) would still be ok imo 😊👍

@paulhellander2791 Год назад

Beautiful trip! Enjoyed immensely.😉

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍

@charlcharlie7447 Год назад

I did this trip yesterday from Leeds to Whitby. Stunning!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Bet you had decent weather for it too Charlie. Hope it was worth the trip 👍

@NonstopEurotrip Год назад

such an immersive video, it's almost like I was there!!! 🙂

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Haha, weird that. I felt your presence too! 😂

@adrianburn7178 Год назад

Really enjoyed your video (viewed in Australia). Looks like a great bus route.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Adrian. One day, I’ll make it over there and film a few Australian buses! One day 😊

@michaeloneill1935 Год назад

Been to Whitby from Skipton on my bike a couple of times many years ago. Must try it on the coastliner soon. Travelled on the X43 to Manchester many times. Back in the 60s it ran from Skipton to Manchester. Thanks for the video, happy bus riding.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Michael, yes try and get on the Coastliner before end of June for the £2 special price!

@sheilam4525 Год назад

Well done for doing that long journey on a bus! Like others I would have been worried about the toilet😂. Never been to Whitby but have been to York and Scarborough, beautiful parts of the U.K. 😊

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Sheila! I went earlier on but I think you can possibly ask the bus driver at Malton if you need to. Well worth it 😊👍

@BoskiM Год назад

I was looking forward to this 😀

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Hope it was worth the wait mate 😊👍

@jamessmith6402 Год назад

Thanks Mark lovely bus trip and what a bargain 👍

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers James, yes a total bargain. Recommended 😊👍

@jackcrawford3921 Год назад

I live just 15 miles southeast of Leeds in Knottingley, and I've always wanted to ride this journey, however you would think that they would have a loo on board

@tonymatthews6950 8 месяцев назад

Great trip Mark we are regular visitors to Goathland we really enjoy all your trips.

@LetsMakeaTrip 8 месяцев назад

Cheers Tony - it was my first time tbh but it looked lovely. Thanks for watching my stuff, appreciate the support 😊👍

@Sam-bz1hr Год назад

been waiting for this !!!!! york my homr city ! malton is a nice little town to and do a great food festival!!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Hope you enjoy it Sam!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Год назад

Lovely trip. And for two quid 'n all. Not sure I could make the whole trip cos me ol' bladder wouldn't manage it these days - but it is a really handy bridge from Malton to Whitby that I may use in future. nice one Mark 👍

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers mate. I believe you can use the loo at Malton if necessary which is handy. Views can also take your mind of it for the last hour 😊👍

@CherylRayment-ec3ke Год назад

Great video. Very scenic route.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Cheryl and thanks for leaving a comment 😊

@leslieharvey5302 Год назад

A great journey as always Mark

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Leslie 😊

@mistymoor7114 Год назад

Have travelled on that front upstairs seat too with my grandaughter, what a great ride!! Will add if you turn up in a weekend morning in the summer you can meet a very long queue of pensioners off to the coast on their bus passes...and..not even get on the bus ! Luckily they seem to put extra ones on !

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Yes I’ve been trying to do these trips at ‘quiet times’ here possible. I can imagine it gets very busy!

@melvynbuckton6881 Год назад

Toured the moors on coach from school 65years ago. Not changed!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Melvyn 👍

@graham2733 Год назад

Hi Mark,that was by far the best one that you have done in my opinion.I’m biased though as I’m from Leeds and I’ve travelled on that route many times over the years aswell as the one to Scarborough too.The views sell themselves,natural unspoiled beauty everywhere you look.Look forward to you’re next one,happy travels.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Hi Graham, cheers pal and yes I do agree this was the best so far route-wise and the bus was pretty good too imho. Loved the views and the villages, beautiful 😊👍

@graham2733 Год назад

@@LetsMakeaTrip You’re very welcome Mark👍

@calebmumby5803 Год назад

WOW best Bus and for a 3 and a half hour journey for just 2 quid can't go wrong see you soon

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Caleb 😊👍

@lawrenceholden5716 Год назад

One of my favourite trips on the bus, the vehicles and drivers are superb and the views stunning. Having a bus journey of over an hour to and from Leeds in addition to this trip meant I did ache a lot through stiffness but I overcame this by a pleasant drive to Tadcaster in my car and caught the bus from there. I have a pensioners bus pass which gives me free travel but can only use after 9:30, so this approach makes better use of the day. I agree that the new Witchway buses from Burnley are in a different class to almost any other bus on the road, I respect Transdev for investing in high quality vehicles and it upsets me when a small minority of passengers go out of their way to spoil the experience for others by leaving rubbish, bottles and cans on the floor and seats, makes you wonder what they live like at home.

@iohnxxxx Год назад

3 cheers buses lives matter

@Deacon78 Год назад

A little note about the toilets in Leeds Bus Station. As the station is open 24 hours a day, and the station not being in the best part of the city, homeless people and heroin users used to frequent it. Until recently it was free to use, but they had no lighting, except for neon strip lights, which I hear make it hard for people injecting, to find a vein.

@cheryldaley6161 Год назад

Thank you happy memories of my time at Leeds University 91 to 94 trip to whitby my reward and treat at least once a term

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Cheryl, glad it brought back good memories 😊

@martinwest8374 Год назад

Great ride. I was born in Scarborough and when based in Malton, worked in the triangle of Malton-Whitby-Scarborough in the late 70s - early 80s. I then got transferred to York and my area became the Yorkshire Dales. But that area is always special to me. It has been many a long year since I have been up that way. I still have family and friends in the area. Time to plan a flight back home I think! Just a small point. The village of Ruswarp is actually pronounced "ruzzup" by the locals.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Martin - I’m not from round there as you probably gathered but agree, it’s a lovely place. Ended up in a village hall in Kirkbymoorside once drinking thunderbird (but that’s another story)!!

@randomroveruk6715 Год назад

Years or decades ago in the early years of Coastliner (using coaches and assorted vehicles) there was always time at Malton for passengers to go to the toilet, as they either changed drivers there or at least gave the driver a short break. Unless a toilet stop is guaranteed, I think many people would be unable to make the complete journey from Leeds. Fantastic scenery of course! I do miss the 'golf balls' - pyramids are not the same!

@rachaelghostcat8584 Год назад

I miss the golf balls too, they were a mark on the landscape!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Yes, looks like a massive tumble dryer these days!

@peterdean8009 Год назад

Current timetable shows 5-min break at Malton.

@annewhite8465 Год назад

Just recently discovered your channel--most entertaining. Thank you. Try Glasgow to Campbeltown, or Glasgow to Oban. Just the best scenery. Such fun negotiating the Rest and Be Thankful!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Anne. I’ve been thinking about doing one of those long trips out of Glasgow actually. Maybe not this year now but it’s definitely on the radar 👍

@equaliser2265 Год назад

Beautiful, nice route for the driver, cheers.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Yes I thought that. Not a bad job that one👍

@claresherman2278 Год назад

Pretty challenging driving in some places though!

@seancoleman8528 Год назад

What a amazing journey and for only £2bargain I used to drive for national express and do leeds sometimes, the market opposite is very good for a cheap meal, also used to drive the trans peak from Nottingham to Manchester lovely route through high peak love ur videos as they are so different in content to the travel bloggers doing 1 St class on big aircraft

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Sean, appreciate the comment and yep, I certainly can’t afford to fly round the world in first (well, not very often anyway 😉) and I can guarantee my bus video’s would do way better than first class flight video’s anyway! I try to be a bit more down to earth and realistic doing stuff anyone can do 😊👍

@geraldbeddows9017 Год назад

Throughly enjoyed this video, I've never been to Whitby, but I will get there one day.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Gerald, I hadn’t been either until this trip. I’ll go back and have a proper look around one day 👍

@traceyabbott6184 Год назад

my fella comes from Skipton , I love the Yorkshire moors such beautiful scenery , that looked a lovely coach trip, I remember going to see heartbeat at goth land a few years ago and wow £2!!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Tracey, yes it was a great trip - first time I’d been to Whitby and if you go before end of June, you’ll still get to do it for £2 👍

@SoldierCivilWarYT Год назад

I love how mark always mentions national express in basically all of his bus and coach trips 😂

@JohnPaulFoster Год назад

good presentation, thank you

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers JP and thanks for the comment 😊

@rezaalan3991 Год назад

Great trip. And yes scenery route inland.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks mate 😊👍

@jamesdunkley8680 Год назад

Great video, love watching your content

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks James and I appreciate your support mate 😊👍

@markcarson8 Год назад

Top video Mark, really enjoyed the bus trip, I haven’t been back to Whitby since 1987 and I can remember it being a really nice place, please let us know if it’s still a nice place.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Mark. Yep, never been to Whitby before. Would have liked to have spent more time there but had to go. Will return at some point 😊👍

@michaelformaini7053 Год назад

Much of your trip is just as I remember mine in Sept.2018, although I detected a diversion from the route as I took it. My morning service from York called at Castle Howard and went directly from Malton to Pickering (not Thornton-le-Dale). I rode the NYM Railway from Whitby to Pickering (stopping over, of course, at Goathland for an ale at "The Aidensfield Alms" and a stroll through the village with photos at various "Heartbeat" locations), then took a return 840 service from Pickering back to York. A great day out!🙂🙂🙂

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Michael. If I did it again, I’d just go from Thornton-Le-Dale up to Goathland and spend some more time looking round. Both places seemed lovely.

@Roscoe.P.Coldchain Год назад

Great journey thanks

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers mate (love the name btw)!

@Kate-vq5zn 3 месяца назад

I am 7 and I love your videos 💕

@LetsMakeaTrip 3 месяца назад

Thanks Kate, I’m glad you enjoy watching them 😊

@kevinpennick3604 Год назад

Great journey for a couple of quid.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Agree Kevin, do it before 30 Jun 23 I would say 👍

@mistymoor7114 Год назад

For a really scenic ride try the B3 Bronte bus running between Hebden Bridge and Keighley, its like a trip over the Alps, its wonderful. Have also done the coastliner to Scarborough, it is a good trip but the B3 is breathtaking !

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks mm, I’ve had that recommended to me before so yep, I’ll try my best to get up there 😊👍

@michaelscott7166 Год назад

If you're quick The Flying Scotsman is on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway at the moment. And it pretty much runs along half of the B3 route between Keighley and Oxenhope.

@dcw7238 Год назад

Totally agree that the B3 Brontë bus journey is scenic and breathtaking. I took the journey earlier this year and it was brilliant. I also thoroughly recommend the bus roundtrip on the K14 from Keighley to Oxenhope and back to Keighley. Stunning countryside, narrow roads, steep inclines and descents, and twisty roads. The bus is one of those shophoppa type buses - totally fab! 😊 You can do it all in one day - just get the West Yorkshire bus day ticket for £4.50 (on any West Yorkshire bus) and zoom around to your heart's content!

@michaelscott7166 Год назад

@@dcw7238 I work in one of the old mills on the K14 route, it's a cracking route.

@nodrogwarob Год назад

Lovely looking route, I'll have to try that during the summer. Personally, I find the pay per use toilets are generally quite clean so worth spending a penny so to speak.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Yes if they’re kept nice and I guess if all the money goes to keeping them nice that’s the thing really. And yep, definitely worth a trip this route if you can do it before end June - even better.

@northern_123 Год назад

Another route I have done many times (or the first section at least). Transdev do have really good buses, another example being the 36 which was next to your bus in Leeds bus station. The 36 was also shortlisted in that 2018 competition for most scenic bus route (granted its not quite as scenic as the 840). Transdev's fully electric buses in Harrogate are also quite unique if far less scenic. The 'DalesBus' routes are also quite a selection of scenic routes going in and out of the Yorkshire Dales.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks for the info mate. I’ll be sure to head back up to a Leeds at some point. Sounds like some other great routes (and buses) to take 👍

@joshmaggooo7140 Год назад

legend

@garrymartin6474 Год назад

I could not believe that this route won the award, especially when compared to some of Southern Vectis's routes such as the Needles Breezer or the Island Coaster. Its not as if its the only bus service on the moors either . Enjoyable, interesting film though

@flyingmyles Год назад

What a great route, the North York Moors are stunning. 3.5 hours on a bus with no facilities gives me a nervous bladder just thinking about it 😅 Smashing video as always Mark! Thanks for sharing

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Myles. Yep I reckon the moors would be stunning in any weather. Takes your mind off needing the loo at any rate!

@marianshattock2732 Год назад

Me too! I don't think I would last that long without a loo stop. Great trip otherwise!

@kevanhubbard9673 Год назад

I did that 2 weeks ago but just from Thornton le Dale to Whitby which happens to be the nice section.I was lucky I got to Thornton le Dale expecting a 1 and a half hour wait for the bus but as I sat near the bus stop eating my jacket potato the 11:38 came in running 50 minutes late,a pleasant surprise and people always moan but never say anything when a delay works in your favour!The last time I did that trip was in about 1984 when it was run by the main north east National Bus Company subsidiary, United, and it only went as far as Malton.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thornton-Le-Dale looked a lovely place Kevan. And yes, that part of the journey over to Whitby is the essential bit really isn’t it 👍

@stephencostin2616 Год назад

What a great bus journey

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

It is - definitely recommend it.

@Chalks38 Год назад

Yea I suggested this glad you did it

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

So am I 😊 an excellent suggestion sir 👍

@218colin1 Год назад

Lovely video and views

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks Colin, appreciate the comment 😊👍

@alanmon2690 Год назад

I love using my free bus pass to travel the parts I've never seen - the last trip was from Manchester to Macclesfield to Buxton to Bakewell to Matlock to Leek back to Macclesfield. Through the Peak District.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

I’ve got a few years to go yet, not many and I’ll hopefully still be doing this RU-vid thing then i’m going to use mine to the max!

@Free_Ranger_CT110 Год назад

Excellent trip & for only two quid, plus a step back in time to Aidensfield of 'Heartbeat' fame. aka Goathland. Ending in one of my favourite places in the UK, Whitby.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks mate, yep I didn’t even know about the Heartbeat connection until later on. I can see why it was filmed there too - lovely.

@tonybaloney4195 Год назад

Enjoyed that

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Tony 😊👍

@OhioticketswithRobert Год назад

That was a very enjoyable journey you had. Too bad the front window wasn't clean. I wish the states had a better transportation system. We still have Amtrack and Greyhound in some areas but it's not as accessible as your train and bus system.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Car is king over there still (in my recent experience anyway). I have had some epic Amtrak& Greyhound trips in the past though. Good times 👍

@simondlatham5939 Год назад

Looks like a beautiful route. Also, those seats look way more comfortable than the Flixbus I travelled on this past weekend from London to Leeds. Only downside is no toilet on board, but I'd happily try this route, given the chance

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

I definitely recommend it Simon, try before end of June for the bargain price 👍

@simondlatham5939 Год назад

@@LetsMakeaTrip sadly, I'm in Sussex, but if I'm in the area, I'll definitely try it out

@ya-girl-vivi Год назад

I've never paid for the toilets at Leeds bus station they stopped using the turnstiles on them afew years ago seemingly

@BaljinderSingh-cq6sh Год назад

Great video.👍

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 😊👍

@mabelode7891 Год назад

Done the Leeds Scarborough route several times, not had chance to do Leeds Whitby as yet. Good vid as for the Burnley Manchester don't go peak times its packed, caught me out a time or two that route has, and yes the Burnley Manchester bus is a way better bus imo. Thrown a like your way keep em coming xd. o7...

@gemlou763 Год назад

Use this quite a lot plus the Leeds to Scarborough one. Been great while its £2, still worth it on a return when normal price. Seen few comments mentioning the toilet issue but its a bus service not a coach. The toilets at the bus station side in leeds are free to use now

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

Cheers Gemma, I think Malton toilet stop is a possibility too.

@MrJasdog107 Год назад

Great video and what away to spend £2.00 must be the best value trip anywhere in the World.

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

It’s pretty good isn’t it. If there’s a better value route, I’d love to know where it is!

@ricktownend9144 Год назад

Thanks for a nice episode with a lot of wonderful scenery. I'd do this like a shot, but for the lack of toilets - though, hey, the internet works a treat - and, apparently, the longest break en route is five minutes at Malton (but what if the bus is delayed? what if there's a big queue? what if the Malton toilets are out of use? - or non-existent?). If the bus ran every half-hour, it would just about be ok to hop off, enjoy the local scenery for twenty minutes and then hop on the next bus ... but it only goes through to Whitby every two hours, and the last bus isn't exactly late. I'm sure the bus company must lose custom over this issue - but probably not enough to cover the cost of providing a coach with a toilet. Of course in a world where public transport was run by innovative, enterprising and passenger-friendly private companies, the buses and trains woould connect brilliantly at Malton (they don't, BTW) and so the coach-with-toilet might only be required for the Malton-Whitby leg. Maybe you'd consider a mini-series of videos looking at toilet provision on longish journeys. Trains can be hit-and-miss sometimes too!

@Danny-mv9qj Год назад

On your topic regarding pay to use toilets, you used to see them quite a lot at train stations. Marylebone used to have them but these got removed in 2016/17 I believe just before they removed all the horrible monopoly branding (not sure if you went in them during that time) but I think to pay for a pee is just ridiculous!

@LetsMakeaTrip Год назад

I didn’t see them them but yep, still think there are too many turnstiles popping up. Also, I don’t often carry loose change these days. Probably be able to use a card at some point!