- From Easter 2011 the Sherpa van will be running two daily passenger services. In the
mornings between Richmond, Kirkby Stephen, and St Bees and in the
Afternoon from Robin Hoods Bay to Richmond. these combined with our
secure car parking facilities in St Bees, Kirkby, and Richmond make
planning your Coast to Coast walk and avoiding the problems
involved in recovering your car at the end of your walk much easier.
Here are a few ways to plan your trip.
- Car parking costs £3.00 per day and the
bus journeys Richmond to St Bees and RHB to Richmond £22 per person
each journey
Parking in Richmond
Arrive Richmond on day 1 park
your car and overnight.
- Day 2 our bus departs Richmond (Old
brewery Guest House)at 07:30
and arrives at St Bees by 10:00, giving you enough time to complete
the first days walk to Cleator or Ennerdale Bridge.
- At the End of your walk in Robin Hoods
Bay, our bus leaves from opposite the Victoria Hotel at 16:00 arriving in Richmond at 17:45 when you
can retrieve your car and depart or have an overnight stay in Richmond.
Parking in St Bees
- If you can arrive and park up before
10.00am you can begin your walk the same day. If not overnight in St
Bees.
- At the end of your walk you can take the
bus from Richmond or any point West of Richmond the next morning
- If you are going all the way to Robin
Hoods Bay you can take our bus at 16:00 Arriving in Richmond at 17:45
overnight there then take the morning bus at 07:30 to arrive in St
Bees at 10:00 and retrieve your car.
- This avoids a tortuous journey by rail
via Newcastle and Carlisle that can take more than seven hours.
Parking in Kirkby Stephen
- Arrive day 1 in Kirkby park up and
overnight.
- Day 2 our bus departs Kirkby ay 08:00 to
reach St Bees by 10:00, giving you
enough time to complete the first days walk to Cleator or Ennerdale
Bridge.
- At the End of your walk in Robin Hoods
Bay, our bus leaves at 16:00 arriving in Richmond at 17:45 when you
can have an overnight stay in Richmond.
- The following morning our bus will have
you back in Kirkby to retrieve your car at 08:30.
Rail
Travellers:
Booking
a one way ticket to St Bees to start, and a one way from Scarborough
at the end is a very expensive way to do things because 2 one way
tickets cost almost double a return ticket. We recommend a return
train to Darlington to connect with the 17:30 Sherpa Bus to Richmond.
(free for those staying at the Old Brewery otherwise £7.50 per
person). Overnight in Richmond then Sherpa bus to St Bees the following
morning. Then at the end of the walk
Sherpa
bus from
Robin Hoods bay to Darlington Station at 15:45
Arriving
via Teeside Airport
(see
details for rail travellers above)
As there are only eight seats pre-booking is essential on 0871 5200124 if calling within the UK or
44+1748 826917 from outside the UK
- or by email to info@sherpavan.com
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