(01 Aug 2015, 10:13 am)Tom wrote Aye it's a nightmare from Newton Aycliffe. From Carlisle you could possibly get a 508 to Windermere or 554 to Keswick then 555 to Ambleside or Windermere. You could take a few photos there then get the 599 onto Grasmere then the 555 back to Keswick. Then dependent on the time you could either have a ride on the 77 or 77A or maybe just a 78 to Seatoller. On the way back the 73 or 73A via Caldbeck from Keswick to Carlisle makes a nice end to the day.
I looked out of interest and this is what probably could be done.
0650 7 Newton Aycliffe - Durham (Arrive 0732)
0746 Northern Rail Durham - Newcastle (Arrive 0806)
0824 Northern Rail Newcastle - Carlisle (Arrive 0957)
1100 554 Carlisle - Keswick Bus Station (Arrive 1211)
1226 555 Keswick Bus Station - Windermere Rail Station (Arrive 1330)
1353 599 Windermere Rail Station - Grasmere Centre (Arrive 1430)
1443 555 Grasmere Centre - Keswick Bus Station (Arrive 1512)
1515 78 Keswick Bus Station - Seatoller (Arrive 1543)
1600 77A Seatoller - Keswick Bus Station (Arrive 1717)
1735 554 Keswick Bus Station - Carlise Bus Station (Arrive 1845)
1912 685/85 Carlisle - Newcastle (Arrive 2118)
2155 First TransPennine Express Newcastle - Darlington (Arrive 2227)
2245 5A Darlington - Home
Very, very long outing if I was to do this, not sure if I'd want to do a 16 and a half hours outing and knowing my luck something would go wrong. Wish I had the leaflet for all services in physical form like last years summer timetable. It would be pretty expensive too although I could probably afford the costs.