Travel and Transport

Tools to help you plan your journey in West Yorkshire and beyond .

Bus: First Bus run lots of local buses and you can plan a bus journey here.

Bus Checker UK app that maps all stops and live timetables is free to download and no account needs set up to use the Search function.

Train: Northern Rail run trains towards Ilkley, Bradford and Leeds.

There are plenty of local walks. Here are two amazing circular walks, starting and finishing in the centre of Menston, one from Andrew Franks (the Grub Stones Walk) and the other from Geoff Lomas for Menston in Bloom (a gentle tree trail).

You can also find here a selection of the Menston Millennium Walks.

The Dales Way Link passes through Menston and there are several walking groups in the local area.

Menston is connected to the national Slow Ways walking network.

Thinking about an e-bike? See this article from one of our CAM members about his experience of using one.

For many years, people have been working on the idea of creating a walking and cycling route along the Wharfe Valley roughly on the route of the old railway and linking Pool to Bolton Abbey. Various feasibility studies about routes and cost have been undertaken and in the last couple of years the Friends of Wharfedale Greenway have been trying to push this forward. CAM are supportive of the Greenway project but the link into Menston has its own particular challenges.

From its early days, the group has been keen to see better provision for cyclists and walkers along Main Street.  With funding from the Parish Council , a “Vision for Main Street” was created in 2021 and some of the ideas are being implemented in 2025.  The group will continue to look at how to improve the safety for pedestrians and cyclists and hope that more people will feel comfortable to embrace “active travel”.