24 hours in Cumberland

Saturday 16th June 2026 Cumberland has seen some interesting developments of expanded timetables and new bus routes over the last few months so I recently spent a couple of days taking a look around this scenic part of the country and trying out some of the new routes. Together with neighbouring Westmorland and Furness, Cumberland Council replaced the larger Cumbria County Council and six District Councils in April 2023. Whilst Cumbria had famously ceased providing any financial support to bus services both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness have been awarded Government money through BSIP and more recently the Local Authority Bus Grant. Slide taken from Cumberland Council Highways and Transport Strategic Board meeting 29th January 2026 Cumberland received £5,056,175 (Capital: £3,315,344; Revenue: £1,646,831 and ‘Capacity/Capability Funding’: £94,000) in 2025/26 with £7,482,738 awarded for the three years 2026/27 to 2028/29 giving roughly £2.5 million for each of those years…