DEMAND for transport from Glenridding to Howtown over the winter months has led Ullswater Steamers to lay on a special shuttle bus service.

The Mountain Goat bus leaves from Glenridding Pier House at 11am on Saturdays and Sundays, costing £3.80 per person, until March 24 when the steamers start sailing again.

The new service will ferry people to the start of a lakeshore walk at Howtown.

Tickets, which include parking in the Pier House car park, can be booked on 017684-82229 or bought in the Pier House on arrival.