257A Sheffield to Bakewell via Wardlow, Ashford-in-the-Water

Operated by Andrews of Tideswell. First bus 07:00, last bus 15:45. 2 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.80 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Bakewell from Sheffield Interchange/D3: tomorrow 07:00

Next towards Sheffield from Lady Manners School (adj): 15:45

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Timetable

Ends at Bakewell Lady Manners School (adj) · Monday to Friday · 1 journey

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Andrews of Tideswell whether this route takes part. Details →

Fares on the 257A

Adult single £2.80 to £3.00 · Adult return £5.60 to £9.20 · Child single £1.00 to £1.50

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.80 Broomhill Clarkehouse Road
£3.00£2.80 Crosspool Church
£3.00£3.00£2.80 Manchester Road Rivelin Valley Road
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Manchester Road Moscar Lodge
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Ladybower Inn
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Yorkshire Bridge Hotel
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Bamford Bus Turnaround
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Hathersage or Bradwell
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Windmill Grindleford
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Calver Bridge
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Stoney Middleton
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Eyam Square
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Wardlow Church
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Ashford New Road
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Lady Manners School
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£1.40 Bakewell Square

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Sheffield City Center.

Andrews Coaches' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 25 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Andrews of Tideswell before you travel.

Tickets on the 257A

Andrews of Tideswell publishes singles, day returns and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.

Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Single · Student Single

Ticket types come from Andrews of Tideswell's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 26 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Andrews of Tideswell.

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Andrews of Tideswell before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 257A

257A towards Bakewell

All 79 stops
  1. Sheffield Interchange/D3 Sheffield Centre
  2. Pond Street/Paternoster Row (SS1) Sheffield Centre
  3. Furnival Street/Arundel Lane (opp) Sheffield Centre
  4. Furnival Gate/Moorhead MH3 Sheffield Centre
  5. Charter Row/Fitzwilliam Gate (MF1) Sheffield Centre
  6. Moore Street/Fitzwilliam Street (nr) Broomhall
  7. Fitzwilliam Street/Wellington Street (opp) Sheffield Centre
  8. Glossop Road/Gell Street (adj) Sheffield Centre
  9. Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (opp) Western Bank
  10. Glossop Road/Clarkehouse Road (opp) Broomhill
  11. Glossop Road/Newbould Lane (opp) Broomhill
  12. Manchester Road/Lawson Road (opp) Broomhill
  13. Manchester Road/Tapton House Road (opp) Tapton Hill
  14. Manchester Road/Vernon Terrace (opp) Crosspool
  15. Manchester Road/Sandygate Road (nr) Crosspool
  16. Manchester Road/Benty Lane (adj) Crosspool
  17. Manchester Road/Den Bank Drive (adj) Crosspool
  18. Manchester Road/Barnfield Road (adj) Crosspool
  19. Manchester Road/Den Bank Avenue (adj) Crosspool
  20. Manchester Road/Bell Hagg (at) Rivelin
  21. Manchester Road/Rivelin Valley Road (at) Rivelin
  22. Manchester Road/Pump House (adj) Rivelin
  23. Manchester Road/Onksley Lane (nr) Rivelin
  24. Manchester Road/Wyming Brook Drive (adj) Rivelin
  25. Manchester Road/Holme Farm (opp) Hollow Meadows
  26. Manchester Road/Old School House (opp) Hollow Meadows
  27. Manchester Road/Moscar Grange (at) Hollow Meadows
  28. Manchester Road/Moscar Lodge (opp) Hollow Meadows
  29. Strines Turn (Opp) Ashopton
  30. Cutthroat Bridge (Opp) Ashopton
  31. Ladybower Inn (Opp) Ashopton
  32. Heatherdene (Adj) Ashopton
  33. Yorkshire Bridge Hotel (opp) Yorkshire Bridge
  34. Lydgate Lane (Opp) Yorkshire Bridge
  35. Lydgate Cottages (Adj) Yorkshire Bridge
  36. Old Road (Adj) Bamford
  37. Greenhead Park (Adj) Bamford
  38. Derwent Hotel (Adj) Bamford
  39. Victoria Road (Opp) Bamford
  40. Station Road (S-bound) Bamford
  41. Saltergate Lane (Adj) Bamford
  42. Bus Turnaround (Adj) Bamford
  43. Sickleholme (adj) Bamford
  44. Riverside Dairy (Opp) Hathersage
  45. Cunliffe House (Adj) Hathersage
  46. Hill Foot (Adj) Hathersage
  47. Rail Bridge (after) Hathersage
  48. Little John Hotel (opp) Hathersage
  49. Dore Lane (adj) Hathersage
  50. The Plough (Adj) Leadmill
  51. Mount Pleasant (Opp) Grindleford
  52. Goatscliffe Cottages (Adj) Grindleford
  53. Flora Cottages (Opp) Froggatt
  54. Stoke Bar (Adj) Froggatt
  55. Shaldon (Adj) Calver
  56. Calver Sough (S-bound) Calver
  57. Crossroads (NW-bound) Calver
  58. Ferndale House (Adj) Stoney Middleton
  59. Toll Bar (Opp) Stoney Middleton
  60. The Dale (W-bound) Stoney Middleton
  61. The Square (opp) Eyam
  62. Parish Church (opp) Eyam
  63. Eyam Hall (opp) Eyam
  64. Eyam Museum (opp) Eyam
  65. Eyam Hall (adj) Eyam
  66. Parish Church (adj) Eyam
  67. The Square (adj) Eyam
  68. Wardlow Mires (W-bound) Wardlow
  69. Wardlow Mires (SE-bound) Wardlow
  70. Church (Adj) Wardlow
  71. Hotel (opp) Monsal Head
  72. Ashford Arms (Opp) Ashford-in-the-Water
  73. New Road (Opp) Ashford-in-the-Water
  74. Ashford Mill (adj) Ashford-in-the-Water
  75. ALDI (adj) Bakewell
  76. Lumford Mill (Adj) Bakewell
  77. Fire Station (Adj) Bakewell
  78. Square (Stand D) Bakewell
  79. Lady Manners School (adj) Bakewell

257A towards Sheffield

All 82 stops
  1. Lady Manners School (adj) Bakewell
  2. Square (Stand D) Bakewell
  3. Lumford Mill (Opp) Bakewell
  4. ALDI (opp) Bakewell
  5. Lakeside (Opp) Bakewell
  6. Ashford Mill (Opp) Ashford-in-the-Water
  7. Ashford Arms (Adj) Ashford-in-the-Water
  8. Hotel (adj) Monsal Head
  9. Church (Opp) Wardlow
  10. Wardlow Mires (E-bound) Wardlow
  11. The Square (opp) Eyam
  12. Parish Church (opp) Eyam
  13. Eyam Hall (opp) Eyam
  14. Eyam Museum (opp) Eyam
  15. Eyam Hall (adj) Eyam
  16. Parish Church (adj) Eyam
  17. The Square (adj) Eyam
  18. The Dale (E-bound) Stoney Middleton
  19. Toll Bar (Adj) Stoney Middleton
  20. Ferndale House (Opp) Stoney Middleton
  21. Calver Sough (N-bound) Calver
  22. Shaldon (Opp) Calver
  23. Stoke Bar (Opp) Froggatt
  24. Flora Cottages (Adj) Froggatt
  25. Goatscliffe Cottages (opp) Grindleford
  26. Mount Pleasant (Adj) Grindleford
  27. The Plough (Opp) Leadmill
  28. Dore Lane (adj) Hathersage
  29. Little John Hotel (adj) Hathersage
  30. Rail Bridge (before) Hathersage
  31. Hill Foot (Opp) Hathersage
  32. Cunliffe House (Opp) Hathersage
  33. Riverside Dairy (Adj) Hathersage
  34. Sickleholme (opp) Bamford
  35. Bus Turnaround (Adj) Bamford
  36. Saltergate Lane (Opp) Bamford
  37. Station Road (N-bound) Bamford
  38. Victoria Road (Adj) Bamford
  39. Derwent Hotel (Opp) Bamford
  40. Institute (Adj) Bamford
  41. Greenhead Park (Opp) Bamford
  42. Old Road (Opp) Bamford
  43. Lydgate Cottages (Opp) Yorkshire Bridge
  44. Lydgate Lane (adj) Yorkshire Bridge
  45. Yorkshire Bridge Hotel (adj) Yorkshire Bridge
  46. Heatherdene (Opp) Ashopton
  47. Ladybower Inn (Adj) Ashopton
  48. Cutthroat Bridge (Adj) Ashopton
  49. Strines Turn (Adj) Ashopton
  50. Manchester Road/Moscar Lodge (adj) Hollow Meadows
  51. Manchester Road/Moscar Grange (on) Hollow Meadows
  52. Manchester Road/Rosary Cottage (adj) Hollow Meadows
  53. Manchester Road/Old School House (adj) Hollow Meadows
  54. Manchester Road/Holme Farm (adj) Hollow Meadows
  55. Manchester Road/Surrey Farm (at) Hollow Meadows
  56. Manchester Road/Wyming Brook Drive (opp) Rivelin
  57. Manchester Road/Onksley Lane (at) Rivelin
  58. Manchester Road/Pump House (opp) Rivelin
  59. Manchester Road/Rivelin Valley Road (adj) Rivelin
  60. Manchester Road/Rails Road (adj) Rivelin
  61. Manchester Road/Blackbrook Bridge (nr) Rivelin
  62. Manchester Road/Den Bank Avenue (o/s) Rivelin
  63. Manchester Road/Den Bank Avenue (opp) Crosspool
  64. Manchester Road/Hagg Lane (adj) Crosspool
  65. Manchester Road/Barnfield Road (nr) Crosspool
  66. Manchester Road/Den Bank Drive (opp) Crosspool
  67. Manchester Road/Vernon Terrace (adj) Crosspool
  68. Manchester Road/Tapton House Road (adj) Tapton Hill
  69. Fulwood Road/Manchester Road (at) Broomhill
  70. Glossop Road/Ashdell Road (Opp) Broomhill
  71. Glossop Road/Beech Hill Road (adj) Broomhill
  72. Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (adj) Western Bank
  73. Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (opp) Western Bank
  74. Glossop Road/Regent Terrace (adj) Sheffield Centre
  75. West Street/Mappin Street (adj) Sheffield Centre
  76. Carver Street/Ca1 (27617) Sheffield Centre
  77. Rockingham Street/RS3 (27616) Sheffield Centre
  78. Cumberland Street/Cumberland Way (MF7) Sheffield Centre
  79. Eyre Street/Matilda Street (ES1) Sheffield Centre
  80. Furnival Street/Arundel Lane (adj) Sheffield Centre
  81. Paternoster Row/SS2 Sheffield Centre
  82. Sheffield Interchange (at) Sheffield Centre

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Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 257A bus?

The first 257A departure on weekdays leaves at 07:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 257A bus?

The last 257A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 15:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 257A bus cost?

Andrews of Tideswell's published fares on the 257A: adult single £2.80 to £3.00, adult return £5.60 to £9.20, child single £1.00 to £1.50. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Andrews of Tideswell day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 257A bus?

The 257A is operated by Andrews of Tideswell.

Timetable data from Andrews of Tideswell via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (Yorkshire & the Humber feed). Andrews of Tideswell last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 2 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.