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Having only been to Carlisle five moves prior, we make a hasty exit by taking the six minute walk to the railway station for the 1233 TransPennine Express service 1M86 to Bolton, arriving there at 1406 on Tuesday.
Taking the overbridge connection to the bus interchange, we next board the 1425 Stagecoach Manchester service 480 to Affetside (the bus stop opposite Yeomans Farm on Watling Street) that arrives there at 1447 on Tuesday.
No other bus routes here so we remain stuck with the 480, so we wait an hour for the next service, the 1547 Stagecoach Manchester Bee Network service 480 to Bury (Bury Bridge), arriving there at 1614 on Tuesday.
We walk around the corner to Brackley Street and board the 1806 Go North West service 8 to Salford (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 1833 on Tuesday.
We next board the 2017 Go North West service 610 to Wash End (the bus stop opposite Reeve Street on Newton Road) that arrives there at 2043 on Tuesday.
We take the nine minute/0.4 mile walk to Wallgate station and board the 1222 Diamond Bus North West service 132 to Boothstown (Post Office), arriving there at 1317 on Wednesday.
We next board the 1410 Diamond Bus North West service 516 to Four Gates (the bus stop opposite Lostock Lane on Chorley Road) that arrives there at 1445 on Wednesday.
At 1517 we depart on Bee Network (operarted by Diamond Bus North West) service 521, from which we alight at Royal Bolton Hospital at 1548 on Wednesday.
Takiing a well-earned overnight rest, we next board the 0640 Kirby Lonsdale Coaches service 82 to Kirby Lonsdale (the bus stop outside Booths Supermarket on Dodgson Croft) that arrives there at 0743 on Thursday.