Bibby's of Ingleton Ltd

Bibby's of Ingleton Ltd The Bibby family have lived and traded in Ingleton for over 100 years. In 1945 Clem Bibby started a milk haulage business delivering milk from farms to dairies.

In 1956 Clem purchased his first coach, a Leyland Comet with a Santus body and rented a site near the centre of the village that was council owned. The vehicles were housed in a disused railway tunnel and a corrugated tin shed. When Clem died in 1962, his son Fred took over the then 5-coach business and over the following 3 years he phased out the milk wagons. The first brand new coach was purchased in 1971 - a Ford R192 with a Duple Viceroy body and by the early eighties the Bibby fleet consisted of 7 Fords, 4 minibuses and the Bedford OB which is still operational today. In 1983 Fred Bibby passed away suddenly which meant his son Peter and daughter Sheila were thrown in the deep end having to take over the business. Over the following years they moved from Fords to Bedfords and Leyland Tigers and today DAF chassis' are favoured. 1n 1998 they purchased their first rear engined coach (SB3000) and with the better luggage space and easier maintenance all coaches purchased thereafter have been rear engine. In 1991 Bibby's moved to a new depot in Ingleton on the Industrial Estate adjacent to the A65. The depot consists of a 3 bay workshop, office, automatic coach wash, diesel tanks and ample car parking space. In 1994 Bibby's purchased two DAF bulk tippers which deliver animal feed around the local area. In 2009 due to increased passenger numbers a brand new departure terminal was built. Passengers arriving at our depot in their car or on a feeder vehicle can use the comfortable facilities whilst waiting for their tour to depart, all under cover. Upstairs there is an extra office and private room for driver training. Currently Bibby's employ around 45 full and part time staff and operate 16 school runs a day, around 200 tours a year and have a busy private hire programme.

19/09/2026
12/09/2026

Ryan Buckley Ryans Rapid Road Response Accident at Austwick A65 9am Saturday morning.

We are all set up for 2 days at the Westmorland County Show & Agricultural Society call in to pick up our new 2027 holid...
09/09/2026

We are all set up for 2 days at the Westmorland County Show & Agricultural Society call in to pick up our new 2027 holiday brochure 👍

New coach alert! this one carrying one of our favourite cherished number plates. We are looking forward to you travellin...
07/09/2026

New coach alert! this one carrying one of our favourite cherished number plates.
We are looking forward to you travelling on board the
"Dales Royale"

In other news, our phone lines are very very busy at the moment due to the release of our 2027 Holiday Brochure, please be patient with our amazing staff.

Bibby's of Ingleton has marked 70 years in business with the purchase of a Van Hool T15 Acron, supplied by VDL Bus UK.

A superb weekend was had by all at Mathewsons Classic Cars LIVE at Harrogate. The Bibby's Bedford OB "Old Faithful" look...
24/08/2026

A superb weekend was had by all at Mathewsons Classic Cars LIVE at Harrogate. The Bibby's Bedford OB "Old Faithful" looked a treat and proved very popular 👍

25/07/2026

Bibbys of Ingleton coming along the Valley at Blubberhouses

70th Anniversary Grand day out: Part 3In the afternoon we visited T French & Son Training near Cumnock for another super...
22/07/2026

70th Anniversary Grand day out: Part 3

In the afternoon we visited T French & Son Training near Cumnock for another superb visit which included another journey back in time along with some great hospitality and some lovely baking!
Big thanks to the French family for allowing us to visit, the group were buzzing after our visit.

70th Anniversary Grand day out: Part 2We then travelled to Linwood, Glasgow to the Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre for a ...
22/07/2026

70th Anniversary Grand day out: Part 2

We then travelled to Linwood, Glasgow to the Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre for a superb visit, it was a journey back in time for some of our group. Thank you to The Malcolm Group for the hospitality shown and allowing us to visit.

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Carnforth
LA63NU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+441524241330

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