All Aboard! West Yorkshire

All Aboard! Earn BetterPoints exploring West Yorkshire this August

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This Yorkshire Day, we're launching All Aboard! — a month-long invitation to explore West Yorkshire by bus and train, and get rewarded for it.

The timing couldn't be better

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This August, every 5 to 15 year old in England travels free on participating buses under the Government's Great British Summer Savings scheme — no pass, no app, no registration needed.

And it builds on something West Yorkshire already leads on: the region introduced England's first £2 single bus fare cap back in September 2022, well ahead of the government's own nationwide cap. A new national £2 cap, announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, takes effect from January 2027.

With the kids covered and fares capped, there's never been a better time to get exploring.

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How it works

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All Aboard! runs throughout August across all five West Yorkshire districts — Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The free BetterPoints app rewards you for making healthier, greener travel choices, all month long:

Record your journeys by bus, train, walking, wheeling or cycling, and earn BetterPoints automatically.
Check in at any of 25 geolocated bonus locations across the region for extra rewards — the more you visit, the bigger the bonus.
Enter weekly prize draws and a grand prize, with hundreds of pounds in rewards up for grabs.

Each week shines a spotlight on a different part of the region — Wild West Yorkshire, City Explorer, and Art & Nature — but bonus points are available everywhere, all month.

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25 places to explore

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Bradford: Ilkley Lido, Saltaire, East Riddlesden Hall, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford Industrial Museum

Calderdale: Hardcastle Crags, Piece Hall, Shibden Hall, Bankfield Museum, Gibson Mill

Kirklees: Colne Valley Museum, Tolson Museum, Marsden Moor, Greenhead Park, Bagshaw Museum

Leeds: Kirkstall Abbey, Royal Armouries, Roundhay Park, Leeds Industrial Museum, Leeds City Museum

Wakefield: Hepworth Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Pontefract Castle, Nostell Priory, Pugneys Park

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Get started

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BetterPoints is free to download, and open to anyone who lives, works or studies in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds or Wakefield. Search 'BetterPoints' in Google Play or the App Store, to download it.

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