Travel Information for Wichelstowe

New Home, New Start, New Ways to Travel Travel Information for Wichelstowe

Swindon

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Choices Contents

Introduction ...... 1

About this travel information pack ...... 2

Walking ...... 3

Cycling ...... 4

Services and facilities plan ...... 6

Swindon cycle map ...... 8

Bus ...... 10

Bus route plan ...... 12

Taxi ...... 14

Car sharing ...... 15

Electric vehicles ...... 16

Shopping ...... 17

Offers for residents of Wichelstowe ...... 18 Introduction

This Travel Information Pack contains useful information about your travel options in and around Wichelstowe.

Getting involved with your Travel Plan has plenty of positive benefits for you including:

4 Improving your fitness, health and wellbeing

4 Reducing your travel costs

4 Reducing your travel times

4 Improving your accessibility to local services

4 Making the community safer

4 Improving your travel choices

4 Creating a cleaner, more vibrant local community

1 About this Walking travel information pack One of the easiest and cheapest ways to travel is to walk, particularly if you your destination is within 2-kilometres of your new home. Walking is also a versatile mode of travel – there’s no waiting around, no congestion and its free! Live life as you’ve always wanted. We are committed to promoting sustainable transport for the residents of Wichelstowe. Research shows that walking 10,000 steps a day will significantly improve your health. Putting one foot in front of the other can build stamina, burn excess calories and give you Situated to the south of Swindon town centre, on the edge of glorious open countryside, a healthier heart. Wichelstowe is a delightful place to set up home. Here you’ll get to enjoy all the superb facilities of Swindon, without living in the town itself, giving you the best of both worlds. Wichelstowe will benefit from good quality, direct and well-lit footways throughout the development. These routes connect to existing paths which provide access to the local area. The Canalside will be the most active area of Wichelstowe centred around the Wilts and

Berks Canal. The Waitrose, Deanery CE Academy and stunning Hall & Woodhouse pub will Wichelstowe has a range of services, facilities and amenities in and around the area that can form the vibrant heart of Wichelstowe. be walked to. There are also plenty of countryside walks along the canal and old railway path.

This guide provides further information on the different ways that you can travel in the area Check out the “Get Walking” magazine in this pack that has route maps around the area. for your daily trips as well as those journeys you undertake less frequently.

A primary aim of the development is to encourage the use of more sustainable forms of Useful websites transport such as walking, cycling,public transport or car sharing. · www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/walk Please take a few moments to read this Travel Information Pack and consider how you can · www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/walkfinder/step-out-swindon choose to make more sustainable travel choices. · www.wiltsswindonramblers.org.uk

Useful walking apps

· MapmyWalk · One You Active 10 Walk Tracker · Pedometer · OS Maps · Wiltshire Walks (Free to download but subscription required)

2 3 Swindon Cycles Superstore Cycling 60a, Beechcroft Rd, Upper Stratton, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 7QD www.swindoncycles.co.uk Cycling is fast, convenient, healthy and cost-effective, and is a realistic way to travel from your new home, especially if your destination lies within 5-kilometres – a 20 minute pedal. 01793 700105

All of the services, facilities and amenities around Wichelstowe are available within a 10 Recycles (refurbished bikes) minute cycle ride from the site. Swindon town centre is within a 20 minute cycle ride 1 Spring Close, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2BF which provides a wider range of services, facilities and amenities including a number of employment opportunities. You can get there on the Southern Flyer route - all off the www.recycles-swindon.co.uk carriageway. See the separate “Southern Flyer map” and “Swindon Cycle Map” in this pack. 01793 401834

Benefits of Cycling Hargroves Cycles Unit 9, Penzance Drive, Churchward Park, SN5 7RX 4 Improving wellbeing by relieving stress, improving fitness and burning calories www.hargrovescycles.co.uk 4 Helps prevent chronic and life threatening illnesses 01793 528208 4 Maintaining a bike for a year costs twenty times less than maintaining and driving a car

4 Reducing congestion and pollution on our roads Useful cycling apps

Useful websites · Strava · MapmyRide · www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/cycle · CycleStreets journey planner · www.swindoncyclecampaign.org · www.letsride.co.uk

Bike shops in Swindon

E-motion (electric bikes) 373, Cricklade Road, SN2 1AQ http://e-motionevc.co.uk 01793 251200

Mitchell Cycles 27, Shrivenham Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2QA www.mitchellcycles.co.uk 01793 523306

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8 9 Bus

You can access bus stops within a short walk of your new home. From the stops outside Waitrose you’ll find the Stagecoach service 9 provides a regular service between Wroughton and Tadpole Garden Village, via Wichelstowe, Old Town and Swindon Town Centre.

Swindon’s Bus Company runs the 11 regularly, which serves East Wichel, Nationwide, Old Town, Swindon Town Centre and North Swindon.

As a guide we have provided a summary below of the available bus services and their typical frequencies.

Service Route Frequency Operator 11 Wichelstowe (Waitrose) › East Wichel › Half hourly Swindon's Bus Nationwide › Old Town › Mon–Sun Company Swindon Town Centre › Orbital Shopping Centre › Taw Hill

9 Wroughton › Wichelstowe (Waitrose) › Half hourly Stagecoach East Wichel › Old Town › Mon–Sat, West Swindon Town Centre › Gorse Hill › hourly Sunday Tadpole Garden Village

Useful websites

· www.stagecoachbus.com · www.swindonbus.co.uk · www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/plan-a-journey

Useful bus apps

· Stagecoach Bus App (Plan journeys, buy tickets) · Clickit2ride (Swindon’s Bus Company tickets) · Bus checker (Find bus stops and track buses)

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Taxis can form an important part of sustainable journeys. Car Sharing is when two or more people travel together in the same car. Many of us already car share informally, but if you regularly make long trips in the car alone (to work, for Many taxis are hybrids or ‘green’ vehicles, which help to reduce the impact of car example) it may make more sense to get another person (or two or three) in your car journeys on the environment. Utilising taxis could save you money and help to reduce and help share your petrol costs. your carbon footprint. There are many benefits to car sharing; There are a number of private hire taxi operators local to the area, through which taxis can be pre-booked. 4 Opportunity to socialise

4 Reduced fuel costs Taxi companies in Swindon 4 Less wear and tear on your car 4 Useful for people with mobility difficulties (door to door travel) Company Telephone App Available 4 Time to relax without driving stress 4 Provides a solution for travelling to and from areas not served by bus A1 Swindon Taxis 01793 251251 4 Reduces the number of cars on the roads, resulting in less congestion, less pollution and fewer parking problems Cross Street Cars 01793 232323 4

V-Cars 01793 701701 4 Car Share Swindon 4 SN1 Cars 01793 523523 Over 3000 people who live or work in Swindon have registered with www.carshareswindon.com. This is an online database that matches people together based on the routes and times that Connect Cabs 01793 238444 people travel. It’s free and easy to register and chances are, you’ll find someone gong your Safe Taxis Swindon 01793 979277 way. Even if you only share once a week, you’re helping to save money.

14 15 Electric vehicles Shopping

With a rapidly expanding network of public charging points available across the region, there has never been a better time to make the switch to electric vehicles. There are With online shopping you can do your shop from the comfort of your own home and have discounts available to buy all types of electric and plug-in hybrid cars, vans and it delivered at a time to suit you from as little as a £1 delivery charge. Or you can collect from motorcycles, ranging from £1,500 to £8,000. the store when you’re out and about anyway, so no need for a specific shopping trip.

There are already electric charge points at Waitrose, and as Wichelstowe grows, more electric The supermarket websites now allow you to save favourites, so putting your weekly shop charging points will be installed on street, at the district centre and at home. into the virtual basket is just a few clicks!

To check out other public charging points and the wider network, plus help with selecting Benefits the right car and calculating your cost savings, visit: http://www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/electric-vehicles/ 4 Save time, someone else is picking your items from the shelves

4 Reduce stress, no trolley wars with other shoppers

4 The groceries are dropped at your door

Useful websites

· Sainsburys www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries · Morrisons https://groceries.morrisons.com/ · Tesco www.tesco.com/groceries/ · Asda https://groceries.asda.com/ · Waitrose www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/browse/groceries · Ocado www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do

16 17 Offers for residents of Wichelstowe

Try the bus for free

To help you get to know the bus network around Wichelstowe, each household is entitled to claim free travel on the bus. This can be for an adult, teenager or child, and can be taken as a full week, or several “day rider” tickets. Please note your voucher is valid only for your household.

Simply complete the form at www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/newdevelopments to apply.

Borrow a Bike scheme

Fancy trying out a bike to see whether you’d want to purchase one afterwards? As part of our offer to new residents, bikes can be loaned for up to 6 weeks for a small deposit. There are a variety of bikes available, including electric and folding bikes.

See the leaflet inside this pack for more details and simply complete the form at www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk/newdevelopments to apply.

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