GREEN BELT RELAY – DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS 20 22 Map data from www.openstreetmap.org Stage 1 – Hampton Court – KT8 9AS Park here Toilets here Briefing and start here RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 1 - Hampton Court to Staines Apart from cycles, traffic cannot follow runners along the tow-path from Hampton Court. Instead follow A308 west towards Staines. To get straight to end of leg. Follow A308 to Staines. Follow main road through and around town centre. Turn right at T-junction (Thames Lodge Hotel in front of you). You can park in 1) the River Carpark on your left or, 2) follow road for 400 metres. Turn right, at traffic lights, into Bridge Street and immediately left into Bridge Carpark. To support runners. Sunbury, Shepperton Old Village. In centre of village (at 6.5 miles) do not follow runners to river - there's no through road. Instead continue to T-junction and left along B375 to Chertsey Bridge. Stage 2 – Staines – TW18 4BU Stage 2 briefing and start Stage 1 finish Park here RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 2 - Staines to Boveney. Parking in Staines is at the Bridge Street car park or the River car park (both are pay & display). To get to end of leg. Cross Thames using Staines Bridge. At roundabout, just after bridge, take third exit. Follow A308 through Runnymede and Windsor. Then join A332 to Eton (signed Eton and Slough). After crossing river take exit to Eton and follow signs to Eton. In the centre of Eton you will come to traffic lights (narrow streets, school is all around you). Go right at traffic lights along Keats Lane and follow B3026 through Eton Wick, over cattle grid and over open meadows. At the end of the meadows, as the road veers right, take the small (dead-end) road to the left. This takes you to Boveney. There is a good carpark near the end of the leg. The changeover point is next to the river, in front of the old church. To support runners: 8 miles into leg 2 . Go straight on at lights in Eton High Street. At end of High Street, just before Eton Bridge, the road turns right. Just ahead there is a carpark with public toilets. The runners come from Eton Bridge and stay left past the carpark. Stage 3 – Boveney – SL4 6QQ Turn here (not Dorney Lake Park here Stage 2 finish & Stage 3 start RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 3 - Boveney to Little Marlow To get to end of stage at Little Marlow, follow road back through Dorney Common. At T-junction with B3026 turn left and follow to A4. On reaching A4 (roundabout) turn left onto A4 towards Maidenhead. Follow A4 over Maidenhead Bridge. Immediately over Maidenhead Bridge turn right at roundabout (2nd exit) onto A4094 (Ray Mead Road) to Cookham. Follow A4094 through Cookham to Bourne End. At Bourne End, turn left at roundabout onto A4155 towards Marlow. After 1.5 miles you come to Little Marlow. Continue past turnoff. When you arrive at the gardening centre, turn left at the Wycombe Athletics Centre. There is plenty of free parking and toilets. Stage 4 – Little Marlow – SL7 3RJ Stage 4 start Park here Stage 3 finish RACE TRAFFIC Leg 4 - Little Marlow to Great Kingshill Parking at Little Marlow is at Wycombe District Athletics. This is a few hundred yards west along Marlow Road from the village. To get to end of leg follow A4155 towards Marlow. After a mile turn right onto A404 towards High Wycombe. Follow A404 over M40 to A40.Turn left along A40 for half a mile, then turn right onto A4128 to Great Kingshill. To support runners: 0.35m. Winchbottom Lane is very narrow - do not congest with cars - bikes are OK. You can see runners at, 1) Blacksmith Arms at Handy Cross (3 miles into leg) by continuing along Wycombe Road, then after a mile, right onto A404 towards High Wycombe, Handy Cross is 1st exit off roundabout or, 2) Horns Lane (4.6 miles into leg). Do same as above, but instead of 1st exit off roundabout to Handy Cross, take 3rd exit (A4010). Go straight over next 2 roundabouts then left at next. Horns Lane is 1km further on right, just before bridge over M40 (runners come up from path on left), or, 3) West Wycombe by staying on A4010 until T- junction with A40, turn left onto A40 then immediately to West Wycombe. The car park at the Manor at 9.0 m is a good spot to support. After Hughenden Manor continue along A4128 for 3/4 mile, turn right at roundabout (still on A4128). After 1.5 mile the finish at Kingshill Green is on the left. There is a carpark just after the green, and adjacent to it. Parking is also around the green. Stage 5 – Great Kingshill – HP15 6DR Park here Stage 5 Start Stage 4 Finish Village Hall – toilets, drinks etc. RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 5 - Gt. Kingshill to Chipperfield Parking at Great Kingshill is around the Green and in side roads. There is also a small car park on The Common (see map). However, be careful not to upset the cricketers, and do not park in New Road. To get to the end of the leg: From after the start, all TRAFFIC should follow the road on the north of the green through Little Kingshill to the A413, then right along the A413 towards Amersham. To get to the end of the leg from Amersham. Follow A404 to Little Chalfont. Turn left down Bell Lane. Right at T-junction, at bottom. Then next left through Latimer to Flaunden. At crossroads in middle of Flaunden, turn left (Birch Lane). After 2 miles turn right into Chipperfield Road. The finish is on the right a mile and a half along this road. After Latimer the roads are narrow and winding, so please drive carefully and give lots of space when passing runners. Also study your maps well as there are lots of ways to get to Chipperfield. To support runners You can see runners at A)Little Missenden, by turning right of the A413 after a mile. B) At the entrance to Shardeloes, by taking the 3rd exit at the roundabout, a mile further along the A413. The first exit from this roundabout takes you to Old Amersham. On the right a few hundred yards along this road is a lay-by. The runners appear from the right just before this and follow the road to Old Amersham. C) At the centre of Old Amersham runners go left, (just after Market Hall) through the graveyard and right along the stream. Then sharp left and uphill to the Martyr’s Memorial. If you have time, why not run up and see the Memorial and the view. Stage 6 – Chipperfield – WD4 9BS Park along the common Stage 5 finish Stage 6 start RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 6 - Chipperfield to St. Albans Parking at Chipperfield is in the car park on the Common opposite the Two Brewers and along the roads next to the common. From start TRAFFIC can follow Kings Lane. After 200 metres the road goes left to T- junction. Turn right along Langley Road. After 2 miles turn right at T-junction onto Kings Langley High Street. After another 350 metres, turn left (just before church) into Church Road (runners come from right along path at side of Rose and Crown Pub and cross High Street into Church Road – 2.1 miles into leg). Follow road round and over canal to T-junction. Turn left then immediately right (up under railway bridge). Follow road for 1.5 miles to roundabout at Bedmond. Turn left and after 200 metres turn right into Sergehill Lane (now back with runners at 4.7 miles). After 200 metres go straight on into St Albans Lane and under M1 after a mile. At crossroads go straight on, then 150 metres later turn right at Y-junction, at Holy Bush Pub. Runners go left at this point. From here cars continue on to T-junction. Go left along B4630. Continue straight for a mile and (just after Abbey BR station on right – don’t go to wrong station, see map for start of leg 7) take left into Westminster Leisure Sports Centre carpark. Note: A lot of the route I have described is on narrow roads. If you do follow this route, please drive with extreme care. Stage 7 – St Albans – AL1 1HR Stage 6 Finish Stage 7 Start Park at Westminster Leisure Centre For stage 8, go back this way rather than left up Holywell Hill RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 7 - St. Albans to Letty Green Parking at St Albans is at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre. Note: the start of leg 7 is on the river path, across the road from the end of leg 6. To get to end of leg. 7, go right out of Leisure Centre car park. Straight over at first roundabout into St. Stephens Hill. First exit at next roundabout onto Watling Street (A5183). After a mile (at big roundabout) turn left onto A414 towards Hatfield for 5 miles. Go north on A1(M) for one junction . Exit A1(M) at junction 4 and onto A414 towards HERTFORD **(see note below). After 4 miles turn right to Cole Green & Letty Green. The changeover point is the Picnic Area, up the lane on the left, just after the Cowper Arms Pub. To support runners: You can support the runners at 1) 5.3 miles, if at junction 3 of A1(M) you take first exit **(do not go onto A1(M)) – road runs parallel to motorway.