Useful information Getting here Newport Toilets at the Visitor Centre Location Nearest refreshments West side Usk Way (including Visitor Centre) NP20 2JG (both opposite the on the West side) East side Stephenson Street NP19 0RB Transporter The Waterloo Hotel and Bistro Eastbound M4 leave at Junction 28 Tel +44(0)1633 264266 Westbound M4 leave at Junction 24 and follow the Southern Distributor Route A48 Fanny’s Rest Stop Café Parking Ride the Tel +44(0)1633 264567 In Mill Parade off Usk Way opposite the Bridge gondola Accessibility Bus service Wheelchair access to the Visitor Centre, gondola and toilets No 40 from Central Bus Station www.newporttransport.co.uk spanning 645 ft

A4042 Brynglas Old Hill 25a B4236 Tunnels 25 24 26 River Caerleon Road Usk M4 Caerleon Climb Road Chepstow Rd B4327 A48 177 ft Risca Rd B4240 Wharf Road Somerton 27 Road to the George Southern Street Nash Waterloo Rd A4042 Road Distributor walkway Cardi P Visiting throughout the year Road The Visitor Centre is open all year and groups can visit B4327 A48 TRANSPORTER at any time by appointment, not just during the scheduled 28 A48 BRIDGE operating season. Southern Distributor Road

Further information Safety advice Admission Opening times (subject to change) For further information and details As the climb to the Single or return gondola of special events throughout the year high level walkway is April to September challenging, we ask that crossings available. www.newport.gov.uk/visiting Wednesday to Sunday www.fontb.org.uk visitors take notice of Day Visitor ticket the safety information 10am to 5pm Visitor Centre made available to ensure Includes unlimited gondola Tel +44(0)1633 250322 the health and safety crossings, access to motor house Last admissions of themselves and those and high level walkway. General enquiries for whom they are To the upper walkway at 4pm Tel 44(0)1633 656656 responsible. In particular For information on admission Last crossing parents should assess charges, please see... Pre-booking and groups the suitability of the West to East at 4.30pm Tel +44(0)1633 235249 climb for their children. www.fontb.org.uk

Operating Dates - April to September The Bridge opens on the first Wednesday in April, unless Easter falls earlier, when it will open on Good Friday. It will close on the last day of September, unless that day is a Monday or Tuesday, in which case the season will end on the previous Sunday. For other things to see and do in Newport Come and enjoy the high life! Details subject to change ©Copyright Newport City Council 2014 www.newport.gov.uk/visiting www.npex. co.uk @NpTbridge www.newport.gov.uk/visiting 2014_03_025 The Motor House Newport’s Grade 1 listed and High Level Walkway is one of just six The motor house and the high level walkway, working Transporter worldwide previously unavailable, are now regularly open, and it is a fascinating and impressive so if you’ve never tried it and you’re feeling energetic, monument to Edwardian engineering why not have a go at climbing to the top? The views are spectacular and you’ll be following in the footsteps of the many workers of over one The River Usk in Newport hundred years ago who climbed the stairs and walked has the highest tidal range across the gantry twice every day just to save the of any city in the world halfpenny fares for the gondola ride. In 1906 a crossing was needed Please bear in mind that on very wet or Group Visits which wouldn’t restrict the large windy days it is not safe to use the high level If you’d like to bring a group along for a visit, volume of shipping using the river The Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge can arrange for a guide to show you around. Bring your The French designer friends, colleagues or sports club for a day out with Ferdinand Arnodin developed a difference! the solution of the Transporter Bridge Come and enjoy the high life! The bridge crossing forms part of the Wales Coastal Path and is an ideal stopping off point for walkers and cyclists using the route. On your way home call in at the Visitor Centre to pick up a memento of your visit and chat to one of the friendly volunteers.

Filming The Bridge itself featured in the British film ‘Tiger Bay’, Michael Portillo’s ‘Great Railway Journeys’ and ‘Welsh Towns’ which also featured The Waterloo Hotel. Local café Fanny’s Rest Stop has been used for location filming for ‘Being Human’, and from the top of the bridge you will also be able to see many of the Newport locations used to film Dr Who.

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