WELCOME TO WALKING CYCLING OTHER WAYS FORGE TO TRAVEL We’re delighted to be an Cycling is a fantastic way to get Whether you already work at It might mean brushing up on accredited ‘walk friendly to Kirkstall Forge; there are cycle TRAVELLING BY CAR CAR CLUB Kirkstall Forge, or will soon be your cycling skills, or sharing workplace’ and we hope you’ll lanes on many of the local roads, At Kirkstall Forge, we have Need to travel away from TRAVEL GUIDE taking up a role here, how much your car with a colleague a enjoy getting involved in our whilst an entirely off-road route limited car parking available; Kirkstall Forge during the day? do you really know about your couple of times a week, but regular walking events – whether into the city centre runs along office parking spaces are It doesn’t mean you have to commuting options? what if that meant you could it’s joining us for a lunchtime the canal towpath, and can be allocated to and managed by drive to work! save money, have a quicker stroll, becoming part of our accessed by crossing the railway individual tenants, whilst the running club or taking on our line (lifts available). Did you know we have a station journey, reduce your carbon Station car park is reserved for At Kirkstall Forge we have a Car step challenge; there’s something on our doorstep, with the journey footprint or even make use of rail users only. Club vehicle on site, which can for everyone! You can be at Kirkstall Bridge into by train taking as little your commute to catch up on be hired for as little as an hour. shopping park in 15 minutes or as 6 minutes? emails or hold meetings? That said, we know that it’s not We also have great rates on Walking to work is a great way in the city centre in about half practical for everyone to walk, membership. Contact the Life Or that we have a network of To get you started, we’ve to build exercise into your daily an hour. routine and can save you a cycle or use public transport, Team to find out more. local cycle and walking routes, prepared this handy guide to so we’ve put in place a range which make active travel a getting to Kirkstall Forge, whilst fortune too; alternatively, a As a ‘bike friendly business’ of measures that support more ELECTRONIC VEHICLES real possibility? more detailed information can lunchtime walk can do wonders we have fantastic facilities for sustainable car use. Got an electric vehicle? be found on The Portal. for your health and wellbeing. cyclists, including secure parking, high quality showers, a drying Charge it while you work! With limited car parking available CAR SHARE FOR ACCESS TO THIS, PLEASE If you’re looking for a break room, lockers and changing at Kirkstall Forge for office CONTACT THE LIFE TEAM: Kirkstall Forge has its own from your desk, it’s just a 10 facilities. We also have an active employees (and the station car [email protected] private car share scheme park reserved for train users), we’d minute walk to Bramley Fall bicycle user group, run regular Wood, or alternatively in cycle-themed events and can (accessible through the Portal) encourage you to explore the – it’s free to join; simply enter alternatives to driving to work. approximately 20 minutes you provide details of cycle training can walk to with its so you can refresh your skills. your preferences and register a selection of independent shops, journey to see if anyone’s going cafés and restaurants, a post Don’t have your own bike? We your way. office and banks. have a free cycle and scooter hire scheme for employees – You don’t need to share every Kirkstall Valley and Kirkstall borrow one on a lunchtime or day, or even for the entire Bridge retail parks are around take it overnight to trial your journey. If you’re doing the 30 minutes away; here you’ll find commute. nursery run, or dropping your , M&S Simply Food, partner on the way, why not PLAN YOUR JOURNEY AT Pure Gym and a selection of CYCLESTREETS.NET see if there’s anyone you could high street retailers. pick up after you’ve dropped them off? PLAN YOUR JOURNEY ON FOOT USING THE ONLINE PLANNER AT FIND OUT MORE, OR REGISTER AT WALKIT.COM KIRKSTALLLIFE.LIFTSHARE.COM

BUS TRAIN PUBLIC RAIL ZONES TRANSPORT It’s only a short walk to the There’s a train station on the TICKETS bus stops on Abbey Road, doorstep at Kirkstall Forge, with from where there’s a bus every trains every half an hour to Leeds OPERATOR TICKETS few minutes to the city centre and Forster Square. MCARD Download the First Bus (Monday to Saturday) with less If you regularly travel by bus m-ticket app to find and buy frequent services on evenings The journey to Leeds takes as and train or use services from tickets on your phone; no need and weekends. little as 6 minutes, meaning you different bus companies, then an to worry about having the could even nip to the shops or MCard is likely to be your best BUS SERVICES ALONG correct change! option. The MCard covers West ABBEY ROAD run errands in the city on your lunchbreak! , as well as routes to As an employee at Kirkstall Skitpon and Harrogate. SERVICE 33 Forge, you can also take Leeds – Kirkstall – Horsforth – advantage of a discounted Choose a pink MCard and load Westfield – . annual ticket, paid for by monthly it with the ticket that suits you Up to 3 buses per hour Monday direct debit, by joining First’s best; whether it’s daily, weekly or to Saturday daytime, 1 per hour Commuter Travel Club. For monthly. Alternatively, opt for an on evenings and weekends. more information contact annual MCard and save 12% on the Life Team. the ticket price* SERVICE 34 Leeds – Kirkstall – Horsforth – For First Bus services, the simplest * assumes your employer runs the Yeadon – Guiseley – way to understand your ticket corporate MCard scheme – . options is to download the Up to 3 buses per hour Monday mTicket app – visit TRAIN TICKETS to Saturday daytime, 1 per hour manage.firstgroup.com/ to find If you’re a regular rail commuter, on evenings and weekends. out more. You can also save you can save money by buying money on First Bus tickets if your an annual ticket and spreading FLYING TIGER 757 employer joins First’s Corporate the cost with an interest free Leeds – Kirkstall – Horsforth Travel Club. loan, through Northern’s – Rawdon – Leeds Bradford Corporate ticket scheme. Airport. Up to 3 services per If you’re travelling on Yorkshire Ask your employer if they’re hour Monday to Saturday Tiger services, visit signed up, to take advantage. daytime, 2 per hour on evenings yorkshiretiger.co.uk for the latest and Sundays. ticket information.

FULL TIMETABLES CAN BE FOUND AT: WYMETRO.COM DEVELOPED BY DESTINATION APPROX. JOURNEY APPROX. JOURNEY TIME TIME ON FOOT BY BIKE

Hawksworth Wood Less than 10 minutes Less than 5 minutes

Bramley Fall Park via 10 minutes 5 minutes canal lock crossing

E LAN D New Road Side, 20 minutes 7 minutes OO W Horsforth

Town Street, 25 minutes 10 minutes Horsforth

Kirkstall Bridge 25 minutes 10 minutes Shopping Park via canal towpath

Kirkstall Valley 30 minutes 12 minutes Retail Park via canal towpath

4.5 cm equals approximately 500m

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Residential Commercial Leisure/Retail Park/Woodland Lift crossing Bus stops

Cycle lane Signed cycle/ Pedestrian route

Train Kirkstall Forge