Staff travel options
There are many ways to travel to work. Our Trust supports a variety of options to help staff choose the easiest and best way to get to our main sites. Parking at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) is limited with spaces in high demand and often very difficult to find. This leaflet highlights the range of options available to you.
Option How it works Benefits Cost
Walk to :) Over short distances this None work may be quicker than driving. Also healthier and probably less stressful.
Drop off Could someone give you a lift to work? Ask your Share fuel costs. No need colleagues or use a car share scheme to find someone to pay for a permit to park near you. The schemes are for those offering and on site. wanting a lift.
Cycling There are covered bike racks and shelters on both sites. These are free to use. Free to park Lockers and showers are available for all staff.
Cycle To Work scheme: Our Trust provides a bike to the Payments are spread over employee as a tax free benefit. 12 months and deducted from your monthly salary. The Trust Bicycle User Group provides a network for those with an interest in cycling, can help you find a ‘cycle buddy’ for your journey to work and provides discounts with local bike shops and suppliers.
Motorbike There are dedicated areas on each site for motorbike No need for a permit. It Free parking. is quick and easy to park to park on site.
Train Gloucester railway station is less than 10 minutes’ walk You can use the 99 from GRH. service from town to CGH for free. Show your staff Cheltenham railway station is a 1.5 mile walk from identity badge to travel CGH. Or perhaps take your bike on the train and cycle for free. to site? There are also buses into town from where you Reduced rates on can catch another bus or walk to CGH. Stagecoach buses.
99 bus This runs between Cheltenham and Gloucester, Regular service. Free service Monday to Friday and from early morning to mid to use evening. Use it to get to work and for travelling Show your staff identity between sites whilst at work. badge to travel for free. Option How it works Benefits Cost
Stagecoach Stagecoach West operates throughout Reduced fares on all their £1.80 per buses Gloucestershire. Show your staff ID badge to services to Cheltenham journey benefit from a single fee for any single journey and Gloucester. across the Stagecoach West network.
Pulham’s Pulham’s Coaches operate bus services on the Reduced fare on their 801 50% coaches eastern side of the county. Show your staff service from Moreton- discount ID badge to benefit from reduced fares. in-Marsh to Cheltenham on full Royal Well. fare per journey
Park and The 99 bus service sstops at the Arle Court Park and Lots of available parking £1 for the Ride from Ride and costs only £1 for travel to and from our and a regular service. day Arle Court hospitals as well as parking for the day on presentation of your staff ID.
Car share Ask your colleagues or use a car share scheme to You can split the costs Shared find someone near you. The schemes are for those of fuel and the parking cost of offering and wanting a lift. There are a number fee between all the parking of public car share schemes available including: passengers. permit and daily https://faxi.co.uk You can reduce your parking annual carbon emissions fee https://liftshare.com/uk/community/gloucestershire by car sharing. Visit https://www.carplus.org.uk/what- is-shared-mobility/2plus-car-sharing/ for general information on car sharing.
Please remember to follow the guidance on personal safety when joining a public car share scheme.
Car parking There is insufficient parking provision on both main Parking spaces for Cost of sites and during the week, between 8am and 4pm it weekend and evening parking can be very difficult to find a space. Having a permit shifts are available and permit is no guarantee to finding a car parking space. easy to find. and daily parking You will not get a ‘Standard User’ parking For day shifts and those fee permit if you live within 1.5 miles of site. working standard office hours alternative methods of travel (which don’t require parking on site) may be easier. For more information, visit the travel and parking pages on the intranet.
Useful links For information on travel throughout Gloucestershire: Think Travel: www.thinktravel.info Traveline South West: www.travelinesw.com
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