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Produced and funded by David Wilson Homes. Getting around... Monkton Heathfield Contents Page • Introduc tion 1 • Walking 2 Welcome • Cycling 3 • Public Tran sport 4-6 • Maps 7-10 his leaflet has been • Coaches 11 funded by David • Train Wilson Homes to 12 • Motorcycl inform you, as a resident in ing 13 T • Driving Aginshill Meadow , about the 14 travel choices that are • Reducing Travel 15 available to you from your • Working from home. (It may even help you home 15 • Shopping to save money , the 1 • 5 environment and time!) Days out • Fu 17-18 rther information Here you can find out about 19 your options, including your entitlements, walking and cycling routes, bus and train journeys & working from home . During the planning process of the Aginshill Meadow development, a Travel Plan was written to set out all of the travel options that are available to local residents and to Imanke sustatinabler traveol a mored viable opution forc you antd yoiur noeighbourn s. Each year the residents of Aginshill Meadow will be asked to take part in a questionnaire to see if you have been able to take advantage of these travel options. A more viable option for you and your neighbours. ■ Welcome Pack for residents of Aginshill Meadow ; ■ Green Travel Vouchers for new residents of Aginshill Meadow ; ■ Bus stop improvements ■ Travel information notice board ■ Car sharing scheme ■ Cycle & motorcycle parking ■ Installation of Automatic Traffic Counters at the site entrance to monitor numbers of trips in and out of the development; All of these elements will be in place by the time the development is completed. 1 How to get around... Walking alking is an excellent way Practical information about walking to get around. It’s free, in and from Monkton Heathfield. reliable and a great way Wto fit regular exercise into your There are a number of facilities and daily routine, no matter what your amenities located within the village of age or level of fitness. It requires Monkton Heathfield and therefore within no specialist equipment other than walking distance of the development. a pair of comfy shoes. These include: • Local shops Walking is an excellent way to get • Public Houses around. It’s free, • Primary School reliable and a great • Secondary School way to help get fit. • Garden Centre • Tacchi Morris Arts Centre If you’re able to walk that bit further you can access the following on foot: • Hankridge Retail and Leisure Park • Taunton High Street * You can use your Green Travel • Blackbrook Pavilion Vouchers to buy: • Luggage/shopping trolleys • Maps of local area (inc. UK road atlases) • Nordic walking poles • Raincoat • Rucksack • Shoes • Torch (not batteries) • Umbrellas • Waterproof trousers How far in minutes from Aginshill Meadow * See pg 6 Green Travel Voucher ins s m in 12 ins m – m s s 5 lub 18 in in s – C s s m m ol all in in g – s 2 9 ho s s tb m lin s in 4 4 ns Sc in in s o 4 m 5 w in m – t – i y m m in Fo 1 1 Bo 3 n ee m ar 5 5 m & – – in 0 m 3 ilio tr 54 nd – – 6 ns by m re p 2 – av h s – co se ris – i g ar nt en – on k P ig ll Se u r all m Ru s F Ce & T ys ati o H Ha y/ Ho Mo H 7 n r n a ur St ro n y ar c i ge – to kto de m sb in kb nto nt im bli cch lla op un oc ar ine in ra lac u ou Pr Pu Ta Vi Sh Ta Pr G C Sa T B Ta C 2 How to get around... Cycling omerset is a wonderful County Co-ordinator about running some courses for cycling. Many more people for you and your neighbours and any cycle to work in Somerset than possible discounts they may have arranged Sin most other counties of the UK. with local bike shops on cycling equipment. It is a fantastic way to travel, being Don’t forget that your Green Travel quicker than walking (and sometimes Vouchers can be used against the purchase driving) and cheaper than running a of some cycling equipment. car. It is a great leisure past time, as well as mode of commute, and has Places you might consider cycling to ... many health, environmental, social Many more people cycle and financial benefits. to work in Somerset than • Cinema & Bowling in most other counties • Sainsburys of the UK. • Taunton & all it has to offer • County Hall • Blackbrook Pavilion • Tesco • Taunton Train Station • Bathpool Canal Bicycle shops in Taunton: • Bicycle Chain - Chip Lane, Staplegrove Road, Taunton • Ralph Coleman Cycle - 79 Station Road, You also need to know about safety on the Taunton road, choosing and maintaining your bicycle • Kings Cycles - 30 or security. Talk to your Travel Plan Station Road, Taunton Distance from Aginshill Meadow development in minutes. ins 2 m l – ins s oo ins ns m in ins ch m s s i 0 m m s y S 3 in in 7 m 1 s 14 s 2 in ar s – m m – s – in – in – m im in s 5 6 g in ion m et m ol 2 Pr m er – – lin m at 2 re 5 o – n 2 ess m tre w 8 St 1 St 1 ch is to – dr ar n Bo – in – h ll – d S rr nk all ir s F Ce & ys ra ok ig a iel Mo o H Ha or n a ur n T ro n H H thf hi t M e p/ kt de em sb to kb to nty a cc es lag ho oc ar in in un ac un u He Ta W Vil S Pr G C Sa Ta Bl Ta Co 3 How to get around... Public Transport omerset has a great public Public Transport can be a Practical information about using the bus good option for travelling transport network. Travelling from Monkton Heathfield. locally, avoiding traffic by rail, bus or coach can often congestion and be less stressful than sitting in heavy The nearest bus stops are located at: parking costs. S road traffic in your car, providing you with the opportunity to catch 1) Thornash Close, only a 3 minute walk up on work or phone calls and just a from the Aginshill Meadow development . chance to read or relax. 2) Merry Monk, only a 2 minute walk BUS from the Aginshill Meadow development. 3) Staddlestones, only a 2 minute walk There are many local bus services running from the Aginshill Meadow development. Your local bus services across the County and within the Taunton and their main stops: Deane area especially. This can be a good 4) The nearest Park and Ride service is option for travelling locally, avoiding traffic located off J25 of the M5, only a 8 min Service 29 congestion and parking costs. Taunton now drive or 12 min cycle. Taunton - Wells has two Park and Ride sites (one either (from Staddlestones - S Bound) side of the town) which have very regular 5) The nearest Bus Station is Taunton Bus Taunton - Othery - Glastonbury buses in and out of town at a cost much station, located off Tower Street, a 20 - Street - Wells. less then a days parking. minute bus ride away. Service 12 Don’t forget you can get discounts on bus Tonedale - Bridgwater travel with your Green Travel Vouchers (from Merry Monk - SW Bound ). (they can be used to buy season tickets Tonedale - Wellington - from home but not individual tickets), over Musgrove - Taunton - North 60, a student or if you buy a County ticket. Petherton - Bridgwater Estates. Service 15 Taunton - Monkton Heathfield - North Petherton - Bridgwater - Rockwell Green Bridgwater - Dunball - Pawlett - Huntspill - Highbridge - (from Thornash Close - NE Bound) Burnham-on-sea. Bridgwater - Taunton - Wellington - Rockwell Green Other stops in the village are: Brittons Ash (N & SW bound) Service 21 Heathfield School (W bound) & Taunton - Burnham-on-Sea Hartnells Farm (NE & SW bound) (from Thornash Close - NE Bound) 4 Using mobile phone technology to find your next bus. Internet: Getting on the bus: NextBuses is a mobile internet service which makes it possible to ■ Find the right bus stop. find bus times on your mobile internet enabled phone (iPhone, Android and Windows Phone apps are also available). It allows you ■ Stopping the bus – check the route number and destination to select a bus stop close to where you are in Scotland, England or on the front of the bus as it approaches. Raise your arm to Wales and for that bus stop find the next bus times. Scheduled bus show the driver that you want it to stop – it may not times are shown if live times are not available. Normal data otherwise. charges from your mobile phone operator apply. Speed and access ■ to the service is subject to your network connection. Buy your ticket on the bus – choose from a single, return or (www.nextbuses.mobi). day ticket for your journey. Quite often day tickets are the cheapest if you are doing two or more journeys that day. Text: Generally a return ticket is the price of 2 singles – unlike the You can also check the next buses from a particular bus stop by train. Having the correct fare will help the driver who may sending the bus stop code in a text to 84268 . The bus stop code not have much change. Season tickets may be the cheapest may be displayed on the bus stop flag or in the timetable case.