Lakeside TRAVEL BLUNDESTON PACK

The way to go INTRODUCTION LIFTSHARE The Local Links travel pack includes, useful websites, The and Liftshare scheme provide a matching discounts and local information on sustainable service for all those who live, work and travel in and around Norfolk and Suffolk. travel in and around Blundeston. This comprises of information and guidance on walking, cycling, taking This service could really help residents who struggle to use the bus, train, and car sharing. other means of sustainable transport. These websites match up potential partners as a driver or passenger. Once matched, Local Links is a initiative to encourage you can choose to journey share as little or as often as you like! active travel in the County. Transport can sometimes be an issue, Find drivers and passengers to car share with for FREE whether its cost or an increase in congestion making it difficult for you to get from A to B. We can help overcome the barriers with travel planning advice and guidance. Our website provides • Reduce the costs of fuel and parking details on the travel options and highlights the associated • Cut congestion and pollution financial and health benefits. • Reduce the stress of driving

You don’t need a car to take part and it’s flexible: you can choose to journey share as little or as often as you like.

www.norfolk.liftshare.com

Norfolk Liftshare has been set up by Norfolk County Council.

www.suffolkcarshare.com

Suffolk Car Share has been set up by Suffolk County Council

Local Links www.suffolk.gov.uk/locallinks [email protected] @SuffLocalLinks

2 3 WALKING ROUTES (INCL. CYCLING INFO RIGHTS OF WAY) Local cycle shops Blundeston’s new Lakeside SITE – APPROXIMATE TIMES Bikespeeds Cycling – www.bikespeeds.com - 18 Snape Drive, development has lots Local Retail and Other Facilities NR32 4SF – 01502 561 333 of opportunity to travel North Quay retail park sustainably throughout cycling 19 mins Dunx Cycles – www.dunxcycles.com – 100 High St, Lowestoft, Aldi NR32 1XS – 01502 218118 Blundeston, Lowestoft and walking 47 mins or cycling 12 mins – www.halfords.com – 2 North Quay Retail Park, Lowestoft, further across Suffolk and Tescos Halfords walking 42 mins or cycling 11 mins NR32 2ED – 01502 519094 Norfolk. Morrisons cycling 18 mins Hand Crafted Wheels – www.handcraftedwheels.co.uk – 8 Heath Rd, The Lowestoft cycle map Lidl Lowestoft, NR33 9LZ – 07788 723801 which shows existing routes in 18 mins Mandarin Cycles – www.mandarincycles.co.uk the town is available to freely Education – 65 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0AS – 01502 515641 download and print on Blundeston C of E Primary School Tandem Steves Cycles – www.tandemstevescycles.co.uk www.suffolk.gov.uk/cycling walking 11 mins, cycling 3 mins – 141-142 High St, Lowestoft, NR32 1HR – 01502 566921 The Benjamin Britten Music Academy walking 47 mins, cycling 13 mins To create your own walking routes, visit www.walkit. walking 58 mins, cycling 15 mins Lowestoft Sixth Form College com, www.plotaroute. cycling, 18 mins com/routeplanner or www. discoversuffolk.org.uk/map cycling 19 mins Leisure and Recreation Blundeston Village Hall walking 10 mins, cycling 2 mins BIKESPEEDS CYCLING Waterlane Leisure Centre Single use 10% discount for new customers cycling 18 mins Lowestoft Library cycling 25 mins Transport Lowestoft Train Station cycling 22 mins North Train Station cycling 15 mins Lowestoft Bus Station HAND CRAFTED WHEELS cycling 25 mins 20% discount off labour costs & 10% discount off parts and accessories Train Station 13 min cycle ride or a 51 min walk

MANDARIN CYCLES 15% off in store voucher for you to use. (Excluding Electric Bikes).

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BLUNDESTON COFE PRIMARY SCHOOL 0.6KM SUFFOLK ON BOARD GREATER ANGLIA There are many benefits when it comes to taking the bus. Take a look at the Greater Anglia website for ticket options and Not having the stress of driving in traffic during your daily discounts. Some of the discounts available are listed below commute, not having the upfront costs cars come with, you can catch up on work, read, listen to music, or just relax without Daily tickets – Advance, Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak, Anytime, rushing to get to your destination. Child fares, First Class, Oyster

Taking the bus can also mean you may have to walk to and Season Tickets – Smart Card Season Tickets, Commuter Club, from the bus stop which can help towards a healthier lifestyle. Annual Gold Card, Job Track www.suffolkonboard.com provides an online journey Discounts – GroupSave, PLUSBUS, Railcards, Rangers & Rovers, planner which includes all other areas of travel, including a Dutchflyer, Duo personalised journey planner, school transport options, trains, Business Travel - Carnet, Discounted Season Tickets for walking times and distances between bus stops. If you require corporates, School/college travel discounts, Business Return further assistance please call 0345 6066171 www.greateranglia.co.uk/tickets-fares/find-right-ticket-you Easy to read timetables and Your local operators in help sheets to familiarise Blundeston and Lowestoft www.eastsuffolkline.com yourself on how to catch the • First in Norfolk There are 15 stations along bus are also available to freely the East Suffolk Lines. Twelve download, as well as and Suffolk www.firstgroup.com/ on the Lowestoft to Ipswich • Help to read timetables norfolk-suffolk line, and five on the Ipswich to Line. Stations at • Downloading timetables • Waveney Community Bus Ipswich and are www.bactcommunitytransport.org.uk served by both lines. Each • Train timetables station has full wheelchair • Suffolk Norse access and most are served • View details of upcoming www.suffolknorse.co.uk by connecting bus routes. changes to passenger Information on cycle parking transport services in • Belle Coaches at stations is on the Greater Suffolk www.bellecoaches.co.uk Anglia and East Suffolk Line • Search for a bus timetable • Border Bus websites. by service number www.border-bus.co.uk For any further queries • Find out more information • Connecting Communities please call the Customer on school transport www.communities. Relations Team on suffolkonboard.com Tel: 0345 600 7245 To follow live updates from (option 8). Suffolk on Board you can follow them on Twitter @suffolkonboard

8 9 USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Community Transport

Walking and Cycling • www.cyclestreets.net or • www.nextbuses.co.uk e and accessible door to door tr Affordabl ansport • www.suffolk.gov.uk/ www.openstreetmap.org – find the bus times for – find the best cycle route your local bus stop cycling We can help you with a variety of transport to work requirements, such as employment, When you need to make a journey and • www.transportfocus. education, shopping, appointments and • www.discoversuffolk. there’s no public transport available visiting friends or relatives. • www.bikeweek.org.uk org.uk – an independent to you locally, we’ll collect you and org.uk – find walking and connect you. cycling leisure routes in – join in the Bike Week public body set up by the Suffolk national challenge to get Government to protect more people cycling to the interests of public • www.hikideas.co.uk – if work transport passengers you want to plan your own routes. Especially • www.goskyride.com - • www.suffolk.gov.uk/ if you want to avoid any find a social bike ride children-families-and- major inclines whilst near you learning/schools/ walking, as the track data • www.suffolk.gov.uk/ home-to-school- will display distance, cycling - information transport-and-travel- school-meals-uniforms- Book my journey Online vertical gain and drops on cycling in Suffolk, 01473 826242 Babergh 01638 664304 Forest Heath and-trips - home to www.suffolkonboard.com/cc 01449 614271 Ipswich along your route. including FREE cycle 01449 614271 Mid Suffolk 01440 712028 St Edmundsbury school travel [email protected] 01728 635938 Suffolk Coastal • www.mostactivecounty. maps available to 01986 896896 Waveney com/what-we-do/ download Car Sharing walking/ - find different • www.britishcycling.co.uk • www.suffolkcarshare. walking activities for you – what’s hot in the world com – a FREE on-line Local Links and the family of cycling car sharing scheme to • www.walkinginsuffolk. • www.cycling.org.uk – the help you find a car share co.uk – find a local leisure UK’s largest national partner www.suffolk.gov.uk/locallinks walk you’ll love cycling membership • www.liftshare.com/ [email protected] • www.walkit.com – organisation liftshareweek - a national specialised route Public Transport event to encourage @SuffLocalLinks planning for walks or people to give car • www.suffolkonboard.com sharing a go leisure in Suffolk – the guide to passenger Travel Planning in Suffolk • www.plotaroute.com/ transport in Suffolk for • www.liftshare.com/uk/ routeplanner - Use this planning bus and rail community/Norfolk website to plan your own journeys in the county a FREE on-line car sharing www.suffolk.gov.uk/travelplans walking routes in Suffolk scheme to help you find • www.greateranglia.co.uk a car sharing partner in [email protected] • www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk – the main rail operator Norfolk. – free health walks for Suffolk Other useful links • www.ramblers.org. • www.plusbus.info – to Waveney Town Council uk – find walks from the add an urban bus pass to • www.suffolk.gov.uk/ Ramblers Association your rail ticket roads-and-transport - charity transport information www.parish-council.com/blundeston • www.nationalrail.co.uk from Suffolk County • www.livingstreets.org. – the definitive source Council uk – the national walking of information for all charity, find out about passenger rail services • www.roadworks.org – Walk to Work week, Walk details current and future Suffolk Highways • www.travelline.info – to School week and other roadworks in your area timetables and journey events planner for public • www.sustrans.org.uk – the www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/ • www.nhs.uk/change4life transport leading UK charity for - find out how you could sustainable travel @Suff_Highways • www.norfolk.gov.uk/ make a change to stay fit roads-and-transport/ • www.communities. and healthy public-transport/buses suffolkonboard.com – for • https://www.suffolk.gov. the guide to passenger these who may not have Suffolk County Council Customer Service uk/planning-waste-and- transport in Norfolk for access to a bus service environment/planning- planning bus journeys in • www.onelifesuffolk.co.uk and-development- the County – information, guidance 0345 606 6067 advice/travel-plans/ - for and support for getting workplace and school healthier in Suffolk [email protected] travel plan guidance @suffolkcc 10 11 If you need help to understand this information in another language please call 03456 066 067.

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