Skelton Grange Environment Centre

Skelton Grange Environment Centre, Skelton Grange Road, Stourton, , LS10 1RS. T: (0113) 2430815 F: (0113) 2350046 e: [email protected] www.skeltongrange.org.uk

By Bus Buses from Leeds City Bus Station - stand 6 – 189, 410. Buses run every 15 minutes or so- the journey takes 10 minutes followed by a 10 minute walk down the road. Ask for Queen Street - the bus stop is a short distance after the BP garage on Pontefract Road (see over for a map). Turn left up Skelton Grange Road (signed to Skelton Grange Centre) and walk 1/4 of a mile, over the canal and river. Turn left and the Environment Centre is on your right.

By Train The nearest station is Leeds Rail Station. Taxis: from just outside the main station entrance. Buses: From the station's main entrance, cross over two pedestrian crossings to the bus stops outside the Leeds Shopping Plaza on Boar Lane. Bus 167, 168, or 446. Or follow signs to Corn Exchange and then Bus Station to get the 189 or 410. Follow the bus directions above.

By Bike

From you can follow the road route or come along the canal although there are a couple of bridges and gates to negotiate. Follow signs for the Royal Armouries and get onto the canal Tow Path. Follow the canal down stream, away from the city. Eventually you'll get to Thwaite Mills Museum. The Tow Path will pass a pylon just before a high concrete bridge. Come up onto the bridge and turn left over the canal and the river. Turn left at the T junction and the Environment Centre is on your right.

By Road

From Leeds: 1. Head South out of Leeds on A61 (signposted Wakefield, Rothwell or ). 2. At first large junction (Carshock on left hand side) go straight on following A639 to Pontefract & Rothwell. 3. Carry straight on for about 2 miles (signed Rothwell A61, Pontefract A639 and Stourton). 4. At traffic lights by a Skoda garage and the Crooked Billet pub bear left. 5. At traffic lights by SGB holdings turn left onto Skelton Grange Road 6. Half way down, Skelton Grange Road is marked as Private/No access but don't worry! Carry straight on over canal and river bridge. At T junction you will see the sub station and car park in front of you. Turn right and then left to access car park and sharp left once in car park. Park at far end and follow brick path to centre. From the North on the A1/M1: Come down past on the A1, the road changes name to the A1(M) then changes into the M1. Keep going and come off at J44. Turn right at the roundabout and go over the motorway, go straight over the 2nd roundabout (signs for Stourton B6481). Eventually you’ll get to Arnold Laver on the left at some traffic lights. Turn right here onto Skelton Grange Road, then follow point 6 above From the South on the M1: At J43 filter onto the M621 and come off at J7. Take the exit at the roundabout signed for Leeds and Hunslet A61. Opposite the Jet garage, turn right down Queen Street and right again at the end. Turn left at the first traffic lights up Skelton Grange Road then follow point 6 above. From the West on the M62: At J27, filter onto the M621 then come off at J7. Follow M1 directions above. S:\Skelton Grange\Education\Flyers\directions.doc