Sustainable Travel at South Central Welcome to your new home, we hope you will be very happy here!

As the Sustainable Travel Manager and Travel Plan Co-ordinator appointed by Countryside and Home Group for the Central Development, we want to tell you a little about what’s available in the area around your new home and how you can get around stress free.

Cover Image - Gardiner Stewart Architects & Red Vertex Above Image - Gardiner Stewart Architects The South Oxhey Central South Oxhey is surrounded by development is situated in the beautiful countryside, so you are never very far away from a wonderful heart of South Oxhey, which walk. From sculpture trails to ancient means you don’t have to woodland and semi-urban walks travel far to find your everyday to canal side strolls, there are lots essentials. of routes to explore, making it the perfect place for a summer stroll or a There are a wide range of local shops winter wander. and other community facilities available within a few hundred metres A handy pull-out map is included in of your front door. the centre of this Travel Brochure to help you get your bearings, settle into You are also just a couple of minutes’ your new home and start exploring walk from Station, the local area. which gives easy access to to the north and towards Central (via London Euston) to the south using the frequent trains that call at the station.

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A Travel Plan is a package of measures designed to encourage a more sustainable approach to transport behaviour. It seeks to promote sustainable travel opportunities by improving access and encouraging alternative transport choices for residents — such as walking, cycling and public transport.

The South Oxhey Central Travel Plan sets objectives and targets so that a change in transport behaviour can be achieved and is designed to reduce the single occupancy Transport is responsible use of private vehicles, for around one quarter of where possible, whilst also the greenhouse gas end-user increasing the awareness emissions in the UK. From walking and incentives to use sustainable modes of travel. and cycling more to driving smarter, little changes can help to make a big difference. Countryside Properties and Home Group are committed to helping and supporting you to make those first small steps. Information about the Travel Plan The contact details for the Sustainable along with details of local bus routes, Travel Manager and Travel Plan frequencies and stops and information Coordinator are provided below should for cyclists and pedestrians is available you have any questions or queries, or on the South Oxhey Central website wish to actively contribute to future to provide you with up-to-date development of the South Oxhey information about your travel choices. Central Travel Plan. This information can be accessed at www.lovesouthoxheycentral.co.uk

We will also be undertaking periodic travel surveys to monitor residents’ travel behaviour, assess the transport facilities available and identify potential areas for improvement. We ask that you please take the time to complete the travel surveys when you receive them, in order to participate in shaping the Travel Plan.

Sustainable Travel Manager: Travel Plan Coordinator: John Webber AECOM House, 63-77 Victoria Street, Danny Crew , , AL1 3ER AECOM House, 63-77 Victoria Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3ER Primary School Local Facilities Greenfields Primary School 324 Prestwick Road, WD19 6UU There are a wide range of local shops Oxhey Wood Primary School and other essential services available Oxhey Drive, WD19 7SL in South Oxhey and the surrounding St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School area. Here are the details of a few local Ainsdale Road, WD19 7DW amenitiess that you may find useful. Warren Dell Primary School Gosforth Ln, WD19 7UZ Woodhall Primary School Cash Machines 19 Woodhall Lane, WD19 6EX

Tesco Express Secondary School Prestwick Rd, WD19 6EG High School Headstone Ln, Harrow HA3 6NR Banks Kingsley High School Whittlesea Rd, Edgware HA3 6ND Barclays Bank Northwood College for Girls 55 Green Lane, Northwood HA6 3AG Maxwell Road, Northwood HA6 2YE Lloyds Bank St Margaret’s School 5 Rowland Place, Northwood HA6 1AB Merry Hill Rd, Watford WD23 1DT NatWest The Academy 37 Green Lane, Northwood HA6 3AE London Road, Bushey WD23 3AA The Reach Free School Education Unit 3 Wolsey Business Park, Tolpits Lane, Northwood WD18 9BL Pre-School Busy Bees Pre-School Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 6NS Woodhall Ln, Watford WD19 6QX Co-operative Childcare Local Shops 1-3 Altham Gardens, WD19 6HJ Little Furze Pre-School Post Offices Northwick Road, WD19 6NL *Prestwick Road Branch 39 The Parade, WD19 7EF Hallowes Crescent Branch 10 Hallowes Cres, WD19 7NT Local Convenience Stores *Carpenders Park Dental Surgery *Co-op Food 15 St Andrews Road, 13 The Parade, Delta Gain, Carpenders WD19 7AD (Mon-Sun: 7am-10pm) Park WD19 5BL, 020 8428 1233 Tesco Express Prestwick Road, WD19 Pharmacies 6EG (Mon-Sun: 6am-11pm) *ESOM Pharmacy Supermarkets 32-33 Bridlington Road, WD19 7AE Budgens 41 High Road, Bushey WD23 (Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5.30pm) 2EE (Mon-Sun: 7am-10pm) *Viks Pharmacy Waitrose 52 Green Lane, Northwood 28 Bridlington Road, WD19 7AE HA6 2XW (Mon-Sat: 7am-9.30pm, Sun: (Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm) 11am-5pm) Morrisons 299 Uxbridge Road, Hatch Places of Worship End, HA5 4QT(Mon-Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 10am-4pm) All Saints Church (CofE) Gosforth Lane, WD19 7AX Local Health Services Carpenders Park & South Oxhey Methodist Church Doctors Prestwick Road, WD19 6LA The Attenborough Surgery South Oxhey Baptist Church Harrow Way, Carpenders Park 140 Gosforth Ln, WD19 7BX WD19 5EU St Joseph’s Catholic Church The Consulting Room Surgery 111 Oxhey Drive, WD19 7SW Oxhey Drive, WD19 7RU, Watford Central Mosque 020 8428 2292 Cambridge Rd, Watford WD18 0GJ The Prestwick Road Surgery 305 Prestwick Road, WD19 6UT Other Useful Facilities 020 8428 0608 The Pathfinder Surgery Oxhey Library South West Herts Health Centre, Oxhey Bridlington Road, WD19 7AG Dr, WD19 7SF, 020 8421 6746 *Citizens Advice Bureau 4 Bridlington Road, WD19 7AF Dentists 0344 2451296 *Norman Bloom & Assoc. Dental Surgery 38 Bridlington Rd, WD19 7AE * To be relocated. 020 8428 6712 Local Walking Routes Walking The Chess Valley Walk is a linear walk through the Chilterns following Walking is a great way to get the from fit and reduces the cost of to Chesham. It passes through the travelling as well as having beautiful scenery of the Chess Valley benefits for your health and and several attractive villages and at the local environment. South times gets close to the clear sparkling waters of the River Chess, one of the Oxhey Central provides Chilterns’ famed chalk streams. It is a pleasant pedestrian about 16 km long, but short sections environment, where walking can be followed at a time. Further is an attractive and feasible information including route history, option. With a wide range of points of interest and a route map can be found at http://www.chilternsaonb. shops and local facilities on org/uploads/files/WWW/chess_ your doorstep, you are well valley_walk_web_version.pdf located to undertake a whole The is a 5.6 km traffic free range of trips on foot. path for walkers & cyclists along the There are lots of walking routes in route of a former railway line linking , so why not get out Watford and Rickmansworth. The and about and explore the wonderful track crosses the Colne, Chess and countryside around you. Gade rivers and the . Cycling is permitted along Get Active! It has been suggested the whole length but horse-riders that walking 10,000 steps per day are restricted to the eastern section has many health benefits and can between Moor Lane Crossing and relieve stress. Have you considered: Rickmansworth. A route map can be downloaded at www.threerivers.gov. • Walking to school or work? uk/download?id=30425. • Getting on the bus a couple of There are many other opportunities stops early or later than usual and for rambles and rides in the Colne walking the rest of the way? Valley area including Chorleywood • Walking for leisure? / Rickmansworth to Gerrards Cross, Key Bus Route R17 Bus Route R16 Local Bus Routes Bus Route W19 Bus Route 8 Bus Stop Residental Site Oxhey Lane Carpenders Park Rail Station

Prestwick Road

Hayling Road Hallows Crescent Hayling Road

Prestwick Road

Gosforth Lane

South Oxhey Central

Harrow Way Oxhey Drive

Maylands Avenue

Little Oxhey Lane Towards Watford Local Facilities / Walking & Cycling Routes Prestwick Road Fairfield Avenue

St Andrews Road

Oxhey Drive

Hayling Road Hallowes Crescent South Oxhey Central

Key Footpaths Maylands Road Cycle Paths (O Road) Cycle Route (On Road) Places of Worship Schools Shops Post Oce Library Doctors Pharmacy Carpenders Park Rail Station Residential Site

Towards Northwood Towards Pinner Towards Watford

Prestwick Road Fairfield Avenue

St Andrews Road

Oxhey Drive

Hayling Road Hallows Crescent South Oxhey Central

Key Footpaths Maylands Avenue Cycle Paths (O Road) Cycle Route (On Road) Places of Worship Schools Shops Post Oce Library Doctors Pharmacy Carpenders Park Rail Station Residential Site

Towards Northwood Towards Pinner Key Bus Route R17 Bus Route R16 Local Bus Routes Bus Route W19 Bus Route 8 Bus Stop Residental Site Oxhey Lane Carpenders Park Rail Station

Prestwick Road

Hayling Road Hallowes Crescent Hayling Road

Prestwick Road

Gosforth Lane

South Oxhey Central

Harrow Way Oxhey Drive

Maylands Road

Little Oxhey Lane Key The Colne Valley Way and the GrandBus RouteLocal R17 Walking Clubs and Groups Union Canal. You can find details ofBus Route R16 The Watford & Three Rivers Local Bus Routes other local walks on the Ramblers Bus Route W19 Ramblers Group is centred on Watford Association website at www.ramblers.Bus Route 8 Bus Stopand has over 300 members. They org.uk/go-walking/find-a-walk.aspxResidental. Site Oxhey Lane offer a full and varied programme of Carpenders Park Rail Station The District is criss-crossed by walks, including full day walks (about numerous footpaths, cyclepaths and 10 miles) every weekend, half day Prestwick Road bridleways. If you would like to discover walks (about 5 miles) on a weekday your own route, it’s easy to see where once a month and occasional summer all the Public Rights of Way (RoW) evening walks (about 4-5 miles). are within Three Rivers by looking at Non-members are welcome to try Hertfordshire County Council’s Rights their walks before deciding whether of Way map, which can be viewed at to join the Ramblers. Further details www.hertsdirect.org/rowmap. can be found on their website at www. watfordand3riversramblers.org.uk. Hertfordshire Health Walks Hayling Road Other Useful Websites Hallows Crescent The Hertfordshire Health Walks Hayling Road programme, which is coordinated by Here are some other useful websites Prestwick Road The Countryside Management Service which can help you find walking routes (CMS), is a countywide programme of and provide information, advice and Gosforth Lane free, led walks. It aims to help promote support to help you get walking, walking and encourage more people jogging and running. South Oxhey Central (all ages, backgrounds and abilities) to Walk it www.walkit.com getHarrow outdoors,Way get active and reap the Oxhey Drive health benefits. Trailzilla www.trailzilla.com/trail- guide/on-foot/walking Maylands Avenue Walks depart from The Centre on Gosford Lane every Monday at 10am AA Walks and Rides (except bank holidays) and from www.theaa.com/walk-and-bike-ride Bridlington Road (at the end of St Walk4Life www.walk4life.info Andrews Road) every Wednesday at NHS Live Well www.nhs.uk/livewell/ 10.30am. Visit www.threerivers.gov. Pages/Livewellhub.aspx uk/egcl-page/health-walks for more details. NHS Couch to 5k www.nhs.uk/ Little Oxhey Lane LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k. aspx Cycle Maintenance Cycling A good bike, if well maintained, can last for years, so make sure you look after Cycling is the fastest mode of yours. There are lots of cycle shops travel for short urban trips. It is in the area, where you can get your also a great way of improving bike checked and repaired or buy any your fitness and with Watford equipment and spare parts that you Town Centre, Northwood, may need, including: Bushey and Pinner all within 3 Cycles UK miles, you could cycle there in 484-486 St Albans Road less than 20 minutes! Watford WD24 6QU The Bike Shop 66 Queen’s Rd, Watford WD17 2LA Keep your bike safe and secure by following these easy tips: Northwood Cycle Depot 118 Pinner Road, Northwood HA6 1BP When you buy a bike: Watford Cycle Hub • Get it electronically tagged or Holywell Community Centre postcoded Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9QD • Buy a good quality lock • Keep a record of your frame Cycle Safety Training number Hertfordshire County Council offers three • Take a photo bike so you can give levels of Bikeability training. Level 1 is an accurate description of it if about learning the basics, Level 2 gets stolen you out on the roads and Level 3 teaches When you park your bike: you about different road conditions and helps to build your confidence. • Lock your bike whenever you leave it. It only takes seconds to steal a If you’re looking for something more cycle bespoke, Hertfordshire County Council • Always secure your bike at home – also offer cycle training sessions for fifty percent of thefts occur here small groups, which can be tailored • Remember to lock the frame to your specific needs. These sessions and both wheels to a stand or typically last 90 minutes and cost immovable object around £20-30 per person. For more details, visit the Cycle Training Other Useful Websites page on Hertfordshire County Council website at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ The following websites provide a range services/health-in-herts/keep-active/ of useful cycling resources, including cycle-training route maps and other tips and advice.

Local Cycling Clubs and Groups Sustrans www.sustrans.org.uk

Spokes is the local cycle club for Cycle Streets www.cyclestreets.net South West Hertfordshire, formed AA Walks and Rides to encourage cycling by organising www.theaa.com/walk-and-bike-ride rides and campaigning for better and NHS Bike for Life www.nhs.uk/ safer cycling routes. They organise change4life/pages/bike-for-life.aspx rides most weekends, some weekdays Cycling UK www.cyclinguk.org and summer evenings, which start at British Cycling www.britishcycling. several places around Watford. Riders org.uk/commuting come from Watford and other areas in SW Hertfordshire. Membership is £10 a year and members get a 10% discount at a number of cycle shops. For more information Once you’re confident of your about the group and details cycling ability, why not consider of future rides, please visit cycling to work for all or part of your their website at www. spokesgroup.org.uk journey? Don’t forget to ask your employer if they are signed up to the Cycle to Work Guarantee. This is a voluntary initiative from the Department for Transport, challenging businesses to become cycle friendly employers by making it easy for staff to cycle to and from work. Public Transport Useful Websites: By planning your journey in advance Using public transport as you can save money on ticket prices an alternative to driving has and ensure you get to where you many advantages, including want to go on time. There are many resources to help you plan your journey the fact you don’t have to on buses, trains and trams, including: find somewhere to park, you can get into congested town National Rail Enquires www. nationalrail.co.uk centres more easily, and it is often cheaper than taking the Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk car. Traveline www.traveline.com BBC Travel News www.bbc.co.uk/ South Oxhey Central is well connected travelnews/london by public transport, being just a few minutes from Carpenders Park Station, which is served by London Overground as well as a number of local bus London Overground services. Carpenders Park Station is served by London Overground trains, which operate 7 days a week between Watford Junction and London Euston. The trains run every 20 minutes, with the first train to London Euston leaving Carpenders Park at 05:19 and the first train to Watford Junction leaving at around 06:14 from Monday to Saturday. In the evenings, the last train from Watford Junction arrives at Carpenders Park at 23:29, while the last train from London Euston arrives at 00:34. The trains start slightly later and finish slightly earlier on Sundays, so be sure to check the timetable. Local Buses

There are several local bus services Route W19 (Watford to Carpenders that operate in the area around South Park), Route R16 (Bushey to North Oxhey Central on weekdays. These Watford) and Route R17 (South Oxhey to include Route 8 (Mount Vernon Hatch End). Further details about these Hospital to Abbots Langley), services are provided in the table below.

First Weekday Last Bus Route Closest Bus Stop Bus Frequency Bus Abbots Langley Carpenders Park Stn to Mount Vernon 0610 1912 (Stop B) Hospital Every 30 8 Mount Vernon mins Carpenders Park Stn Hospital to Abbots 0627 1943 (Stop C) Langley Watford to Carpenders Park Stn W19 Carpenders Park 0700 Every hour 2100 (Stop A) (Circular Route) Bushey to North Carpenders Park Stn 0938 1 per day 0938 Watford (Stop D) R16 (Mon and to Carpenders Park Stn 1225 Fri only) 1225 Bushey (Stop D) South Oxhey to Carpenders Park Stn 0940 0940 Hatch End (Stop E) 1 per day R17 Hatch End to South Carpenders Park Stn (Wed only) 1246 1246 Oxhey (Stop D)

In addition to these public bus services, 0750 returning to Stop B between Sullivan Buses operates the 833 bus 1456 and 1614 depending on the service to Queen’s School in North day of the week. Leaflets providing Bushey and St Michael’s School further information can be found on in Garston. Services depart from the Sullivan Buses website at www. Carpenders Park Station Stop C at sullivanbuses.co.uk. Be a Car Sharer Driving Do you often drive alone in your car, maybe to work on a daily basis? Could Whilst it would be great if you share that journey with another everyone at South Oxhey person? Sharing your journey with Central could travel by another person could half the cost sustainable modes of travel of your parking and petrol. We all we all accept that sometimes share cars regularly, with friends and family, without thinking about it. But there’s just no alternative to do you have an empty seat in your the car. But there are ways to car simply because you don’t know of travel by car whilst still saving anyone who needs a lift? There are money and reducing the many local and national car sharing environmental impact of the websites that allow you to search for a lift or offer lifts for regular or one off trip too. car trips. HertsLiftshare is one such Be a Smarter Driver scheme, which is quick, simple and free to join and use. Visit their website at Smarter driving means driving your www.liftshare.com/uk/community/ car more efficiently and producing Hertfordshire for more details and to less carbon dioxide, the main gas sign up. contributing to climate change. By learning to drive smarter the average Why Car Share? car driver in the UK can save £250- £300 a year. For some great tips on how • Saves you money – sharing a daily to become a smarter driver, visit the commute could save over £1000 Energy Saving Trust website at www. a year. energysavingtrust.org.uk/travel/ • Reduces the number of cars on the driving-advice roads resulting in less congestion, less pollution and fewer parking problems

• Reduces the need to own a private car and the associated costs Need more help and Calendar advice about your travel choices? We will be holding ‘Travel Planning Surgeries’ every 6 months, of Events where we will be on hand to provide information and support about making Every year there are loads sustainable travel choices – look out of local, national and for details on the development international events aimed at website, noticeboards and in the encouraging us to get active, development newsletters. reduce our car use and look after the environment. Here are just a few events to look out for in 2018:

March May 19-30 The Big Pedal 14-18 Walk to School Week www.bigpedal.org.uk www.livingstreets.org.uk 18 Work from Home Day www.workwiseuk.org/workwiseweek

June 09-17 Bike Week 05 World Environment Day www.bikeweek.org.uk www.unep.org/wed 16-24 Green Transport Week 15 National Clean Air Day www.eta.co.uk/trust/green-transport- www.cleanairday.org.uk week

September 01-07 Liftshare Week 13 Cycle to Work Day www.liftshare.com/uk/liftshare-week www.cycletoworkday.org 11-17 Commute Smart Week 22 World Car Free Day www.workwiseuk.org/ commutesmartweek www.worldcarfree.net/wcd 20-26 Road Safety Week

http://www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk

All information correct at the time of printing. Residents are reminded to check information before making their journey using the links provided.