E N A L Cycling in Ormskirk Did you know? Cycle to Work E R C 9 A A ANE K 5 5 L C 7 IN LA A 0 K B This map is designed to help you get around Ormskirk by bicycle. • On average cyclists live two years longer than non cyclists ES Cycling is a great way of getting to work, and H Recreation By using side streets and linking cycle paths you can avoid the Ground avoiding the worst of the congestion, there are also E • An average UK household spends one in every six pounds on N A L worst traffic. In many ways Ormskirk is ideal for cycling: the town many benifits: travel – think how much you will save if you travel H G I is flat. Most places are within a ten-minute cycle ride of the town S H O West End by bicycle U Primary School • Quicker than driving for short journeys T centre. H P O E • Flexible R N T A Cycle Journey Planner L R O • Keeps you fit and healthy D A W A R D H 9 Plan your cycle journeys online with www.cyclestreets.net D S 1 L Y E 3 • Helps you lose weight M E W 5 I I B R F G Y to Southport T A R • Saves money D via minor roads H E R E H R G Asmall O O Post U L • Most importantly, it’s fun! A D Primary School O Office D C BO U D S N A R D AS R M O E U Y A R B WA LL N Y to Burscough Y A LA T via minor roads N L E N U Northern O N C E Sports E R Route Field G Ormskirk LANE ALL Retail Park HALS RY AVE NURSE NUE A SCARISB . to Parbold 6 RIC T 7 K S S 0 T. and Wigan H W LL A HI via canal path G Y T S A E Y U R B O W W T O EE C U O T RK R H T R S G HP C U RD A O S S O RL RT T C ES A B Civic HANTS R TI Ormskirk Y PW R L ON W E A U R E Hall O NE B D N CE Primary AV College EN U E A D 9 School 1 PP. Recreation LibyLiby 3 Police A St Peter & C D 5 Y Ground H E A RB B Station Emmanuel St Paul’s Church Y W L T U ST I Methodist RE A O R ET R T C WES Church EE W Playing H T R Leisure ST E D Y R Fields . Centre A DE R B S . O E T T R S H . V Y Council I A Y A L E Ormskirk W . L L L Offices T I N School S A A N Skate Coronation R T N S O O T Park P S Park H E E A T A G 577 MO P N R U A OR WIG A A A K G D N L S M R T. Cycle across the north of the town A R O O P O E R O G Kingsbury O A D A R A A O T A D 9 H T M O 9 A 5 T Superstore Y E R 1 R T O D School E C 6 7 K 3 E D L L 5 0 S A R O B F W Use the cycle path from Burscough Road to Greetby T A N E R I O O PERMISSIV UT P E St Anne’s V S N E K T C RC Primary . QE L E U H Hill to get across the north of the town. There is even School L R A T E I SCH S E OOL P The Olympic connection 0 GDNS N M Fire B E 7 N S R a link to the railway station and Ormskirk Primary L Station O T E ID 5 T D . T H G A Y R G A E S U AU E F T F • Did you know that Ormskirk is the home of Dolan Bikes, one of R G S 9 . LA School. You will find this a good way of getting to 531 S R T. N B O N E Ormskirk & District L L O LL N A A General Hospital the country's top frame makers, making Olympic bikes? S M M 5 Ormskirk hospital and the high school avoiding 7 E 0 N LA busy town centre traffic. www.dolan-bikes.com More information St Bede’s RC K D O High School St Anne’s A B R O Cricket LL O I RC Church R H Ground • Did you know that West Lancashire is one of the favourite N RN R O U B B S Getting into Ormskirk from the south L Y T training areas of Bradley Wiggins, the Olympic and Tour de u O Playing H R H Ruff Fields E L R Wood France cyclist? The cyclist who overtakes you and then E Edge Hill U By cycling along quite roads, you can get into the N F S F University L disappears into the distance just might be Bradley. R A town centre from the south avoiding the worst of O N B E O A O D T H the traffic. S LANE LL L HI A W N A Christ H Middleton Cycle Club E G Pontville Post Church A School L Office T Y ’ Lancashire S L Ormskirk's cycle club with rides on Sundays and Tuesdays starting 91 Christ A Cycling to Southport Cycleway D N A Church E O R from the cycle shop in the centre of Ormskirk. CE Primary L School Use back roads to get to Southport avoiding the LO O N G O F P Car Park I L E busy A570. Website: www.hmiddletoncc.co.uk R R A N N E E V A T I L R L E E S S L O Wheels for All A 9 5 M N Getting to the University or Hospital A E K C Wheels for All offer adapted bikes to enable everybody to enjoy Mount Carmel A L E Ruff Lane offers you a quieter cycle route to the Preparatory B N A School cycling. They have a base at Edgehill University L hospital and University College than the L RO O SE H ILL DRIVE O Lancashire surrounding main roads. There is also a new More information www.cycling.org.uk or 01925 234213 P N 91 A Cycleway NE M LA entrance to the University for pedestrians and W O L S L S P Aughton I S R H Baptist LO E N cyclists on St Helens Road. D G H S T D D E Church L R C A E ROA L N RNPIK A E A TU P O C B O H S T I R R L L C A R O Gun Inn H N O O E ’ E A Cycling at the University S T P A R G D T E Rail line and Station U L Key B E R V R I O 5 N 19 L N 5 P O B I K Edge Hill University is a short bike ride from the W E Recreation LAN E R Y O 9 Ground E M B A 5 U RM N O O D A E S town centre. There are cycle stands, lockers, cycle F V Main road Bus Station A S K D R E LPH LAN E PA E hire and showers available on site and the H P N L E St Michael’s A D L Lancashire B Primary pedestrianised areas of campus are designated Minor road Rural area 91 School H 5 Cycleway P 1 E L 9 N E M 7 A L shared use. I D L 9 Moss L 5 S ’ A L Delf R Recommended on-road A R A Park and open space N P E cycle route (not all signed) Y A Cycle to the Train Coronation Park W H T W Lancashire R K IN R A Cycle route, cyclists dismount Urban area O IF P 91 R N E Cycleway Subject to space cycles are carried free on the train. At Ormskirk Cycling across Coronation Park is a good way of getting into the E L D IL NV Town Green GRA Primary School L Station there is secure cycle parking where you can leave your town centre from the west. A N Cycle track Pedestrian area (no cycling) E E bike during the day. Cycle hire is available through Bike and Go. LAN There is a children’s playground and skatepark in the park, so it N EE To get a pass for the compound and find out about cycle hire GR is a good place to cycle with children too. Take some bread to N PR Cycle lane Place of interest OW ES T CO www.merseyrail.com T feed the ducks. Alternatively cycle to the leisure centre for a swim. R O Playing A Stanley Aughton Field D Bridleway (cycling allowed) Schools & Colleges Arms Town St Michael’s Footpath (dismount, no cycling) Major employment site CE Church C Green H Lancashire U NE D R A 91 LA O C Cycleway R Lancashire H L D E L A Toucan/Pelican*/Zebra* crossing 91 O H L C B I Shops Cycleway A M N (*cyclist’s dismount) T E S 7 9 1 5 One way B Cycle Shop Holt Green 9 NE LA 5 LD A BO 10 National Cycle Route number Hospital D A Y LANE SMITH O R E NE S LA A N N AN H D SW Y A C L E A L E NE Y B 01½ 10 Regional Cycle Route number Other buildings A Kilometres D W L Holt H E Miles I T F Green 0½¼ R K O O N O Contains Ordnance Survey data.