RESIDENTS TRAVEL INFORMATION GUIDE
Your Guide to Transport Options from Brue Reach
WELCOME
Welcome to Brue Reach
Welcome to your new home at Brue Reach. We wish you many years of enjoyable living here!
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Brue Reach is located within a short walk of facilities provided in East Huntspill Village Centre (around 650m south of the site), which provides local amenities for shopping, leisure, public transport facilities and some employment opportunities.
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The location of Brue Reach provides a great opportunity to travel by non-car modes locally, so why not see what is available?
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The Travel Guide Site
This website provides travel information on how to get around using public transport and other environmentally friendly methods to commute to work or explore the area and what it has to offer.
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This site is one of many measures included in a Travel Plan produced for the Brue Reach development and has been agreed with Sedgemoor District Council.
The Travel Plan
The Travel Plan is a document which contains a package of measures to encourage you to try alternatives to single occupancy car use.
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The Travel Plan can offer real benefits not only to you, but also to the community that surrounds you. It can help to relieve local parking and congestion problems and improve public transport connections across the area.
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It may also relieve stress on you through reducing journey delays or providing the opportunity to cut your travel commitments by working from home on occasions.
WALKING
Walking offers the greatest potential to replace short car and public transport trips, particularly those under a two kilometre distance. It provides a healthy alternative to the private car and also typically forms a minor component of many journeys made by public transport and car.
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The whole of the village of East Huntspill is within a 1.5 kilometre distance of Brue Reach, which means that it would take you no more than around 20 minutes to walk anywhere in town. Why not take advantage of the pedestrian connections around East Huntspill.
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Footways are locally available on New Road and Church Road, providing excellent, safe connections to the local amenities in East Huntspill. Traffic-free public footpaths to the west of the site can be accessed via New Road, convenient for leisure walks in the Somerset countryside.
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For more information on walking in Somerset, there is a wealth of information on promoted routes, health and fitness benefits and safety tips at the Somerset Council wesbite, visit:
Benefits of Walking
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Walking is a great form of exercise and can reduce the risk of heart disease.
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Walking is an important form of sustainable transport which costs nothing and offers a wide range of benefits to you and the community.
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Walking is a completely environmentally friendly activity.
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Are you not sure how to get from your home to work on foot? Use Google Maps to help plan your journey. The site provides you with details of the optimum walking route and the expected time it may take.
LOCAL AMENITIES
Brue Reach is sustainably located within comfortable walking and cycling distances to the local primary school, shops, facilities, bus stops and East Huntspill Village Centre. You can view a map of local amenities within East Huntspill and the surrounding area below, or at this link: Local Facilities Map.
Schools
East Huntspill Primary School
53m / 1 min Walk / 1 min Cycle
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East Huntspill Pre-School
53m / 1 min Walk / 1 min Cycle
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West Huntspill Primary School
3,200m / 40 min Walk / 12 min Cycle
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The King Alfred Secondary School and Sixth Form
5,600m / 70 min Walk / 21 min Cycle
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Transport
New Road Bus Stops
93m / 1 min Walk / 1 min Cycle
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Church Road Bus Stops
190m / 2 min Walk / 1 min Cycle
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Highbridge and Burnham Rail Station
5,000m / 63 min Walk / 19 min Cycle
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Local Amenities
East Huntspill Parish Council Play Area
28m / 1 min Walk / 1 min Cycle
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All Saints Church
570m / 7 min Walk / 2 min Cycle
Wall Eden Adventure Activities
600m / 8 min Walk / 2 min Cycle
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The Basonbridge Inn Public House
740m / 9 min Walk / 3 min Cycle
The Crown Inn Public House
810m / 10 min Walk / 3 min Cycle
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Crown Convenience Store
840m / 11 min Walk / 3 min Cycle
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Brue Industrial Estate
840m / 11 min Walk / 3 min Cycle
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Secret World Wildlife Rescue
1,500m / 19 min Walk / 6 min Cycle
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Isleport Business Park
3,800m / 48 min Walk / 14 min Cycle
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Walrow Industrial Estate
3,900m / 49 min Walk / 15 min Cycle
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Asda Superstore, Highbridge
4,800m / 60 min Walk / 18 min Cycle
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Highbridge Town Centre
6,000m / 75 min Walk / 23 min Cycle
CYCLING
East Huntspill and the surrounding Somerset area is a beautiful place to ride your bicycle with a wide variety of scenery, historic buildings and designated routes.
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You can cycle to all the facilities in East Huntspill within a 5 minute cycle and to the majority of the facilities in Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea within a 30 minute cycle.
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New Road and Church Road in the vicinty of the site are provided as on-road portions of National Cycle Route (NCR33). NCR33 provides high-quality signed cycle route from towards Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea. NCR33 benefits from no steep gradients, making it very attractive for use for leisure rides.
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The route is a combination of on-road and off-road cycleways, which also provides a connection over the M5 Motorway, ensuring safe access to key local facilities using cycle friendly routes.
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Find out more about National Cycle Routes here.
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Explore your local community by bike!
We are encouraging you and your family to get more out of life by getting on a bicycle and exploring the local community. Why not make cycling a part of your daily routine and cycle regularly as part of the school run or daily commute. Don't forget that your Green Travel Voucher is valid for range of cycle equipment.
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Various local cycle clubs are available to join for keen cyclists varying in ability, they host organised cycle rides on a weekly basis. Local clubs are available in Bridgwater and Cheddar, as well as the county-wide Somerset cycling club.
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People who cycle regularly enjoy a fitness level equal to that of a person 10 years younger - so you'll look and feel better!
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​For information on cycling in Somerset, there is a wealth of detail on promoted routes, health benefits and safety tips at the Travel Somerset website, visit:
Somerset - Walking and Cycling Maps
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Your local bicycle store shop is:
Bicycle Shack
Vicarage St,
Burnham-on-Sea
TA8 1AR
01278 229441
Benefits of Cycling
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Cycling is sociable – it provides a fantastic way to share some time with friends and family.
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Cycling is ‘green’ – you can feel good about doing your bit for the environment.
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Cycling is quick – for short journeys under 8 kilometres cycling is usually the fastest way to get around – and you won’t get stuck in traffic.
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Cycling is cheap – no bus, train or season tickets required.
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Cycling is convenient – it gets you ‘door-to-door’, with a guaranteed arrival time.
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Cycling is fun – and helps you explore your local environment.
A GREAT FORM OF EXERCISE
And can reduce the risk of heart disease
COMPLETELY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Costs nothing and benefits both you and the community
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Why Public Transport?
Public Transport can be quicker, cheaper and more convenient than using your car and provides a significant environmental benefit. Using public transport can remove the stress of finding a car parking space, sitting in traffic and the costs of owning a car. Furthermore, you can travel to your destination while you relax with a newspaper or catch-up on social media.
BUS
Where are my nearest bus stops?
The nearest bus stops to Brue Reach are located on New Road and are accessed within a 1 minute walk from the northern boundary of the site, further stops are available on Church Road accessible within a 3 minute walk of the northern boundary of the site. A number of bus routes serving local destinations are available from these stops.
These services provide connections to local destinations, allowing you to access Burnham-on-Sea in 17 minutes, Wedmore in 18 minutes, Bridgwater in 27 minutes and Wells in 36 minutes.
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Don't forget that you can get reimbursed for the purchase of your bus season ticket. Please see the Terms and Conditions of the Green Travel Voucher included in your Welcome Pack.
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66
The 66 routes from Axbridge to Bridgwater College via Cheddar and Wedmore. One peak service in each direction is provided, Monday - Friday.
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67
This service routes from Wedmore and Burnham-on-Sea between Monday and Friday, providing a service every two hours and a total of three services a day.
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One service is provided in each direction on Tuesdays between Wedmore and Taunton.
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To check real time journey information, visit:
www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/plan-journey/journey-planner/​ ​
RAIL
Highbridge and Burnham Railway Station is located approximately 4 kilometres north-west on the outskirts of Highbridge and can be accessed within a 20 minute minute cycle or by the Number 67 bus service. The station benefits from:
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Secure and covered cycle parking
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Modern waiting shelters, lighting, seating and CCTV
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Passenger information display
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Pay phone facilities
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Highbridge and Burham Station benefits from services towards Cardiff, Taunton, Bristol, Exeter and London. Hourly services are available to Cardiff, Taunton and Bristol with less frequent services available to Exeter and London. Additonal destinations are available along these routes including Newport, Bridgwater and Reading.
Highbridge and Burnham Station benefits from 8 cycle parking spaces and 20 free car parking spaces including 2 disabled spaces. Cycles can be carried onto trains from Highbridge and Burnham free of charge.
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To check real time rail journey information and rail enquiries, visit:
Highbridge and Burnham: nationalrail.co.uk/HIG
CAR SHARING
Travelling with other people by car is an easy way to cut your CO2 emissions and save money. By splitting costs with your fellow passengers you will save on fuel and parking fees.
Use your time as a passenger to read or catch up on work, and of course you won’t have to find a parking space. For more information on local car share schemes visit:
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Register for free at one of the following internet based car sharing schemes:
liftshare.com/carshare-somerset
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If you have got empty seats, then why not offer someone a lift and split the cost of the travel? By advertising on the website, other users will be able to find your lift and pay you for it. You can also advertise if you need a lift.
The liftshare websites are a great way to connect with liftsharers!
Benefits of Car Sharing
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Reduces travel costs as you will spend less on petrol and car insurance.
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Reduces wear and tear on your own vehicle​.
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Helps reduce congestion. Car sharing helps to fill empty seats and as such reduce congestion and pollution.
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Reduces stress levels related to driving. Driving during peak hours can be nerve wracking, however, as a passenger in a car you no longer have to stress about driving.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Unlike conventional vehicles which burn petrol or diesel, EVs are powered by batteries just like your smartphone.
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The main advantage of EVs is that they produce zero-emissions when you are using them. This means that they provide local environmental benefits including cleaner air and reduced noise in urban areas.
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Today’s EVs have the latest cutting-edge technology and can drive over 200 miles on a single charge, with some able to cover over 375 miles on a single charge - the equivalent of East Huntspill to Scotland!
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For more information on electric vehicles, visit:
Did you know?
Every 2 minutes a new EV is registered on UK roads.
Why go electric?
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Easy Home Charging
With an EV you will never need to go to a petrol station again. Simply plug your car in when you get home to charge overnight and it’s ready for you in the morning.
Quiet and Quick
EVs offer a smooth and quiet ride, with a high level of torque instantly available.
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Cheaper to Run
Compared to petrol or diesel, electricity is cheap. Per mile an EV could cost less than a third of what a traditional car costs.
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​Cheaper to Maintain
Compared to a traditional car, EVs have a lot fewer moving parts, with just three main components - the on-board charger, inverter and motor. This means there are fewer things requiring maintenance and servicing is simpler, all of which saves you money. You’ll never need to change the oil again!
Better for the Environment
EVs have no tailpipe emissions, and don’t even have an exhaust. Even when accounting for generating the electricity they use, EVs produce significantly fewer emissions than traditional cars.
HOME DELIVERIES
A wide range of major supermarkets offer home delivery services to the East Huntspill area, so why not save time, money and petrol and have your groceries delivered?
Asda
There is an Asda Superstore in Highbridge and is open 7am - 10pm. A home delivery service is available.
Caxton Road, Highbridge, TA9 3BX
Ocado
An online only supermarket offering a wide range of fresh
groceries, essentials, toys and more delivered to your door.
Sainsbury’s
The nearest store is in Bridgwater and is open from 7am - 10pm. A home delivery service is available.
The Clink, Bridgwater, TA6 4AB
Tesco
There is a Tesco Superstore in Burnham-on-Sea, open 7am - 11pm. Home delivery is also available.
Love Lane, TA8 1EZ
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Morrisons
The closest store in in Bridgwater and is open 7am - 10pm. A home delivery service is also available.
The Broadway, Bridgwater, TA6 3LN
Waitrose
There is a Waitrose Store in Weston-super-Mare, open from 8am - 9pm. Home delivery is also available.
2 Philips Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3UZ
CONTACT
Contact Form
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