Welcome to your dedicated Travel Plan website, designed to help you explore sustainable travel options. As part of the Oakhurst development, a Travel Plan has been developed to encourage active and eco-friendly transport while reducing traffic and environmental impact.
The Plan aims to:
Here, you’ll find up-to-date information on walking and cycling routes, public transport, and other local travel options in and around Burgess Hill.
Walking and cycling are great ways to boost your health, fitness and wellbeing. It is recommended that the average adult should do 30 minutes of exercise 5 times per week. Walking or cycling to work, the shops or school is an easy way to achieve this target.
Click here to download a map showing your local facilities.
Places you might walk to…
Places you might cycle to…
Click here to download a map which displays local walking and cycling routes.
National Events
There are lots of exciting events throughout the year where you can take part, learn something new, and support sustainable travel and living.
Walk to School Week
Cycle to School Week
Better Transport Week
Modeshift TravelWise Week
Earth Day
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel
Bus
The nearest bus stops to your home are provided on site, on Eastbridge Avenue. From here you can access the new 38 (peak time) and 38 Flex (off peak) bus services operated by Compass Travel. The new 38 service routes run from morning to evening, 7 days a week, with a designated AM and PM school service adding to the timetabled service, providing access to local destinations around Burgess Hill.
There are additional bus stops located along Maple Drive, which can be accessed via an approximate 8-minute walk. Compass travel operates the 33/33A, and the 35A/35C on an hourly basis from these bus stops. The 33/33A services travel to Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Haywards Heath and around Burgess Hill, whilst the 35A/35C operates around Burgess Hill.
In addition, the 270 bus, operated by Metrobus, is accessible from the Lidl bus stops, an approximate 13-minute walk. This service travels between East Grinstead and Brighton on an hourly basis Monday to Saturday and every two hours on Sundays.
The bus services available local to your development are shown on the bus routes map (click here to download).
Concessionary Fares
Eligible older or disabled people are entitled to free off-peak travel on local buses throughout England. You will need a bus pass, which must be shown to the bus driver on each journey. You can use your bus pass for free travel on local bus services at these times:
To apply for concessionary travel passes, see here, or call 01243 777807.
On the 18th of August (2026) the government announced that they will be lifting the weekday travel restrictions. This means that from April 2027 people who hold a disabled bus pass can travel on buses for free 24/7.
Rail
The nearest station to your home is Wivelsfield Railway Station, located 1.3km southeast of your home. Wivelsfield Railway Station offers some high frequency services to Haywards Heath, Hassocks, Preston Park, Lewes, Brighton, Gatwick Airport, London Victoria, London St Pancras International, and Bedford.
In addition, Burgess Hill Railway Station is located approximately 2.3km southeast of your home, which equates to an approximate 7 ½ minute cycle. This station provides services to two additional routes not supported by Wivelsfield station, which includes trains to Littlehampton and Cambridge, as well as numerous other destinations on route.
You could take the train to the following destinations*:
*Journey times are taken from Wivelsfield Railway Station, except from Cambridge which is from Burgess Hill Railway Station, from which similar journey times to Wivelsfield Railway Station are to be expected.
For timetable information and live updates for services from these stations please visit www.southernrailway.com.
National Railcards
National Railcards provide an opportunity to save up to a 1/3 off rail travel! There are a number of railcards including:
To find out if you’re eligible and to apply for a railcard visit: www.railcard.co.uk.
Taxis Services
Taxi services are also available locally and play a role in your local public transport. A range of Local taxi companies and their telephone numbers include:
Electric Vehicle Charging
Your development is future-ready—with plenty of electric vehicle (EV) charging points to help you travel greener and cleaner. With the ban on new petrol and diesel cars coming in 2030, now is the perfect time to plug into the future of driving.
Thinking of making the switch? The government is currently offering up to £2,500 off eligible low-emission vehicles—built right into the dealer’s price. Check out the full list of qualifying vehicles on the official government website.
And it’s not just here—EV charging points are popping up all over the UK. Use Zap Map to find a charger near your destination and hit the road with confidence.
Car Sharing
One way of reducing the costs of travelling by car is to ‘car share’ or ‘liftshare’. As well as saving you the money you will also help the environment by reducing your carbon footprint. It’s also a great way to meet new people and make new friends!
Car sharing can be done travelling to work, going shopping, on the school run – in fact on any journey you make!
Why not try it out, to search for other people travelling on similar routes to you? There are public car share databases which enable you to search for journey matches and these are all FREE to use:
Live Local…Shop Local
An easy way to cut the cost of travel is by shopping locally. You can visit the Burgess Hill Farmers Market, located on Church Walk, every first Saturday of the month from 09:00 to 13:00.
Home Delivery Services
Your nearest supermarket is Lidl, located on Leylands Road, approximately 1.1km from your home (13 mins on foot). If you would prefer to order online, numerous supermarkets in Burgess Hill offer online shopping on purchases over £40. The following supermarkets offer home-delivery:
Travel Plan
As part of your new community, a Travel Plan has been requested by West Sussex County Council. So, what is a Travel Plan you may ask?
A Travel Plan is a document which identifies sustainable travel methods available to residents, such as yourself, as alternatives to travelling by car. The Travel Plan also includes travel targets which have been agreed with West Sussex County Council.
The main aims are simple:
These aims will be tracked over a 5-year period, during which, you may see people conducing travel surveys. By completing these travel surveys you may opt in for a chance to win a Sustainable Travel Voucher worth £50.
Sustainable Travel Voucher
As a new resident of the Oakhurst development, you are entitled to a FREE Sustainable Travel Voucher worth £100. Provided on behalf of Countryside Homes, this voucher is designed to help you make more sustainable journeys and explore greener travel options near your home. You can redeem this voucher against one of the following options:
Residential Travel Pack
As part of your new community, a Residential Travel Pack has been created. This Pack highlights local sustainable transport opportunities and discusses the benefits of greener, smarter, travel. Each household has received a Pack, however, a digital copy can be found below.
Click here to view the Residential Travel Pack for the Burgess Hill development.
Sustainable Travel Newsletter
Alongside the Residential Travel Pack, newsletters will be distributed to all residents. The newsletter provides up-to-date travel information, such as updates to bus timetables and events accessible on foot, bicycle, bus, or train. Please find your recent newsletters below:
Get in touch
We would love to hear your feedback on our website and Residential Travel Pack. If you have any questions or comments or require further information on the topics presented, then please get in touch using the email below.
