Welcome to your dedicated Travel Plan website, designed to help you explore sustainable travel options. As part of the Shopwyke Lakes development, a Travel Plan has been developed to encourage active and eco-friendly transport while reducing traffic and environmental impact.
The Plan aims to:
– Raise awareness of sustainable and active travel options
– Promote the health benefits of active travel
– Provide measures that support greener travel choices
– Reduce unnecessary single occupancy vehicle trips for local journeys
Here, you’ll find up-to-date information on walking and cycling routes, public transport, and other local travel options in and around Chichester.
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.
Places you might walk to…
– Costa Coffee – 12 minutes
– Westbourne House School – 13 minutes
– John Lewis & Partners – 14 minutes
– The Gym Group – 14 minutes
– Shopwyke Park – 15 minutes
– Sainsbury’s Supermarket – 18 minutes
– Lidl – 19 minutes
Figure 3.1 – Accessibility Plan Rev A
Places you might cycle to…
Swanfield Park & Community Centre – 6 minutes
Kamsons Pharmacy – 9 minutes
Chichester Festival Theatre & Minerva Theatre – 10 minutes
University of Chichester – 10 minutes
Chichester Cathedral – 11 minutes
Chichester Bus Station – 11 minutes
Chichester Railway Station – 12 minutes
Bus
The nearest bus stops to your home are located on Longacres Way and Western Road, which can be accessed via a few minutes’ walk. Stagecoach Bus Service No. 500 operates at these bus stops every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays between Littlehampton and Chichester, passing through Yapton, Barnham, Eastergate and Tangmere. Compass Travel Bus service No. 85/85A also operates at these bus stops every two hours Monday to Fridays between Arundel and Chichester, passing through Walberton, Barnham and Fontwell. Additional bus services can be accessed closer to town, as shown on the bus routes map.
Figure 3.3 – Existing Bus Services Rev A
Concessionary Fares
If you are over the age of 66, or disabled, you are eligible to qualify for a free concessionary pass. This enables you to travel on services anywhere in England between 9:30am and 11pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends/bank holidays. To apply for concessionary travel passes, see here.
Rail
Travelling by rail provides a fast, efficient and frequent option, whether travelling for business or pleasure. The nearest station to your home is Chichester Railway Station, located 3.5km south west of your home.
Chichester offers some high frequency services to London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Brighton and Littlehampton.
You could take the train to the following destinations and we have also listed the approximate journey times:
– Littlehampton (19 minutes)
– Portsmouth & Southsea (24 minutes)
– Worthing (26 minutes)
– Brighton (51 minutes)
– Southampton Central (58 minutes)
– London Victoria (96 minutes)
For timetable information and live updates for services from Chichester 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:
– 16-25 Railcards
– Senior Railcard
– Veterans Railcard
– Two Together Railcard
– Disabled Railcard
– 26-30 Railcard
– Family & Friends Railcard
– Network Railcard
– 16-17 Saver
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. Local taxi companies include:
Central Cars Chichester Ltd: 01243 789432
Station Taxis: 01243 774948
Premier Cars: 01243 779366
ProDrive Travel Ltd: 01243 717484
Fly Taxi: 01243 771205
Starline Sussex Ltd: 01243 531666
Ajax Taxis: 01483 414817
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:
Home Delivery Services
An easy way to cut the cost of car travel is to shop locally. To take the stress and the drive out of your weekly shop, your nearest Sainsbury’s store offers delivery to home when shopping online. The Sainsbury’s is located 1.5km north west of your home. For more information log onto: www.sainsburys.co.uk
There are many additional nearby supermarkets which offer home delivery. Take a look at the list below for more information:
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
Travel Plan
As part of your new community, a Travel Plan has been created to highlight the benefits of greener, smarter travel. This plan outlines key goals and the steps we’ll take over the next five years to make sustainable transport an accessible part of everyday life.
The main aims are simple:
– Cut down the number of single occupancy vehicle trips from the site for journeys accessible by sustainable transport
– Make it easier and more appealing to travel by walking, cycling, public transport, and other non-car options
Travel targets have been agreed with West Sussex County Council and progress will be tracked throughout the five-year monitoring period to ensure we’re on the right path—and we’ll adjust the plan as needed to keep things moving forward.
Residential Travel Pack
Every household has been provided a Residential Travel Pack which provides information on sustainable transport opportunities.
Click here to view Shopwyke Lakes Residential Travel Pack.
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.
Email: travelplans@stuartmichael.co.uk
