Welcome to the Highgrove Travel Plan website! Here at Paul Basham Associates we are your ‘Travel Plan Coordinators’ which means we are here to help you make informed travel choices and provide advice on your local area and the surrounding travel opportunities. This page will provide information* on the following:
- Local Area
- Travel Vouchers
- Walking
- Cycling
- Bus
- Rail
- Car Travel
*This information is correct as of April 2026.
Local Area
Bosham features a wide array of amenities from the essentials like The Co-Op and a Post Office, to an independent café ‘Pop-In’, lovely pubs like The Berkeley Arms and The Anchor Bleu, a cute and creative Arts & Craft Centre in Bosham Walk which also has its own café, and the Chichester Strength and Conditioning Gym.
Take a look at the map below to see a range of amenities that are either a walk, cycle or short bus ride away from your new home at Highgrove.
Travel Vouchers
Each address at Highgrove is entitled to ONE FREE voucher* for either a £150 Halfords voucher for cycling equipment or a £150 Stagecoach bus voucher!
*This offer is only available once per address. For full Terms and Conditions are available here and to confirm if your address is eligible to claim a voucher, please send your name, address and voucher request to travelplan@paulbashamassociates.com.
Local Walking Paths
Explore Bosham on foot and enjoy a range of scenic walking routes to suit every pace. There are plenty of footpaths surrounding your new home, even the King Charles III England Coastal Path is nearby, take a look at the West Sussex Public Rights of Way map below to start planning your next walk.
The Benefits of Walking
- It’s free!
- Increasing your cardiovascular fitness lowering anxiety and stress
- Boosting your energy and improving your mood
Local Walking Groups
There are three Ramblers groups near to your new home, who organise regular group walks that you can get involved with, these are the:
Membership is just £3.75 per month, so why not join and get your steps in? For more information and to see the upcoming schedules for walks nearby visit the website here.
Cycling
There are plenty of national, regional and local cycle routes near to your home in Highgrove for you to enjoy. If you can, try cycling to work or go out for a nice leisurely ride at the weekend.
The Benefits of Cycling!
- It saves you money
- It’s an easy way to build physical activity into your daily routine
- It’s good for your mental health
- Cycling can play a huge part in tackling air pollution
- Fresh air, freedom and fun
National Cycle Route (NCR) 2 runs east to west along Main Road right in front of your new home at Highgrove, using the shared footway/cycleway. The route runs from Dover to Exeter, but locally it connects you to Chichester, Havant, and beyond, with route details available from the website here and a summary shown on the map below.
Itchenor Bosham Circular Cycling Route is a 23km flat route with mixed surfaces that is suitable for riders of all abilities and all bike types. Be aware that it involves a ferry connection between Bosham to Itchenor which runs seasonally. The route information and map to download are available online here.
Active Bike Co – your local independent bike service and broker service are located in Bosham. In addition to selling bikes, they offer collection and delivery within a local radius. They also carry out any services, repairs, custom bike builds or sourcing a special bike for you. Take a look at their website here for more information.
Bus
Why Take The Bus?
- The walk to and from the bus is a great way to incorporate some physical activity into your daily routine
- Relax and read a book whilst you travel to your destination
- Season tickets offer unlimited travel on services and can prove cheaper than running a car
The nearest bus stops to you at Highgrove are on Main Road, these are the Walton Lane and Chequer Lane stops, as pointed out on the map below. There are 2 bus services for you to choose from depending on where you are going, both of which are run by Stagecoach bus company, and call at the Walton Lane and Chequer Lane stops.
The 700 bus service runs between Portsmouth and Chichester, calling at the stops on Main Road outside Highgrove; with a service every 20-minutes Monday – Saturday, and every 30-minutes on Sundays.
You can also catch the 56 bus service which runs between Southbourne and Chichester via Bosham and Fishbourne. The route 56 buses run roughly once an hour between 8am and 6pm from Mondays to Saturdays, but there is no Sunday service.
To get up to date timetable, route and ticket pricing information visit http://www.stagecoach.com or download the Stagecoach App.
£3 Bus Fare Cap
The Department for Transport’s £3 bus fare scheme has been extended until at least March 2027. This means that single adult tickets are capped at £3, soWwhy not make the most of it and travel by bus!
Rail
Bosham (BOH) is theyour closest railway station to Highgrove, roughly a 12-minute walk or 4-minute cycle away using the shared footway/cycleway along Main Road.
Bosham benefits from a ticket office, waiting room, toilets and sheltered cycle parking.
The services from Bosham are:
- To Portsmouth Harbour (35 minutes direct, via Havant)
- To London Victoria (1 hr 43 minutes direct, via Chichester, Horsham and Gatwick Airport)
To find out more and view live departures for Bosham, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bosham/
You could also save Purchasing a Network Railcard will give you up to a 1/3 off rail fares across the country (inc. London) just by purchasing a Network Railcard. Did you know they offer up to lots of options including a 26-30’s Railcard, a Family & Friends Railcard and a Two Together Railcard.. Visit www.network-railcard.co.uk to find one that might work for you.
–Why take the train?
- Taking the train means you can work on the go or relax, without the stress of driving and parking.
- It’s good for the planet; the Trainline app even shows you how much C02 you saved based on your journeys!
- It can be faster than travelling by road.
Car Travel
Car Sharing
We understand that sometimes driving is the only option. Therefore, using sustainable driving practices such as car sharing (including sharing a journey with a colleague or a friends) can help save you money and reduce your impact on the environment!
Why not give lift-sharing a go? The national Liftshare network allows you to find drivers or passengers to share your journey.This helps to save money, reduce congestion and allows you to meet new people.
Find out more at: https://liftshare.com/uk.
Electric Vehicles
Considering the national move towards hybrid and electric vehicles in the coming years, now is the time to make the switch and go electric!
Electric and hybrid vehicles are more affordable than you think and can offer remarkable benefits such as:
- Lower / no fuel costs
- Lower / no emissions tax
- Lower maintenance costs
- Eco-friendly with no emissions.
Highgrove has electric charging on site, but if you are out and about Zapmap provides useful information on public charging points. Visit www.zap-map.com/live/ to see your local charging points in Bosham and further afield.
Efficient Driving Tips
Still need to drive your own car? There are many ways to help your fuel efficiency, which in turn saves you money on your fuel bill. Why not try some of the following techniques:
- Remove unnecessary weight from your car such as roof racks or boxes
- Avoid breaking and accelerating hard by driving smoothly
- Limit the use of your air conditioning
- Check your tyres are fully inflated
- Stick to the speed limit – speeding often leads to higher fuel consumption
For useful links for sustainable transport visit our useful sites page!
[KH1]Can we add in the benefits of walking., please
[KH2]This isn’t the easiest map to read. Might be one we come back to, if we can find a better base map. – the dotted blue line is largely lost for example. Also what are the dotted orange lines for?
[KH3]Do we need individual links or is the website below enough?
[LW4]Not to write it out, but just have the link embedded, easier than searching
[KH5]Can we relate this route to the map? Either that or the map is brought up and introduced as a summary of your local cycling routes with the following cycling routes and suggestions – or better worded cause what I’ve written sounds a bit meh
[KH6]This references an end date of Jan 2025. Assuming our details need updating. Stagecoach may have their own branded stuff.
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