Welcome to your new home!
Welcome to the North Stoneham Park Travel Plan Site. We are here to help you utilise the best of your area, be that shops, facilities or public transport.
This page is designed for you! Think of this page as your one stop shop for all the latest, up to date information regarding travel in your local area. On this page you can find information on:
- Your Local Area
- Local Pedestrian and Cycle Network
- Travel by Bus
- Travel by Rail
- Car Travel Options
- Local Links
- Travel Gift and Terms and Conditions
Much of the information is provided with links to other websites, ensuring that the information we give, and you use, is up to date.
Your Local Area
Within the site itself, the new local community centre has now opened! The YMCA Eastleigh (https://ymca-fg.org/eastleigh) is the first building in Hampshire to combine a nursery, community centre, and café. Supporting local residents as well as the wider Eastleigh town, the centre delivers fun school holiday activities and an exciting event programme with something for all ages.
Beyond this you have an approximate 25 minute walk to get into Eastleigh Town Centre which provides a comprehensive range of amenities including The Swan Shopping Centre, a variety of restaurants, pharmacies, places of worship and leisure facilities (including a cinema and bowling alley). Visit www.swanshopping.com for a more detailed list of facilities and where to find them.
Not sure what events are going on in your local area? A full list of events in Eastleigh can be found by visiting www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Eastleigh/near/North-Stoneham/town-t27922/. Have a look through and gather some ideas for family fun, sporting adventures and other sustainable activities.
Local Pedestrian and Cycle Network
For information about local cycle routes, walking maps or links to public transport in your local area, visit My Journey Hampshire at https://myjourneyhampshire.com/.
If you fancy getting out on your bike, cycle routes in the area make your trip an easy way to travel. The map below shows cycle routes within your area.
Local Cycle Routes
This handy map is found on Sustrans website and is helpful in finding cycle routes in any given area. The green shows traffic free routes, whereas the purple routes are on-road.
For more walking and cycling information and maps that are available within the Eastleigh Borough visit www.eastleigh.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/cycling-and-walking.
Travel by Bus
As the local bus network offers convenient routes to most local destinations, with frequent services, could this be the travel mode for you?
Buses run regularly all throughout the day from a number of local bus stops, so whether you need to get to work, the shops or pick up the children from school, the bus provides comprehensive access to many destinations.
There nearest bus stops to you are from Chestnut Avenue (Cricketers Arms and Monks Way) and Stoneham Lane (Concorde Club and St Nicolas Church). The location of these stops is shown on the map below, whilst the table provides a summary of services available from these stops.
Local Bus Stops
Table Outlining Local Bus Services
Visit the following links to find out more information on both the Bluestar (www.bluestarbus.co.uk).
At the bottom of this page is some information with how you can claim a free 30-day Smartcard for use on Bluestar bus services. Read on to find out more!
Travel by Train
Southampton Airport Parkway (SOA) Train Station is approximately 2km from the centre of North Stoneham Park and is accessible via a 25-minute walk or 7-minute cycle through both Avenue Park and Lakeside Country Park.
The station is well equipped to suit your every need, with 236 cycle storage racks, 900 car parking spaces, customer help points, a manned ticket office (7 days a week) and even a coffee shop.
Southampton Airport Parkway has great access to lots of stations including Southampton Central, Weymouth, Manchester and London Waterloo. Some of the destinations along these routes include Bournemouth, Winchester and Oxford. This should make your commute, weekend away or day trip as easy as possible.
Why not visit the National Rail web page by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/SOA.aspx to find out more information and to keep up-to-date with live arrival and departure information.
Did you know – You can also save money on rail travel when you purchase a Network Railcard. Railcards have an annual cost of £30 and can save you up to 1/3 off most rail fares (subject to Terms and Conditions). For more information and to purchase your railcard visit www.network-railcard.co.uk/.
Car Travel Options
If you like driving and you cant see any alternative way to travel, why not try to save some money by joining Hants Carshare. Here you can find drivers or passengers to share your journeys with. This has many benefits including helping to cut congestion and pollution and also social benefits too. Why not visit https://liftshare.com/uk/community/hants to find out more!
Eastleigh also operate a Co-wheels car club which is a pay-as-you-go car hire scheme. You can book a car online or by phone and use an issued smart card to access the vehicles. All you have to pay for is hire time and distance. For more information, visit www.co-wheels.org.uk/eastleigh.
Local Links
www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/SOA.aspx – Search for engineering works on rail routes. Search via route or operator.
www.eastleigh.gov.uk/parking-travel-and-roads/cycling-and-walking – Provides up-to-date news and information regarding travel related issues.
www.hants.gov.uk/transport/trafficandtravel – The council website provides up-to-date traffic and travel news, including planned roadworks and sporting events which may force closures to the surrounding roads.
Your Free Travel Gift
Whilst we support the delivery of the Travel Plan for the development we will be sending out travel surveys for you to complete which helps us to understand more about your current travel habits and what may encourage you to use alternative modes. As a way of saying thank you for taking the time to complete the survey, you can claim the following.
£50 cycle voucher to use at Halfords, Eastleigh – The voucher can be redeemed for the purchase or servicing of bicycles, or the purchase of cycling related items.
Please click here – Terms and Conditions – and select North Stoneham Park, for the full terms and conditions.
Paul Basham Associates Travel Plan 