Welcome to St Modwen Park Travel Plan Site.
This page is designed to give you the best, easiest, and most up-to-date information about travel and facilities in your area in order to make the most of what it has to offer! On this page you can find information relating to:
- Travel Planning
- Facilities at ST Modwen Park
- Local amenities/facilities
- Railway information
- Bus stops/timetables/fares
- Cycle routes, shops and vouchers
Much of the information is provided through direct links to other websites, ensuring that the information we give, and you use, is up to date.
Smart Move Northamptonshire
Smart Move Northamptonshire is a great tool to help to plan your journeys! It provides a range of information including journey planners, mobile phone apps to help plan your journey on the go, as well as top tips for the use, time and mode of travel you choose! The journey planners include: cyclestreets, traveline, AA route planner and more.
Good tool overall to help to plan more effectively!
For more information visit: https://www.smartmovenorthamptonshire.net/map
Your Local Area:
Wellingborough and Finedon provide a range of facilities. The main facilities which may be of use to you are shown on the map below and all are within walking and cycling distance!
St Modwen Park is located within walking distance of Wellingborough Town Centre (40-minute walk) which provides a range of amenities and facilities which includes a shopping centre including a bank, supermarkets and restaurants, health and fitness facilities and Enterprise car and van hire.
The Locomotive Bus stop can be accessed in 12-minutes and Wellingborough Railway Station is accessible within a 20-minute walk. Therefore, services form these stops/stations can be utilised to access St Modwen Park!
Walking
The benefits of walking include:
- Better health
- Improved strength
- Good for your mental health
- Lower stress levels
- Saves money!
- Includes physical activity in your daily routine!
Implementing little changes can make a huge difference! Why not try these to get started:
- Walking to work if possible.
- Use the stairs instead of the lift.
- Park further away from the office
- Set up walking meetings to get out of the office
For more information visit: https://www.smartmovenorthamptonshire.net/walk
St Modwen Park Facilities
St Modwen provides a number of secure and covered spaces on site with 36 spaces are at Unit 2 and 24 spaces at Unit 3.
EV chargers are also provided at your work, making the move to a electric or hybrid car easier! Eight are provided at Unit 2 and four at Unit 3.
Cycling
Cycling has similar benefits to walking and helps to build muscles and fitness, while being better for the environment!
The area is the perfect topography to cycle and provides several cycle routes, so why not cycle to work today!
Halfords is the closest bike shop to St Modwen Park and is located a 17-minute cycle or 8-minute drive away. Halfords is based in Victoria retail park, Wellingborough. Get your bike checked today and start cycling!
The address is: Victoria Retail Park Whitworth Way, London Road Wellingborough, NN8 2EF
To find out more visit: https://www.halfords.com/locations/wellingborough-store/
Google maps also now provides a cycling feature to aid planning routes. Which is great to use on the go!
Electric Charging
Government grants available to make it that much easier. For more information visit: https://www.edfenergy.com/electric-cars/government-grants
Zap-Map
Zap-map shows EV charging point locations to help you plan your route when travelling by. Wellingborough provides a few in the town centre, as well as at St Modwen Park. To find out more visit: https://www.zap-map.com/live/
Car Sharing
By sharing your journey to work you will reduce the overall emissions, reduce the number of cars on the road and save money on petrol!
Here are some carshare sites you could investigate:
- Blabla Car- enter you address and choose who you would like to travel with (https://www.blablacar.co.uk/)
- Kinto – set up your own private commuter network to travel to work (https://www.kinto-join.co.uk/)
- Liftshare – is a pay as you go car hire scheme (https://liftshare.com/uk/member-stories)
Why not create a St Modwen group today and start car sharing!
More information can also be found at: www.smartmovenorthamptonshire.net/page/car-sharing-schemes
Bus
Why not make the most of the £2 bus fare?
The Bus Fare Cap Grant scheme is a Government funded scheme on most single bus journeys across England which has been extended until December 2024! This means you will not pay more than £2 per single journey*. To find out more, visit: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/2-pound-fare
‘The Locomotive PH’ bus stop located on Finedon Road is only a 12-minute walk from your work! It provides a service every hour between 7am-8pm between Kettering and Wellingborough. For more information visit: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/stagecoachbusapp
Stagecoach app
A great way to purchase your bus tickets is through the Stagecoach App! You can track your bus, view the live bus information, check to see how bus a services is, buy your ticket and plan your journey all in one place! Download on iOS or Android today!
Rail
Wellingborough Station is located approximately a 24-minute walk or 7-minute cycle from your work.
From Wellingborough Station, East Midlands Services run to destinations including London St Pancras (International), Corby and Melton Mowbray. These services operate every 30 minutes and stop at other local stations including Kettering, Bedford, Luton, and Oakham.
For more information visit:
https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/trains-stations/at-the-station/station-facilities/wel
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WEL/details.html
PlusBike
If you want to take up cycling but live a little far from work while not utilize PlusBike and combine cycling and taking the train to work! Plusbike is a free resource tool with all the information you need to plan a stress free journey, including cycle parking and hire information.
Visit plusbike.nationalrail.co.uk for more information.
Network Railcard
Purchasing a Network Railcard will give you up to a 1/3 off rail fares and will allow you to travel across 16 counties (inc. London). Visit http://www.network-railcard.co.uk for more ticket information.
This can be added to your account on Traveline which provides you prices for your ticket with the reduction, all you have to do is show your railcard with your ticket!
Paul Basham Associates Travel Plan 