Sustainable travel around Linmere

Working together with Central Bedfordshire, Council we want to help Linmere residents travel in more sustainable ways and reduce overall reliance on cars across the wider area. This work aims to give the community numerous travel options, minimise pollution and environmental impact whilst promoting active and healthy lives ensuring Linmere remains a safe and attractive place to live.

Linmeretravel@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

WALKING TO YOUR DESTINATION IS SIMPLE

The Linmere development has been designed with many interesting, meaningful destinations located around the entire site.

At Linmere there are many interesting and meaningful destinations located across the development. Day to day amenities are all accessed via easy walking routes with wayfinding and safe crossing incorporated into the design and planning. The endless health benefits for walking are yours for the taking. We’ve partnered with Street Tag to provide a fun, free, smartphone app that provides rewards for walking – ideal for keeping you moving and getting the children out and about.

PEDAL POWER FOR ALL

Residents are encouraged to take to their wheels on cycle routes and cycle friendly roads across the development and beyond. We even provide cycle parking spaces at key locations including The Farmstead, parks, schools and Lidl supermarket. Those without bikes can access the App-Bike scheme (hyper link to news story on the scheme) which is a self-service system to hire bikes and available at The Farmstead.

For those that really want to get their hearts pumping Linmere Park has a dedicated Pump Track designed for all ages and abilities to enjoy. It’s a great place to hone skills or just kick back and have some fun.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPTIONS

There is a bus stop on Sundon Road that is served by Centrebus operating a service between Toddington, Dunstable and Luton. The service is called the E route and Centrebus has an app to check the route and timings for stops and journeys. The closest train station to Linmere is Leagrave station, where you can take a direct train into central London on Bedford towards the north. Trains operate regularly on the service. Leagrave station has excellent parking and bike storage facilities. There is a direct cycle route, which takes about 15 minutes.