opportunity - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
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54 TRAVEL INFORMATION<br />
EASY TO REACH,<br />
GREAT TO EXPLORE<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> is easily accessed<br />
from all parts <strong>of</strong> the UK by<br />
road, rail and air. Good access<br />
to ferry ports, airports and the<br />
Channel Tunnel means it is also<br />
easily reached from Europe.<br />
A1<br />
M6 A14<br />
Birmingham<br />
Heathrow<br />
Cambridge<br />
A14<br />
M11<br />
A1<br />
Stansted<br />
M25<br />
Hull<br />
Gatwick<br />
A17 <strong>King's</strong> <strong>Lynn</strong><br />
A47<br />
Ely<br />
A10<br />
M2<br />
A11<br />
London<br />
Folkstone<br />
Norwich<br />
Dover<br />
Harwich<br />
KEY: <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> Airport<br />
Ferry route<br />
Calais<br />
Zeebruge<br />
To Esbjerg<br />
Rotterdam<br />
Rail<br />
Roads<br />
Hook <strong>of</strong><br />
Holland<br />
BY CAR<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> is easily accessed via the<br />
M11, A10 or A1 from the south and via<br />
the A47 and A17 from the Midlands and<br />
the North. Plan your route:<br />
www.transportdirect.info<br />
BY COACH<br />
National Express services run to King’s<br />
<strong>Lynn</strong> from London Victoria via Cambridge.<br />
Tel: 08717 818181<br />
www.nationalexpress.com<br />
First’s Excel service X1 connects King’s<br />
<strong>Lynn</strong> with Peterborough and Norwich.<br />
BY RAIL<br />
First Capital Connect operates services<br />
from London King’s Cross to Downham<br />
Market and King’s <strong>Lynn</strong> – hourly to King’s<br />
<strong>Lynn</strong> (half hourly at peak times) with<br />
average journey time 1 hr 40 mins. (East<br />
Midlands Trains <strong>of</strong>fer connecting services<br />
from the Midlands and the North via<br />
Peterborough and Ely). At King’s Cross/<br />
London St Pancras Eurostar provides<br />
direct services to Paris and Brussels.<br />
Eurostar<br />
Tel: 08432 186186<br />
www.eurostar.com<br />
First Capital Connect<br />
Tel: 0845 0264700<br />
www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk<br />
East Midlands Trains<br />
Tel: 08457 125678<br />
www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk<br />
National rail enquiries<br />
Tel: 0845 7484950<br />
www.nationalrail.co.uk<br />
BY AIR<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> enjoys good links to both<br />
domestic and international locations.<br />
Norwich International is just over<br />
1 hour drive. London Stansted airport is<br />
approximately 1.5 hours drive. London<br />
Heathrow, Gatwick and East Midlands<br />
airports are each around 2.5 hours drive.<br />
Norwich International<br />
Tel: 01603 411923<br />
www.norwichairport.co.uk<br />
London Stansted<br />
Tel: 0844 3351803<br />
www.stanstedairport.com<br />
BY FERRY<br />
The nearest ferry port is Harwich (approx<br />
2 hours drive). Stena Line operates car<br />
and passenger ferries to Hook <strong>of</strong> Holland.<br />
DFDS Seaways operates services to<br />
Esbjerg in Denmark. P&O Ferries links<br />
The Port <strong>of</strong> Hull (approx 2.5 hours drive)<br />
to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.<br />
Stena Line<br />
Tel: 08447 707070<br />
www.stenaline.co.uk<br />
DFDS Seaways<br />
Tel: 0871 5229955<br />
www.dfdseaways.co.uk<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
Tel: 08716 642121<br />
www.p<strong>of</strong>erries.com<br />
Traveline<br />
For details <strong>of</strong> rail, coach and bus<br />
services to help you explore <strong>West</strong><br />
<strong>Norfolk</strong> contact – Tel: 0871 2002233<br />
www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk<br />
Explore by bus with individual or<br />
family day travel tickets. Check out<br />
Day Explorer tickets available for<br />
<strong>Norfolk</strong> Green, the Coasthopper<br />
Rover or the First Bus Day ticket.<br />
Coasthopper<br />
The Coasthopper bus service is a really<br />
great way to explore the <strong>Norfolk</strong> coast.<br />
You can use it to travel between King’s<br />
<strong>Lynn</strong>, Hunstanton, Wells, Sheringham<br />
and Cromer. The service operates daily<br />
up to every hour during early spring,<br />
late autumn and winter and up to<br />
every half hour from April to October.<br />
The combination <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Norfolk</strong> Coast<br />
Path and the Coasthopper bus, <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
excellent opportunities to leave the car<br />
behind and discover this beautiful part<br />
<strong>of</strong> our coastline.<br />
EXPLORE BY BIKE<br />
There are a host <strong>of</strong> cycle routes in <strong>West</strong><br />
<strong>Norfolk</strong> including the Sustrans National<br />
Cycle Route 1 (Hull to Harwich) and<br />
National Route 11 which connects<br />
King’s <strong>Lynn</strong> with Cambridge and will<br />
connect through to Harlow, when fully<br />
completed. See www.sustrans.org.uk<br />
For <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> cycle route<br />
information and cycle hire centres, visit<br />
www.visitwestnorfolk.com
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