It is now easier than ever to travel to North Walsham

Date printed: third August 2022

It’s an thrilling time to go to North Walsham with the regeneration of the city in full swing and it’s now even simpler to take action! The newly redeveloped Church Method, an out of doors area to sit down and loosen up, is nearing completion and the opening of a model new Journey Hub makes it much more accessible.

Church Method is Part 1 of some enticing new developments within the city centre as a part of the Excessive Avenue Heritage Motion Zone (HSHAZ) Undertaking supported by North Norfolk District Council and Historic England. The brand new Journey Hub, stimulated by the opposite work happening within the city, has been a improbable partnership between North Norfolk District Council, Norfolk County Council and North Walsham City Council.

Journey Hub

With the latest opening of the Journey Hub on New Highway, it has turn out to be even simpler to journey to North Walsham utilizing public transport. This Journey Hub gives area for buses to show round simply and safely choose up and drop off passengers. By having new shelters, digital bus timetabling and enhancements to assist visually impaired customers it offers passengers a greater expertise. The brand new hub will alleviate site visitors congestion within the city and encourage footfall and stimulate commerce to the city.

Norfolk County Council can also be planning so as to add extra cycle racks and different journey data designed to encourage lively journey. An funding from North Walsham City Council has supplied extra funding for shelters and seating on the bus islands.

Garry Bull, Mayor of North Walsham, stated:

“We’ve got been delighted to be partnering with North Norfolk District Council and Norfolk County Council on this scheme. It’s lengthy overdue and we’re happy to see the model new shelters with their inexperienced sedum roofs in place. Our residents and guests can have a greater expertise and be capable to wait in consolation with out blocking pavements or ready within the rain or full solar, fabulous!“

Automobile Parks

If guests and buyers select to journey to the city through automobile, North Walsham boasts over 400 parking areas! Two of those automobile parks have bogs – New Highway and Vicarage Avenue and New Highway has simply been refurbished by NNDC as a part of the journey hub works. NNDC has additionally submitted plans to enhance the bathroom amenities within the Vicarage Avenue Automobile Park, together with including a altering locations facility, with work right here hopefully beginning within the autumn. There’s additionally the chance to purchase season tickets that can be utilized in any of the NNDC automobile parks.

Current enhancements to the automobile parks embrace eradicating unused coach parking (Vicarage Avenue), marking out bays (Mundesley Highway) and creating 60 new free 24 hr a day areas at Hornbeam Highway. Our automobile parks are normally open 24 hours a day and are free from 6pm to 8am. Parking charges apply from 8am to 6pm and range primarily based on the kind of tariff. 

Cllr. Lucy Shires, portfolio holder for Organisational Sources, stated:

“I’m completely delighted to see this funding in the way forward for North Walsham. It’s nice information for pedestrians, public transport customers and motorists.”

Parking is offered in North Walsham at:

• New Highway – NR28 9DE
• Vicarage Avenue – NR28 9DQ
• Financial institution Loke – NR28 8JN
• Mundesley Highway – NR28 0PB
• Hornbeam Highway – NR28 0FX
• Midland Highway – NR28 9JR

The Council affords two kinds of automobile park season tickets; the quick keep 3-hour season ticket and the lengthy keep 24-hour season ticket. The 12-month season tickets provide 24-hour parking from as little as 55p per day.

Find out more and purchase a season ticket here.