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Buses
The following bus stops are within 20 minutes walking distance from The Carriages:
Swanton Avenue
- 13: Dereham - Swanton Morley
Jubilee Avenue
- 8: Toftwood - Dereham - Norwich
- 8A: Toftwood - North Tuddenham - Norwich
- 8C: Norwich - Dereham - Toftwood
- 19: Dereham - Aylsham
- 20: Swaffham - Litcham - Dereham Schools
Sixth Form Centre
- A & B: Norwich - Hockering - Dereham - Swaffham - King's Lynn - Terrington - Wisbech - Thorney - Peterborough
- D: Dereham - Norwich
St Nicholas Street
- 4: Dereham - Longwater - Norwich
- 11: Dereham - Watton - Swaffham
- 17: Dereham - Hingham, Garvestone - Bradenham
Highfield Road
- 813: Swanton Morley - Dereham
John Bates Close
- 22A: Dereham - Litcham - Fakenham
- 25: Dereham - Litcham - Fakenham
Greenfields Road
- 13S: Swanton Morley - Dereham
- 18: Dereham - Dereham via Billingford
Market Place
- 4: Norwich - Longwater - Dereham
- 11a: Watton - Northgate High School & Toftwood - Dereham
- 12: Dereham - Dereham via Moorgate
- 21: Dereham - North Elmham, Great Ryburgh - Fakenham
- 22: Dereham - North Elmham - Colkirk - Fakenham
Barnyard Place
- 884: Honingham - Dereham
You can find up to date service announcements on First Norwich Twitter, Konectbus Twitter, and Sanders Twitter. You can also find service announcements on First Eastern Counties Facebook, Konectbus Facebook and Konectbus Instagram.
Go to the Konect bus website for tickets.
Go to the First Bus website for tickets and apps.
Go to the Sanders Coaches Website for fares.
Go to the Our Hire website for fares.
More information on buses in Norfolk.
Walking
The Carriages is within easy walking distance of many local services.
In 15 minutes or less you can walk to:
- Dereham Sixth Form College
- Northgate High School
- King's Park Infant School
- Iceland Foods
- Co-op Food
- Dereham Post Office
- Yaxham Road Industrial Estate
- Bupa Dental Care
- Wellington House Dental Practice
- Norwich Street Dental Practice
- Theatre Royal Surgery
- Boots
- Specsavers Opticians
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- Orchard Surgery
- Dereham Hospital
- Cecil Amey
- CS Beauty & Holistic Therapy
- Hollywood Cinema - Dereham
- Dereham Leisure Centre
- WW (Weight Watchers) Dereham
- Big Andy's Gym
- Albert Myhill Community Centre
In 30 minutes you can walk to:
- Neatherd High School
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
- Dereham Church of England Infant School
- Grove House Infant and Nursery school
- Morrisons
- One Stop Stores
- East of England Co-op Foodstore, Old Swaffham Road
- Roys of Dereham
- Breckland Business Centre
- Breckland Retail Park
- Beech House Smile Clinic
- Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - East Dereham
- Den Teq Dental Laboratory
- Jeesal Care
- Dereham Leisure Centre
- WW (Weight Watchers) Dereham
- Box it Fit
- Dereham Library
- Mid-Norfolk Dereham Train Station
In 45 minutes you can walk to:
- Scarning Primary School
- Dereham, SENSE
- Fred Nicholson School
- Toftwood Junior School
- Toftwood Infant School
- Tesco Extra
- Lidl
- Aldi
- East of England Co-op Foodstore, Shipdham Road
- Toftwood Post Office
- Rashs Green Industrial Estate
- Vision Express Opticians at Tesco
- Toftwood Dental Practice
- Toftwood Medical Centre
- Swanton Morley Surgery
- Barretts Health & Fitness
- Breckland Council
- Toftwood Village Hall
- Dereham Community Hub, Independence Matters
Cycling
The Carriages is within easy cycling distance of many local services.
In less than 15 minutes you can cycle to:
- Dereham Sixth Form College
- Neatherd High School
- Northgate High School
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
- King's Park Infant School
- Dereham Church of England Infant School
- Grove House Infant and Nursery school
- Scarning Primary School
- Dereham, SENSE
- Fred Nicholson School
- Toftwood Junior School
- Toftwood Infant School
- Swanton Morley V.C. Primary School
- St Mary's Community Primary School
- Morrisons
- One Stop Stores
- East of England Co-op Foodstore, Old Swaffham Road
- Tesco Extra
- Roys of Dereham
- Iceland Foods
- Co-op Food
- Lidl
- Aldi
- East of England Co-op Foodstore, Shipdham Road
- Dereham Post Office
- Toftwood Post Office
- Swanton Morley Post Office
- Breckland Business Centre
- Rashs Green Industrial Estate
- Breckland Retail Park
- Bupa Dental Care
- Beech House Smile Clinic
- Wellington House Dental Practice
- Vision Express Opticians at Tesco
- Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - East Dereham
- Norwich Street Dental Practice
- Den Teq Dental Laboratory
- Toftwood Dental Practice
- Jeesal Care
- Theatre Royal Surgery
- Boots
- Specsavers Opticians
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- Toftwood Medical Centre
- Orchard Surgery
- Swanton Morley Surgery
- Dereham Hospital
- Cecil Amey
- CS Beauty & Holistic Therapy
- Hollywood Cinema - Dereham
- Dereham Leisure Centre
- WW (Weight Watchers) Dereham
- Big Andy's Gym
- Box it Fit
- Barretts Health & Fitness
- Breckland Council
- Albert Myhill Community Centre
- Toftwood Village Hall
- Dereham Community Hub, Independence Matters
- Dereham Library
- Mid-Norfolk Dereham Train Station
If you don't feel confident on a bike you can apply for one of our cycle course vouchers.
Your closest cycle shops are:
- Pauls Cycles, Unit A, 13 Yaxham Road, Dereham, NR19 1HB
- Tri Harder, Astra Court, 7 Greens Road, Dereham NR20 3TR
- Howards Cycles, 63 Back Lane, Wymondham, NR18 0LB
- August Bicycles Ltd, Hockering Lane, Bawburgh, Norwich NR9 3LR
Mobile Mechanics who operate in this development are:
- J Guyton Cycles
You can also find information on our cycling pages.
Trains
Your nearest stations are Wymondham and Wymondham Abbey
Visit the National Rail website to buy your tickets and find real time train departures from Wymondham.
Routes from Wymondham station:
Greater Anglia routes:
- Attleborough
- Norwich
- Thetford
- Diss
- Cambridge
- London Liverpool Street
Getting to Wymondham station:
Wymondham station is approximately 12.9 miles from The Carriages.
The station has two sets of five cycle stands, all of which are covered, located in the station car park
There are 90 car park spaces including six accessible spaces
Step free access to platform 1 only. Platform 2 (for trains arriving from Norwich, or towards Ely, Cambridge, and Peterborough) can only be accessed via a stepped footbridge which leads to and from Platform 1 and the entrance to the station, or to and from Stanleys Lane
Route from Wymondham Abbey Station:
- Dereham
Visit the Mid Norfolk Railway website to buy tickets and find times for Wymondham Abbey. The Mid Norfolk Railway runs on a variety of days throughout the year.
Getting to the Wymondham Abbey station:
Wymondham Abbey station is approx. 0.8 miles from The Carriages.
Park&Ride
Your nearest Park & Ride is Costessey Park & Ride, with services to Norwich Research Park, NNUH and UEA provided by First:
- Route 510 - Costessey Park & Ride - Norwich Research Park - N&N University Hospital
- Route 511 - Costessey Park & Ride - UEA University Drive
For Park & Ride services into Norwich city centre, your nearest Park & Ride is Thickthorn with service PR1 by First Bus to Norwich Airport P&R via Norwich Bus Station.
Visit the Park & Ride website for timetables, routes and fares information.
Liftsharing
Liftshare is a free service available to anyone who lives, works and travels in and around Norfolk. You could save money on your travel costs, reduce your stress and do your bit to cut congestion and pollution.
Visit the Liftshare website to find out how to join the car sharing community.
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About AtoBetter
We're delivering the Travel Plan at The Carriages on behalf of Abel Homes through the AtoBetter travel plan project.
AtoBetter is working with delivery partners and the community to implement a range of measures to encourage residents to consider a wider range of choices for more of their journeys, such as walking, cycling, public transport, and car sharing.
