Public Transport

Public transport is a great alternative to reduce your reliance on travelling by car and to save money. Whether you’re looking to travel locally or nationally, there are plenty of options available to travel either by bus or train.

Bus

Your nearest bus stop is on Towlands Drive, approximately an 8-minute walk. Border Bus operates from this stop into Beccles Town, doing a loop around all local amenities. A further walk away, approximately 30-minutes in Beccles town centre is the Old Market stop. This has the most regular bus services X22 by First Bus, operating to Norwich and Lowestoft. Click here to see the bus timetable.

Bus service 524 operates across Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold. The closest bus station for service 524 is a short 6-minute walk from Barsham Vale, along London Road, next to the Butcher’s Arms pub. Please also refer to the Border Bus website for the latest update.

To check whether you are eligible for various concessionary travel options, please go to the Barsham Vale Community Travel page for details.

If you would like to try out local bus services, don’t forget to claim one of three local initiatives, a £140 Wiggle voucher, a 2 x one month bus pass for local bus services or a one month train ticket to Lowesoft. Just scan the QR code that’s inside the Travel Information pack that’s been delivered to you, or click here.

PlusBus

Use PlusBus as a cheaper way to get around areas such as Norwich and Ipswich by coordinating unlimited local bus travel when purchasing your train ticket. This can be done on the Greater Anglia website, or direct with PlusBus.

Train

The closest train station to Barsham Vale is Beccles Train Station, which is on Station Road and is approximately a 26-minute walk or a 9-minute cycle ride from Barsham Vale. There are 16 cycle spaces and 10 free car parking spaces available. From here you can reach Ipswich and Lowestoft every hour with further connecting trains from these stations.

If you’re not sure which form of transport is the best for you, use Traveline’s journey planner. It gives you a variety of travel modes to choose from, including walking, bus, coach, train and more.

For £30 per year (£20 for a Disabled Persons Railcard) National Rail offers a variety of Railcards, giving discounts for train travel, including:

✔ 16-25 Railcard – for those aged 16-25, and mature students in full-time education

✔ 26-30 Railcard – for those aged 26-30, and mature students in full-time education

✔ Two Together Railcard – for two named people travelling together

✔ Family & Friends Railcard – for those travelling with children aged 5-15 (up to 4 adults and 4 children can travel on one card)

✔ Senior Railcard – for those aged 60 and over

✔ Disabled Persons Railcard – those who have a disability that makes travelling by train difficult could qualify for a Disabled Persons Railcard, giving the user 1/3 off rail fares across Britain for them and a friend. For further information, and to order online, go to railcard.co.uk.