You are entitled to be provided with a Personal Travel Plan which will identify the best possible public transport options available from Farriers Grange to your regular place of commute. This will be presented in an email format with specific information for you. Refer to the Personal Travel Plan section for more information.
Bus Services
The Farriers Grange development is located within easy walking distance to a sheltered bus stop along Bury Road and within easy cycle distance to Kennett Railway Station. Don’t forget to claim your one-week bus ticket on the available services by liking the Farriers Grange Facebook page and send us a private message, or send an email to [email protected], with your name, address, contact email and chosen service and a ticket will be sent to you within 5 working days.
The nearest bus stops provide services into Newmarket, Bury St. Edmunds and Cambridge town centres with onward connections to outlying employment/residential areas, such as Ipswich and Norwich. the bus services in your area include the 312 and 16 services.
The Traveline East Anglia website provides an online journey planning tool as well as the ability to search for timetables by stop, street or postcode. Favourite journeys can be saved for later. Also available as a free mobile app for Android and Apple iOS. The Bus Checker UK mobile app also provides a useful tool to provide residents with real-time and timetabled services from routes. My Bus Trip app also provides similar services and real-time information of local buses.
Stagecoach provides various tickets for travel on their buses locally and countywide for regular trips by bus. Further information is available on their website. In summary, you can purchase a 1-week unlimited ticket for as little as £25.00 or a 4-week ticket for £96.00 (based on May 2017 prices). There are also one-day tickets available for the odd trip to Newmarket town centre. Why not get the Stagecoach Smartcard as you no longer need to carry paper tickets and allows online updating of credit!
Rail Services
Kennett Train Station is located approximately 1km to the north of Farriers Grange, along Station Road. The station is operated by Abellio Greater Anglia with regular daily services to Newmarket, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds and Ipswich running around every two hours. Live departure times can be seen here. Follow Greater Anglia on their social media pages for regular travel updates straight to your mobile device.
The station provides sheltered bicycle storage for 6 bikes and 12 car parking spaces for commuters. Information on the Train Station is provided via this link Kennett Railway Station
The Abellio Greater Anglia website provides details of the services and timetables of routes running from the station as well as an online journey planning tool and ability to purchase tickets. Favourite journeys can be saved for later and live train tracking is available. Search for the Greater Anglia app on your phone.
Commuters travelling from Farriers Grange to Cambridge, for example, can purchase season tickets at discounted cost and non-commuters can also obtain various rail discounts via railcards (i.e. 16-25’s and family and friends). Please refer to the Railcards website for further information and how to purchase.
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