Bowlers Green

This page contains AtoBetter travel information for Bowlers Green. Find local facilities, walking and cycling routes, public transport services and more.

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Buses

The following bus stop/s are within 20 minutes walking distance from Bowler's Green:

Potters Resort

First Bus routes

• 1 - Martham - Great Yarmouth - Gorleston - Lowestoft
• 1a - Martham - Great Yarmouth - Lowestoft

Bus Shelter, Station Road

First Bus routes

• X1 - Norwich - Acle - Great Yarmouth - Gorleston - JPH - Lowestoft
• 981 Beccles - Lowestoft - East Norfolk Sixth Form College

You can find up to date service announcements on Twitter for First Great Yarmouth and Facebook for First Eastern Counties.

Go to the First Bus website for tickets and apps.

More information on buses in Norfolk.

Walking

Bowlers Green is within easy walking distance of a few local services.

In 15 minutes you can walk to:

• Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
• Mccoll's - Station Road
• Hopton Post Office
• The Beaches Medical Centre - Hopton on Sea Branch
• The Hopton Dental Practice
• Hopton Pharmacy
• Palm Health and Fitness Club
• Hopton Village Hall

In 30 minutes you can walk to:

• No local services within timeframe

In 45 minutes you can walk to:

• Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
• Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
• Blundeston VC Primary School
• Corton V C Primary School
• Beacon Park Industrial Estate
• Wrightway Health
• James Paget University Hospital
• Gorleston on Sea Golf Club

Cycling

Bowlers Green is within easy cycling distance of many local services.

In 15 minutes you can cycle to:

• Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
• Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
• Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
• Blundeston VC Primary School
• Corton V C Primary School
• Ormiston Herman Academy
• Ormiston Venture Academy
• Gunton Primary Academy
• Peterhouse Church of England Primary Academy
• Stradbroke Primary Academy
• Mccoll's - Station Road
• One Stop
• Tesco Superstore - leisure way
• Mccoll's - Bridge Road
• PREMIER (Village Rise Supermarket)
• Hopton Post Office
• Beacon Park Industrial Estate
• The Beaches Medical Centre - Hopton on Sea Branch
• The Hopton Dental Practice
• Hopton Pharmacy
• Wrightway Health
• James Paget University Hospital
• John G. Plummer & Associates Dental Surgeons - Meadow Road
• Lothingland Hospital - Suffolk Mental Health Partnership
• Day Lewis Pharmacy - Springfield Road
• Village Rise Pharmacy
• Palm Health and Fitness Club
• Gorleston on Sea Golf Club
• Hopton Village Hall
• Oulton Community Centre

If you don't feel confident on a bike you can apply for one of our cycle course vouchers.

Your closest cycle shops are:

• Dunx Cycles, 100 High Street, Lowestoft NR32 1XW
• Broadland Cycle Hire, BeWILDerwood, Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich NR12 8JW
• P.F.K. Ling Limited (Power2cycle), Unit 1 White Lodge Trading Estate, Hall Road, Norwich, NR4 6DG
• Bicycle Links, 135-137 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1QH

Mobile Mechanics who operate in this development are:

• Black Cat Cycles Norfolk
• Moore and son cycles

You can also find information on our cycling pages.

Trains

Your nearest station is Oulton Broad North.

Visit the National Rail website to buy your tickets and find real time train departures from Norwich.

Routes from Norwich station

Greater Anglia routes:

• Great Yarmouth
• Norwich
• Lowestoft
• Cambridge
• London Liverpool Street

Getting to the station

Oulton Broad North station is approx. 4.8 miles from Bowlers Green.

The station has three cycle stands on platform 1 next to ticket machine. A sheltered cycle parking area providing eight cycle stands is on platform 2 with a further two cycle stands next to this. There are also two cycle lockers on this platform.

There are 4 car park spaces including no accessible spaces.

Step free access to both platforms from Bridge Road, with less than 50 metres between the two entrances which are either side of the level crossing.

Park & Ride

Your nearest Park & Ride is Postwick Park & Ride.

Route 503 - Postwick Park & Ride - Norwich City Centre

Postwick Park & Ride has 552 car spaces.

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.

Contact your travel plan coordinator

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About AtoBetter

We're delivering the Travel Plan at Bowlers Green on behalf of Lovell Partnerships Limited 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.