Welcome to the BMC Travel Guide 2018/19 This guide is for all students, staff and visitors!

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1 Welcome to the BMC Travel Guide 2018/19 This guide is for all students, staff and visitors! This guide has been created to provide the very best information for all visitors to Brooksby Melton College, whether this is via public transport, car, bicycle or on foot. As part of a vision which holds sustainability and the environment in mind, here at BMC we are always keen to increase travel choice to our staff, students and visitors. This guide provides information on the transport services available across Melton Mowbray and the Leicestershire area to help students and staff to plan their travel routes to college.

2 BMC is situated on two campuses and is well served by a range of buses and trains which makes for simple and easy access. BMC aims to ensure learning opportunities are available and accessible to all of our students wherever you live. This guide will also help staff members to choose their mode of transport; we hope you find this guide useful, informative and helpful when planning your journey to BMC. Brooksby Hall - Brooksby campus Leicestershire s Choose How You Move campaign helps people to get fit, save money, have fun and help the environment. For further information visit choosehowyoumove

3 Walking to BMC Walking is a great way to stay healthy, help the environment and save money! Walking to BMC can help you keep fit and healthy. Both campuses benefit from good pedestrian links within the surrounding areas, which allows people to find their way to campus easily and safely. Walking 1 mile in 20 minutes uses as much energy as: Running a mile in 10 minutes Cycling for 16 minutes Aerobics for 16 minutes Weight training for 17 minutes Further information is available from: transport/choosehowyoumove/walking.htm

4 Cycling to BMC Cycling is fun and good for you, so get on your bike! Cycle facilities are provided at both campus; including cycle parking, lockers and changing facilities. Cycling is one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable modes of travel as well as being fun and good for you. Cycling is a great way to exercise, it has a low impact on your joints and each two-mile trip can burn over 100 calories. Tips for safe cycling Be bright make sure drivers can see you. Wear brightly coloured clothing and use lights when cycling at night. Give warning - ride predictably and indicate to motorists before changing direction or turning Wear protection - cycle helmets are recommended for safe cycling Maintain your bike look after your bike and make sure it is safe to cycle For further information visit

5 Travel to BMC by bus BMC continues to invest in dedicated college routes, making it even easier to access the course of your choice. BMC is accessible from all parts of Leicestershire and surrounding counties. Our direct routes are now available to all BMC students including degree level. Option 1 - Dedicated BMC routes Apply now To apply for these routes please contact Transport Services, t: e: transport@brooksbymelton.ac.uk or download the application form from and return it to Transport Services. Closing date for applications: 31st July 2018 Route 1 Nottingham > West Bridgford > Nottingham Knight > Clifton > Ruddington > Bradmore > Melton > Brooksby Route 2 Radcliffe > Cotgrave > Keyworth > Nether Broughton > Old Dalby > Melton > Brooksby Route 3 Cropwell Bishop > Bingham > Bottesford > Redmile > Plungar > Stathern > Harby > Hose > Melton > Brooksby Route 4 Market Harborough > Kibworth > Great Glen > Billesdon > Houghton > Thurnby > Scraptoft > Hamilton > Brooksby > Melton Route 5 Lutterworth > Dunton Bassett > Broughton Astley > Cosby > Whetstone > Narborough > Enderby > LFE > Glenfield > New Parks > Brooksby > Melton Route 7 Church Gresley > Moira > Ashby de la Zouch > Ravenstone > Coalville > Hugglescote > Ellistown > Bagworth > Thornton > Markfield > Groby > Anstey > Brooksby > Melton Route 8 Burbage > Hinckley > Barwell > Earl Shilton > Desford > Ratby > Beaumont Leys > Birstall > Brooksby >Melton Route 9 East Leake > Hathern > Shepshed > Loughborough > Quorn > Mountsorrel > Rothley > Barrow upon Soar > Sileby > Brooksby > Melton Centrebus S29 Essendine > Ryhall > Stamford > Greetham > Cottesmore > Oakham > Langham > Whissendine > Melton > Brooksby Centrebus 8 Grantham > Harlaxton > Croxton Kerrial > Waltham on the Wolds > Melton > Brooksby

6 Option 2 - Public services travel pass BMC is accessible from all parts of Leicestershire and surrounding counties. Alongside our dedicated routes into college, you will also find an excellent network of public bus services into both Brooksby and Melton campuses. Bus routes Leicester to Brooksby and Melton Mowbray Arriva 5A Service Melton to Brooksby Arriva 5A Service Oadby to Leicester (to connect to 5A to Melton) Wigston to Leicester (to connect to 5A to Melton) Student Saver Pass Annual ARRIVA LEICESTER ZONE PLUS Pass available from 495 per year (subject to change each year), this can now be paid by monthly direct debit (see Arriva website for more details), this can be used throughout Leicestershire on evenings, weekends and bank holidays in addition to your travel to college, offering amazing value for money. Available to all students including degree level. Apply online by visiting their website and for further details of this and many other Arriva ticket options. Visit

7 Option 3 - Local authority buses Bus routes Bottesford (via The Vale) to Melton Mowbray Centrebus Service 24 Grantham to Melton and Brooksby Centrebus Service 8 Loughborough to Melton Mowbray Centrebus Service 8 Link from Melton to Brooksby Centrebus Service 8 If you purchase a Centrebus College Pass directly from BMC, your connection from Melton to Brooksby will be included using the Service 8 or Service 29 routes. If you have any questions, please contact the Transport Team directly. Bus pass Annual subsidised college passes are available directly from BMC for Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Rutland from 475 per academic year. Offer open to all students, including degree level. Contact Transport Services for further information or visit our website to download a Transport Application form. Tel: or transport@brooksbymelton.ac.uk Visit the Centrebus website to check if they have a route near you. BMC recommends that you contact BMC Transport Services before you apply for your travel pass from Rutland County Council to ensure that you receive the correct advice. BMC can provide a cheaper bus pass if you are a new student! Please contact the Transport team directly on If you live in Rutland please apply online directly to Rutland County Council, to determine if you are eligible for a subsidised travel pass at the following cost:- ALL STUDENTS Those starting their first year of subsidised transport, the charge for is 500 per student. (in full or 4 instalments of ) Application Forms are available Online at Or Call Rutland County Council (Customer Services) By transport@rutland.gov.uk

8 Leicestershire bus routes To Derby To Nottingham To Nottingham To Nottingham To Bingham To Prestwold Bottesford Grantham 8 Burton on 55 X6 6/6A/X6 Castle Donington East Midlands Airport 1 9 the Wolds 19 Hoton Plungar /6A Tonge Kegworth Nether Broughton Long Isley Walton Cotes Clawson Hose Harby Muston Diseworth Old Dalby Skylink 24 (limited journeys) Skylink Walton on the Wolds Stathern Breedon 27 Seagrave Wymeswold Grimston 27 Ab Melton Eaton on the Hill Long Whatton Kettleby Mowbray Scalford 9 Saxelbye Airlink 155 Hathern Quo rn Barrow upon Soar 25 Eastwell Sileby 55/56 9E MAP Thorpe Arnold 8 Worthington MAP X To 9 Shepshed Blackfordby Skylink Asfordby Waltham on Croxton Swadlincote Flood Diversion 2 the Wolds Kerrial and Ashby Newbold Loughborough 5A Great 113 Burton 9A Norris de la Woodhouse Mountsorrel Cossington Dalby upon Trent Hill Zouch X27E 27 Frisby on RF2 Coleorton the Wreake Thorpe 129 Burton 9E Skylink Kirby Satchville Woodhouse Rothley Lazars Wymondham MAP Swannington 16 Hoby Twyford Thringstone 123 Bellars Eaves Albert Village Sinope 9 29A Rearsby 5A 19 Swithland 9A Whitwick Thrussington Ashby Folville East Goscote 19 9A MAP 29 Cropston 5/5A Coalville Ratcliffe 159 on the Ravenstone Moira 29/29A 27 Wreake Queniborough 15 Hugglescote Thurcaston To Oakham 8 Barsby 26 Ellistown Stanton Markfield Newtown Birstall Barkby Beeby Rural Rider operates around Field Head Linford 22A/22B MAP Birstall 303 South Croxton Systo n East Leicestershire. Anstey CircleLine 40 Thurmaston 6 To Oakham 74 Donisthorpe MAP Measham Bagworth Thor nton Scraptoft Oakthorpe Ibstock Houghton 56 on the Hill Skeffington Tugby East Norton Groby Nailstone Merry Lees Leicester 747 Swepstone Thurnby Bushby Billesdon Snarestone Uppingham Newton Burgoland 153 Barlestone Botcheston Glenfield Map Oadby 26 MAP Barton in 153 the Beans Newtown Great Glen Ratby 13A MAP 159 Unthank Kirby Wigston Twycross Muxloe X3 Carlton MAP Rural Rider operates around 153 X7 Congerstone Newbold Ve r don Foss e 47/47A East Leicestershire. Desford Park Meynells Gorse Glen Parva 49 Market 85 Bosworth Bull in the Oak Leicester Forest X55 X44 49A Wigston 48/48A Harcourt East Enderby 203 RF1 X6 Cadeby 158 Blaby MAP MAP 49B Leicester Forest Enderby 50 West Countesthorpe Kilby South /84A Wigston Stapleton Earl Shilton Thurlaston Narborough Whetstone 49B 49B Great Easton Kibworth Potters Barwell Marston 50A X44 The Langtons Sibson Littlethorpe Fleckney Saddington Smeeton Stoney Westerby Stanton Huncote Cosby Dadlington X3/X7 To Corby Sheepy Magna Sutton in 44 Stoke Croft the Elms Gartree Golding 159 X6 X55 Leire Frolesworth Foxton 44 Great 81/82 Bowden Atherstone Broughton Sapcote Astley Higham MAP X55 Dunton Peatling Market on the Sharnford X44 Ashby Bassett Parva Aston Harborough Hill Parva Bruntingthorpe Bitteswell Fenny Drayton Gilmorton Hinckley Flamville 158 Claybrooke North Husbands MAP High Cross Parva Kilworth Lutterworth Walton Bosworth Lubenham 58A MAP 58B To Kettering 48/X48 7 X6 Claybrooke Magna Ullesthorpe Magna Park Walcote South Theddingworth Kilworth X7 X44 48/X48 Nuneaton To Coventry To Coventry To Rugby 48 Gaddesby County Connect operates in this area To Northampton How to use this map The map is a guide to bus services and connections operating across Leicestershire. Further details on each service can be obtained using the Useful Contacts section overleaf. Underlined services are those supported by Leicestershire County Council, other services may have supported journeys. You can get timetables for your area from libraries, tourist information centres, local council offices and bus company travel shops. Other Publications Separate Bus Map & Guides are available for Central Leicestershire, Ashby de la Zouch, Blaby, Coalville, Fosse Park, Hinckley, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Measham, Melton Mowbray, Oadby, Syston and Wigston (identified by the word MAP). A Leicester Hospitals Bus Map & Guide is also available. You will find large displays with maps and timetable listings in most of these areas. Online Updates Keep up to date at the touch of a button with online versions of the guides transport_downloads or sign up for notifications stg@leics.gov.uk for changes in your local area. Online updates available Scan me with your smartphone When you have finished with 80% this leaflet please recycle it Simply find your stop using the search tool and view the next 10 departures instantly! Its that easy! You can even save your stop as a bookmark to view your bus times in seconds! *Your normal data charges apply

9 FREQUENCY Service Operator(s) Route Description Mon-Sat daytime Mon-Sat evenings Sunday and B/Holidays 1 Nottingham City Loughborough - East Leake - Nottingham 30 mins infrequent hourly 2 Kinchbus Leicester - Birstall - Sileby - Barrow - Loughborough 30 mins hourly hourly 4 Paul S. Winson Loughborough - Shepshed (Bullring) 30 mins service 126 service Arriva Leicester - Belgrave - Rushey Mead - Syston - East Goscote 20 mins 30 mins 30 mins 5A Arriva Leicester - Syston - Rearsby - Melton Mowbray 20 mins no service no service 10 mins Leicester - Thurmaston hourly 6 Arriva Leicester - Thurmaston ASDA - Syston Leicester - Thurmaston 30 mins Leicester - Syston 6/6A/X6 Centrebus Bingham / Bottesford - Grantham hourly no service no service 7 Roberts Coaches Ashby de la Zouch - Twycross - Atherstone - Fenny Drayton - Nuneaton 2 hourly no service no service 8 Arriva Ashby de la Zouch - Measham - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent hourly no service no service 8 Centrebus Loughborough - Melton Mowbray - Grantham hourly no service no service 9 Arriva Coalville - Ashby de la Zouch - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent hourly (1) service 9E (2) service 9E 9 Kinchbus Loughborough - Bunny - Nottingham 30 mins 2 hourly hourly 9 Midland Classic Ashby de la Zouch - Woodville - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent hourly no service no service 9A Arriva Coalville - Ashby de la Zouch - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent hourly (3) service 9E (2) service 9E hourly Leicester - Thurmaston one journey to 9E Arriva Coalville - Ashby de la Zouch - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent no service Coalville, hourly hourly (3) Swadlincote - Burton 2 journeys Tuesday, 13A Nigel Jackson Kirby Muxloe - Leicester no service no service Thursday and Friday 15 Arriva Coalville - Ellistown - Ibstock 20 mins no service no service 16 Arriva Coalville - Whitwick - Thringstone 20 mins no service no service 18 Stagecoach Market Harborough - Kettering hourly no service no service 19 Centrebus Nottingham - Melton Mowbray - Oakham hourly no service hourly 19 Midland Classic Measham - Swadlincote - Burton upon Trent - Queens Hospital hourly no service no service hourly 22A Centrebus Evington - Leicester - Birstall (Windmill Avenue) 20/40 mins no service Evington - Leicester 22B Centrebus Evington - Leicester - Birstall (Harrowgate Drive) hourly no service no service 23 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Old Dalby - Nether Broughton hourly no service no service 24 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Stathern - Plungar - Bottesford / Bingham (4) hourly no service no service 25 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Scalford - Eastwell - Stathern hourly no service no service 26 Arriva Leicester - Ratby - Botcheston - Thornton - Bagworth - Coalville hourly no service no service 27 Roberts Coaches Loughborough - Barrow upon Soar - Thurmaston Shopping Centre hourly no service no service 27 Arriva Leicester - Ratby via Groby Road 30 mins hourly hourly 28 Arriva Leicester - Groby via Groby Road hourly no service no service 29 Arriva Leicester - Groby - Markfield - Coalville hourly (5) service 29A service 29A 29A Arriva Leicester - Groby - Markfield - Whitwick - Coalville hourly (6) hourly hourly (7) CircleLine 40 Centrebus CircleLine hourly no service no service 44 Centrebus Fleckney - Market Harborough - Foxton hourly no service no service 15 mins Monday - Friday 47 Arriva Leicester - South Wigston - Wigston Magna - Leicester service 47A service 47A 20 mins Saturday 47A Arriva Leicester - South Wigston - Wigston Magna - Leicester no service 30 mins 30 mins 15 mins Monday - Friday 48 Arriva Leicester - Wigston Magna - South Wigston - Leicester service 48A service 48A 20 mins Saturday 48A Arriva Leicester - Wigston Magna - South Wigston - Leicester no service 30 mins 30 mins 48/X48 Stagecoach Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry 20 mins 30 mins Hinckley - Nuneaton hourly Hinckley - Coventry 49 Arriva Leicester - Wigston Magna - Wigston Meadows - Wigston Harcourt 20/40 mins no service no service 49A Arriva Leicester - Wigston Magna - South Wigston 20 mins hourly (8) hourly (8) Leicester - Wigston Magna - Wigston Meadows - Wigston Harcourt - 49B Arriva hourly no service no service Kilby - Fleckney - Kibworth 50 Arriva Leicester - Fosse Park - Enderby - Narborough 20 mins hourly hourly hourly hourly 50A Arriva Leicester - Fosse Park - Narborough - Croft hourly Leicester - Fosse Park Leicester - Fosse Park 52 Arriva Leicester - Fosse Park - Thorpe Astley hourly no service no service 55 Stagecoach Bottesford - Bingham hourly no service no service 55/56 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Buckminster - Grantham infrequent no service no service 56 Arriva Leicester - Thurnby - Scraptoft 30 mins no service no service 58A Hinckley Bus Hinckley - Lutterworth hourly (9) no service no service 58B Hinckley Bus Market Harborough - Lutterworth hourly (10) no service no service 74 First Leicester - Anstey via Beaumont Centre 15 mins hourly 30 mins 81 Hinckley Bus Hinckley - Earl Shilton via Barwell Lane and Leicester Road 20 mins service 158 service Hinckley Bus Hinckley - Barwell - Hinckley via Queensway 20 mins service 158 service 158 Leicester - Blaby - Whetstone - Cosby - Broughton Astley - 84 Arriva 30 mins no service no service Dunton Bassett - Lutterworth 84A Arriva Leicester - Blaby - Whetstone 30 mins hourly hourly hourly hourly 85 Arriva Leicester - Blaby - Countesthorpe - South Wigston 30 mins Leicester - Countesthorpe Leicester - Countesthorpe 86 Hinckley Bus Hinckley - Higham on the Hill - Nuneaton hourly no service no service 100 Centrebus Leicester - Gaddesby - Melton Mowbray hourly no service no service 113 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Somerby - Knossington - Oakham 2 hourly no service no service 120 Roberts Coaches Coalville - Stanton - Markfield - Newtown Linford - Leicester 2 hourly no service no service 123 Kinchbus Leicester - Anstey - Cropston - Swithland - Loughborough hourly Saturday no service no service 10/20 mins 30 mins 126 Arriva Leicester - Loughborough - Shepshed - Whitwick - Coalville Leicester - Shepshed hourly Leicester - Shepshed 30 mins Leicester - Coalville 127 Arriva Leicester - Rothley - Mountsorrel - Loughborough - Shepshed 30 mins service 126 service Centrebus Leicester - Melton Mowbray via Wreake Valley hourly no service no service 129 Paul S. Winson Ashby de la Zouch - Loughborough 2 hourly no service no service 30 mins Leicester - Newbold Verdon 153 Arriva Leicester - Desford - Newbold Verdon - Market Bosworth 2 hourly no service hourly Leicester - Market Bosworth hourly 154 Centrebus Leicester - Anstey - Cropston - Swithland - Loughborough Saturday Leicester - no service no service Thurcaston only 158 Arriva Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton 30 mins hourly Leicester - Hinckley hourly Leicester - Hinckley 159 Roberts Coaches Coalville - Newbold Verdon - Market Bosworth - Hinckley hourly no service no service 661 Murphys Taxis Peatling Parva - Bruntingthorpe - Gilmorton - Lutterworth 2 journeys no service no service 747 Centrebus Leicester - Houghton on the Hill - Uppingham hourly no service no service RF1 Centrebus Oakham - Uppingham - Corby hourly no service no service RF2 Centrebus Melton Mowbray - Wymondham - Oakham 2 hourly no service no service Rural Rider Centrebus Services across East Leicestershire various no service no service RR1-RR12 Continued overleaf A guide to public bus services in Leicestershire and surrounding counties. FREQUENCY Service Operator(s) Route Description Mon-Sat daytime Mon-Sat evenings Sunday and B/Holidays Skylink Kinchbus Leicester - Loughborough - Kegworth 30 mins daytime - East Midlands Airport - Derby 30 mins (11) hourly hourly evenings (11) 30 mins EMA - Nottingham 30 mins Skylink Trent Barton Loughborough - East Midlands Airport - Castle Donington - Nottingham hourly EMA - Nottingham hourly Loughborough - EMA EMA - Nottingham X3 Arriva Leicester - Oadby - Kibworth - Market Harborough 30 mins no service hourly X6 Mike de Courcey Leicester Kinchbus hourly Monday - Friday - Fosse Park - Coventry via M69 (Limited Stop) no service infrequent 90 mins Saturday 2 hourly Leicester - X7 Stagecoach Leicester - Oadby - Market Harborough - Northampton - Milton Keynes hourly infrequent Northampton (12) X27 Paul S. Winson Loughborough - Rothley X27E Paul S. Winson Loughborough - Leicester Express 30 mins no service no service Service (School days only) 2 journeys Monday - Friday no service no service X44 Hinckley Bus Leicester - Fosse Park - Broughton Astley - Lutterworth - Rugby hourly no service no service X55 Hinckley Bus Leicester - Fosse Park - Hinckley hourly no service no service Airlink 155 Roberts Coaches Coalville - East Midlands Airport - Castle Donington hourly no service no service Meynell s Gorse P&R 103 Enderby P&R Roberts Coaches Online updates available (see reverse) Meynell s Gorse Park & Ride Site - Leicester - Meynell s Gorse Park & Ride Site (Limited Stop) 203 Roberts Coaches Enderby Park & Ride Site - Leicester - Enderby Park & Ride Site (Limited Stop) Birstall P&R 303 Roberts Coaches Birstall Park & Ride Site - Leicester - Birstall Park & Ride Site (Limited Stop) Underlined services provided by Leicestershire County Council. (1) Operates from Leicester to Coalville as Service 29, please stay on bus for through journey. (2) One journey Coalville to Burton upon Trent, hourly Swadlincote to Burton upon Trent, see timetable / traveline for details. (3) Operates from Leicester to Coalville as Service 29A, please stay on bus for through journey. or scan me with your smartphone Please visit the operators website for further information. Arriva CentreBus Keep up to date at the touch of a button with online versions of the guides or sign up for notifications for changes in your local area. stg@leics.gov.uk stg@leics.gov.uk Useful Contacts: Bus Enquiries March 2014 Travel Line Nottingham City Operators Arriva Centrebus Hinckley Bus First Kinchbus Stagecoach Roberts Travel Leicestershire Contracted Services County Council National Rail Paul S. Winson Coaches Midland Classic First (4) Continues to either Bottesford or Bingham, see timetable / traveline for details. (5) Operates from Coalville to Burton upon Trent as Service 9, please stay on bus for through journey. (6) Operates from Coalville to Burton upon Trent as Service 9A, please stay on bus for through journey. (7) Operates from Coaville to Burton upon Trent as Service 9E, please stay on bus for through journey. Roberts Coaches Stagecoach Comments and Suggestions We welcome your views on this publication and local bus services. Write to us at: Sustainable Travel Group, Environment and Transport, Leicestershire County Council, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RJ Printed and large print versions of public transport information are available by calling If you need any help please contact the Transport Team t: ext /15 mins 12/15 mins until 7pm no service 10 mins 10 mins until 7pm no service 15 mins 15 mins until 7pm no service M1019 Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the information contained in this leaflet is accurate, neither Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council nor the bus operators can accept liability for any errors or for the failure of any bus service to operate as advertised. (8) Service only operates between Gloucester Crescent - Leicester. (9) Operates from Market Harborough to Lutterworth as Service 58B, please stay on bus for through journey. (10) Operates from Hinckley to Lutterworth as Service 58A, please stay on bus for through journey. (11) Alternates hourly between Kegworth or Long Whatton, Diseworth, see timetable / traveline for details. (12) Operates via Great Glen. e: transport@brooksbymelton.ac.uk

10 Service Operator(s) Route 5A Arriva MELTON MOWBRAY (Queensway & Town Centre) - Rearsby - Syston - Leicester 20 mins no service no service 8 Centrebus Loughborough - MELTON MOWBRAY - Grantham hourly no service no service 14 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY Town Service: (Queensway - Tamar Road - Valley Road) 30 mins no service no service 15 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY Town Service: (Dieppe Way) 30 mins no service no service 16 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY Town Service: (Melbray Drive) hourly no service no service 17 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY Town Service: (Grange Drive) 30 mins no service no service 18 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY Town Service: (Carnegie Crescent) hourly no service no service 19 Centrebus Nottingham - MELTON MOWBRAY - Oakham hourly no service hourly 23 Centrebus 24 Centrebus 25 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Old Dalby - Nether Broughton MELTON MOWBRAY - Stathern - Plungar - Bottesford / Bingham MELTON MOWBRAY - Scalford - Eastwell - Stathern hourly no service no service hourly no service no service hourly no service no service 40 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Oakham infrequent infrequent 1 journey 55/56 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Grantham via Buckminster Monday - Saturday Daytime FREQUENCY infrequent no service no service 100 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Gaddesby - Leicester hourly no service no service 113 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Oakham 2 hourly no service no service 128 Centrebus MELTON MOWBRAY - Leicester via Wreake Valley hourly no service no service RF2 Centrebus Rutland Flyer MELTON MOWBRAY - Oakham 2 hourly no service no service KEY: Continues to either Bottesford or Bingham, see timetable / traveline for details Monday - Saturday Evenings Sunday and Bank Holidays A guide to public bus services, into Melton Mowbray. Please visit the operators website for further information. Arriva CentreBus Travel Line August 2013 If you need any help please contact the Transport Team t: ext 124 e: transport@brooksbymelton.ac.uk l

11 Melton Mowbray bus routes St Mary s Primary School A606 to Nottingham Rockingham Drive A6006 to Asfordby 128 A607 to Leicester Map not to scale Nottingham Road Nottingham Road 15 Sysonby Street 5A Lynton Palmeston Road Road West Avenue Long Field School Road Abingdon Sherwood Sherwood Drive Drive Dorothy Avenue Crescent Heather 15 Staveley 15 Road 15 Kipling Drive Highfield Avenue Welby Lane Asfordby Road 5A 8 23 Road Tamar Edendale Road Edendale Edendale Road Road Road Stirling 128 John Ferneley High College School LeicesterRoad Dieppe Way The Crescent 40 Avon Road Valley Road 5A 14 Swallowdale Primary School Tennyson Way Scalford Road Nottingham Road Road Blyth Avenue Drive Melbray The Grove Primary School Dalby Road Hartopp Eastfield Avenue Road 15 St Francis Primary 100 School 100 Station 40 Hamilton Drive Drive Clark W 40 Princess Drive Burton Street 14 Sandy Sandy Lane Lane 15 Wymondham Way Laycock Avenue Ankle Hill Queensway Victoria Victoria Street Street B6047 to Market Harborough Oxford Drive 14 Redwood Avenue King s Road B676 5A Wicklow Avenue A Norfolk Drive 5A Doctor s Lane Beechwood Avenue Bowley Avenue Ferneley Crescent 18 Thorpe Road Supermarket 18 8 St. Melton Mary s Mowbray Hospital Hospital Baldock s Road Firwood Brownlow Primary School Lane Grantwood Saxby Road 55/56 RF2 Sapcote Burton Road Drive e Carnegie Crescent Road 8 Grange Drive 18 A607 to Grantham 55/56 RF2 B676 to Colsterworth 17 Sherard Primary School King Melton Edward Vale Post VII School 16 Centre A606 to Oakham Melton Melton Spinney Spinney Road Road Birch Birch Wood School For the next timetabled departures from a specific bus stop, text the 8 letter SMS code to Normal text message rates apply and the return text message costs 25p. A large print version of this guide is available upon request. Please contact the Helpline on Routes 5A / RF2 Railway Line Services operate in direction shown Underlined services are supported by Leicestershire County Council FOR DETAILS ON THESE SERVICES SEE OVERLEAF This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Leicestershire County Council. Licence Number Published August 2013.

12 Travel to BMC by train You would be surprised at the rail connections to BMC, find an option that suits you! You will find a range of options for train tickets which will enable you to purchase tickets on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis. From To Journey Time No. of Changes Leicester Melton Mowbray 15 mins No changes Hinckley Melton Mowbray 35 mins No changes Oakham Melton Mowbray 11 mins No changes Stamford Melton Mowbray 27 mins No changes Loughborough Melton Mowbray 50 mins One change Birmingham Melton Mowbray 1hr 40 mins No changes Sheffield Melton Mowbray 1hr 36 mins No changes Peterborough Melton Mowbray 40 mins No changes London Melton Mowbray 1hr 40 mins One change The Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street rail link runs through Melton Mowbray, linking the cities of Birmingham, Leicester and Cambridge! For more information on rail connections, prices and information on season tickets to Melton Mowbray from your local area visit or

13 Student Rail Card If you would prefer to travel to college by train then it may be worth purchasing a year old railcard. Costing just 30 per year, the year old railcard saves you 1/3 off rail fares*. You can also apply for a railcard if you are ages 26 or over; in full time study for over 15 hours a week and at least 20 weeks a year. *schedule restrictions may apply Make sure you visit to see how much you can save!

14 Local taxi services It s easy to gain access to the Brooksby campus from Melton Mowbray, simply call a cab: Topps Taxis, Syston ABC Taxis, Leicester FREE BMC Student Shuttle Service BMC provide an internal shuttle service at our Brooksby campus to ensure that you are able to get around and get to your lectures on time. Our vehicles and drivers are also available to provide transport for field trips and other offsite activities to enhance your overall experience at BMC. Contact Transport Services for further information on

15 Travel to BMC by Motorcycle or Moped Wheels to Work is a moped hire scheme available to those who are struggling to get to work due to transport barriers. With ever increasing fleet of vehicles currently 95 machines and still growing now helps people aged between 16 and 60 to access employment or education throughout the county FREE CBT Motorcycle training FREE protective clothing FREE vehicle insurance and servicing Wheels 2 Work Leicestershire and Rutland is part of Melton Borough Council and runs from offices in Melton which now has a larger dedicated team offering you support and advice. For further information visit

16 Parking your car, motorcycle or moped at BMC Parking is free at our Brooksby Campus Do not delay in contacting Student Services for a Parking Permit Application Form (staff should contact HR). The spaces are offered on a first come, first served basis. Order yours today! Blue Badge parking is also available at all campuses. Please reserve yours today with Student Services. Whilst we do not offer free parking to students at our Melton Campus, you are able to use the public car park on Wilton Road (adjacent to the Melton campus) and a number of others available in the area. Please visit the Melton Borough Council website, parking

17 Car sharing What is the real cost of running a car? Is your car as cheap to run as you think? It is often very easy to overlook the real cost the running of a car. As well as the cost of fuel, there are all the hidden extras such as car tax, car insurance, MOT test, breakdown cover, servicing parts and repairs. You may never have considered car sharing, however you could halve your fuel costs, reduce stress and CO2 and make new friends. The ideal car sharer could be sat in the next office or classroom and you have no idea! We are currently considering an initiative to promote car sharing within the college. You never know...it could be you! Leicestershire Car Sharing Studies have shown that the typical commuter who car shares saves over 900 per year. How much could you save?

18 How to find us Sat Nav Postcodes Brooksby Campus: LE14 2LJ Melton Campus: LE13 0HJ Nottingham Bingham Bottesford For information on how to find us please visit M1 A453 East Leake A606 Keyworth A46 A607 Grantham Ashby-de-la-Zouch Loughborough A6 M1 Wymeswold A46 Brooksby A606 Waltham on the Wolds Melton Mowbray A607 CoalVille A511 A50 Groby A46 Syston A607 A563 A606 Oakham A606 Stamford M1 Leicester A563 A47 Uppingham Hinckley M69 Wigston A6 A6003 Lutterworth M1 Market Harborough A427 Corby

19 Brooksby campus Key 1. Villiers Hall Hoby 2. Buckingham Centre / Student Services 3. Stable Bar 4. Bakewell Centre 5. Sports Hall 6. Environment Industries workshops and Independent Living and Foundation Classrooms 3G Pitch 7. Engineering and Construction workshops and Classrooms 5 8. Glasshouse Entrance Halls of residence College buildings To Equine and Animal Centre Hall Farm Brooksby Church Walkway Hall Farm Brooksby Hall Parking Public bus stop Melton Road A607

20 Melton campus Key 1. Main campus building Asfordby Road A Hospitality and Catering building 3. Public Library Entrance College buildings Delivery Point 1 2 Walkway Non - college building Parking Public bus stop 3 Wilton Road A607

21 Give the BMC Transport Team a call We are here to help find the best solution for you. t: e: transport@brooksbymelton.ac.uk