Sustainable Transport – More Info

Consider making your journey part of your holiday experience by using greener forms of transport, from bikes ot ferries, steam trains, a horse, or your feet...

^{_{Car free days out are by subject and by district, each district has the same general information and subjects:}}

^{_{For general tourist information Cornwall go to:}}

^{_{www.visitcornwall.co.uk}}

^{_{Public Transport in Cornwall:}}

 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Over50s/TravelAndLeisure/TravellingAtHomeAndAbroad/DG_10026845

^{_{Caradon District Council}}

^{_{Caradon District Council is the Local Authority for the Caradon District, situated in South East Cornwall. The District covers an area of 256 square miles including over 20 miles of the South Cornwall coast and bounded to the west and east by the rivers Fowey and Tamar, extends north to include the southern half of Bodmin Moor.}}

^{_{Website links for information on:}}

^_Bike:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}} 

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^_Boat:

^_Bus:

^{_{Horse: http://www.intocornwall.com/features/horseriding.asp}}

^_Trains:

http://www.carfreedaysout.com/news/fares.htm

^{_{http://www.railaletrail.com/}} 

^{_{Walking: www.looevalleywalking.com}}

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5350}}

^{_Suggestions:}

^{_{www.treasuretrails.co.uk}}

Carrick District Council

^{_{The District of Carrick comprises an area of 178 square miles, extending from the north to the south coasts across the Cornish peninsula. The District was created in 1974 by the amalgamation of the areas covered by the former Truro City Council, Falmouth Borough, Penryn Borough and Truro Rural District Councils.}}

Website links:

Bike:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

_{^{Boat: The Fal River Links work with 17 boat operators, two trains and 20 buses routes in the area.A free copy of the fal river links brochure can be downloaded from  http://www.falriverlinks.co.uk/html/contact.html    and  lists all the car free options in the Fal & Helford area plus 10 ideas for car free days out.In partnership with Treasure Trails they have also launched a new car free Treasure Trail for families to explore the towns of Falmouth, Truro and the river in between.}}

_{^{www.KingharrysCornwall.co.uk}}

^_Bus:

^{_{Horse: http://www.intocornwall.com/features/horseriding.asp}}

^_Train:

http://www.carfreedaysout.com/news/fares.htm

^{_{http://www.railaletrail.com/}}

^_Walking:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5350}}

^{_Suggestions:}

^{_{-People can visit Pendennis Castle without a car. Their website address is www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendenniscastle.  This lists all of their opening times and admission prices.  Pedestrians can walk to the castle from the Falmouth Docks train station, or they can catch the 400 bus which runs from April to October on a round route through Falmouth.}}

^{_{www.treasuretrails.co.ukwww.acornishriver.co.uk}} 

^{_{Kerrier District Council:}}

^_Bike:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^_Boat:

^{_{www.Cornwallferries.co.uk or http://www.stmawes-ferry.co.uk/    www.KingharrysCornwall.co.uk www.Falriverlinks.co.uk}}

^{_{Bus: The Lizard Guide; a guide for locals and holidaymakers, timetables and maps are available to download from www.cornwall.gov.uk/buses}}

^{_{Horse: http://www.intocornwall.com/features/horseriding.asp}}

^{_{Train: http://www.carfreedaysout.com/news/fares.htm}}

^_Walking:

^{_{http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5350}}

^{_{Suggestions::}}

^{_{How about exploring the mineral tramways trails by foot, bike or horse?}}

^{_{By next year the Mineral Tramways Heritage Project will have created over 30 miles (60km) of largely traffic-free trails for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, all lacing their way through the Camborne and Redruth mining district. This area now enjoys World Heritage Site status, having produced half of Cornwall's metal output during the 19th century.}}

^{_{Three trails already exist including the Great Flat Lode and Coast to Coast trails, the latter following as closely as possible the tramway and railway routes used to convey ore and vital supplies to and from the area's many tin and copper mines to its ports of Devoran on the south coast and Portreath on the north. These trails enable you to sample unique mining landscapes - including internationally important and newly conserved mine sites, special wildlife and tremendous views - away from the crowds. More info on Cornwall.gov.uk/mineral-tramways}}

^{_{www.treasuretrails.co.uk}}

^{_{North Cornwall District Council}}

^{_{North Cornwall District Council, was created in 1974 by the merger of the former Boroughs of Bodmin and Launceston, the Urban District of Bude-Stratton and the Rural Districts of Wadebridge and Padstow; Camelford; Stratton and Launceston.}}

^_Bike:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^_Boat:

^_Bus:

^{_{Horse: http://www.intocornwall.com/features/horseriding.asp}}

^{_{Train: http://www.carfreedaysout.com/news/fares.htm}}

^_Walking:

 ^{_{http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5350}}

^{_{Suggestions::  The Coast & Countryside Service for NCDC produce town & village trails, circular walks and coast path walk leaflets priced 50p to £1.  They are able to help visitors plan public transport links and offer expert advice on walks in our area.They also produce an annual paper called Coast Lines - you may be interested in the Guided Walk section which covers the whole of North Cornwall. It is also available on the www.ncdc.gov.uk website, under our coast and countryside department.
They have good bus links from Bude to Truro, taking in Boscastle, Tintagel, Crackington Haven, Port Isaac, Port Gaverne, Polzeath, Port Quinn, St Endellion etc with hourly or bi-hourly services with the WesternGreyhound 584/587 service.
 
www.visitboscastleandtintagel.com
tintagelvc@btconnect.com}}

^{_{www.treasuretrails.co.uk}}

^{_{Penwith District Council}}

^{_{The District of Penwith comprises the most westerly part of mainland Britain. This compact area (30,356 hectares, 117 square miles) has a unique atmosphere, and a diverse character. It offers a variety of landscapes from European 'Blue Flag' beaches to moorland, quaint villages and picturesque harbour villages.}}

_^General:

Days out in West Cornwall by boot, bus and branchline

^{_{http://www.visit-westcornwall.com/558_touristinformation.htm}}

^_Bike:

^{_{http://www.pedalbacktheyears.info}}

^{_{http://www.strollbacktheyears.info}}

^_Boat:

Silver Dolphin's visitor centre do training and research on local marine life so people can come in anytime to see the work they do. They run Cornish Marine Life Rescue, a dolphin rescue group and offer training for volunteers. They also run workshops for groups from BTCV on pollution and rubbish on beaches and are studying the effect that the seas warming  has on the local marine life.

^_Bus:

^{_{Horse: http://www.intocornwall.com/features/horseriding.asp}}

^{_{Train: http://www.carfreedaysout.com/news/fares.htm}}

^{_{http://www.railaletrail.com/}}

^{_{Walking: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5350}}

^{_Suggestions:}