Welcome to Cleve Wood, Thornbury

Walking around Thornbury is generally quite easy, with a variety of pleasant walking routes. These include the Streamside Walk, Heritage Walk, and Parish Walk, which are designed to be accessible to all. You can see the routes on the Discover Thornbury guide . For a longer walk, try the Biodiversity Ring which runs around the edge of the town, introduced by the environmental group Sustainable Thornbury.

Thornbury offers a variety of walking groups for all ages and abilities.

Age UK South Gloucestershire – Walking Well Programme

The programme offers gentle, sociable walks for adults aged 50+. Walks are short (1 – 2 miles) and followed by a social drink.

Thornbury Wayfinders

This group aims to help people in the Thornbury district and visitors to enjoy outdoor life on foot or in a way that suits them. They have succeeded in getting Thornbury accredited as a Walkers are Welcome Town.
The group are busy arranging their walking festival for all to enjoy which runs from 20 – 22 February 2026.

Thornbury Rambling Club

If you’re looking to enjoy the outdoors, meet friendly locals, and discover the beautiful countryside around Thornbury, consider joining this group. They are a friendly and active group offering regular walks in and around Thornbury, the Cotswolds, and South Wales.

For information on a range of walks and activities to help you get more active, visit the South Gloucestershire One You walking page.

👉  Age UK South Gloucestershire – Walking Well Programme

👉 Thornbury Wayfinders

👉 Thornbury Rambling Club

👉 One You South Gloucestershire Walking page for a range of walking information and routes

Cycle stands are conveniently located in the town centre and across Thornbury at key community destinations such as the leisure centre, local parks, and health facilities. This makes it easy to secure your bike while visiting shops, green spaces, community hubs, and other amenities.

Residents have convenient access to the quiet lanes that wind through the countryside around Thornbury.

To help you get started, the Better By Bike website offers information on everything from free loan bikes and adult cycle training to trip planning tools, route maps, and local cycling groups.

South Gloucestershire Council also welcomes community input through its cycle forum and public consultations, working to make cycling safer and more accessible for everyone.

👉 Better By Bike

👉 South Gloucestershire cycling page

If your bike needs a tune-up, repair, or general maintenance, there are several options to support cyclists.

Repair services

The nearest bike repair shops are in Yate or North Bristol. There are also mobile bicycle mechanics that cover the Thornbury area. For options, visit the maintenance & repairs section on the Better By Bike website to find a local repair service, or by searching online.

Dr Bike sessions offer free bike safety checks and minor repairs. Mechanics inspect brakes, gears, tyres, and more, often fixing small issues on the spot. These sessions are held regularly in community events and public spaces typically during warmer months.

Emergency Bike Repair Kits (EBRKs) are available at selected public locations across South Gloucestershire. These kits include essentials like tyre levers, patch kits, and pump, ideal for quick fixes while you’re out and about. The kit is hosted at three locations in Thornbury.

👉 Maintenance & Repairs – Better By Bike

👉 Dr Bike sessions

👉 Emergency Bike Repair Kits (EBRKs)

Service T1 (First Bus)

Thornbury (Rock Street) – Thornbury Health Centre – Thornbury (Rock Street) – Alveston – Rudgeway – Almondsbury – Bradley Stoke – Harry Stoke – M32 – Bristol city centre

Buses run every day, throughout the day and evening, roughly every 20 minutes during the main part of the day Monday – Friday, every 30 minutes in the evenings and on Saturday, and hourly on Sunday.

The nearest bus stop for the T1 from the Cleve Wood development is the northbound stop called ‘Pentland Avenue’ on Morton Way. From here, you can catch the bus to Thornbury centre – passing Thornbury Health centre – before continuing to Bristol.

Service Y2C WESTlocal
Fixed route minibus service connecting Yate, Thornbury and Cribbs Causeway:

Yate shopping centre – Rangeworthy – Tytherington – Thornbury – Alveston – Olveston – Tockington – Lower Almondsbury – Cribbs Causeway.

It runs every 80–90 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays.

For Cleve Wood residents, the Y2C minibus can be picked up from the bus stops called ‘Malvern Drive’ on Grovesend Road – northwest-bound towards Thornbury centre for Cribbs Causeway, and southeast-bound towards Tytherington and Yate.

👉 Please note that due to ongoing footpath, cycleway and bus lane improvements being carried out on Alveston Hill and the A38, the bus route coming into Thornbury is currently diverted via the A38 and Grovesend Road. Buses are also diverted overnight when the Alveston Hill is closed to all traffic between 20:00 and 06:00. Keep in touch with latest news – A38, Alveston Hill and Bradley Stoke Way Active Travel Improvements on our Commonplace page.

Other buses running in Thornbury start from the centre of Thornbury. They are:

Service 60 (Stagecoach West)

Thornbury (Rock Street) – Thornbury Health Centre – Falfield – Charfield – Kingswood – Wotton-under-Edge – Upper Cam – Dursley

Buses run Monday – Saturday, 6 journeys a day.

Service 62 (Eurocoaches)

Thornbury (The Plain – Tesco – Rock Street) – Falfield – Stone – Berkeley – Sharpness – Lower Cam – Dursley

Buses run Monday – Saturday, 4 journeys a day.

Service 207 (Eurocoaches)

Thornbury (Tesco – Rock Street) – Falfield – Stone – Berkeley – Sharpness

Buses run Monday – Friday, 3 outbound / 2 inbound journeys a day.

Service 918 (Eurocoaches)

Thornbury (Castle School – Rock Street) – Alveston – Olveston – Tockington – Almondsbury – Easter Compton – Pilning – Severn Beach

The service runs Monday – Friday, once a day to coincide with school times.

👉  Visit our Routes and Timetables page to find your service

The T1 route operates as a one‑way anticlockwise loop around Thornbury for operational efficiency.

Because the loop only runs one way, bus stops on one side of Morton Way are not currently served by the T1. The stops and infrastructure remain in place and could be used by regular buses again in the future if routes are reviewed or expanded. Stops in both directions are served by the WESTlink on‑demand minibus service.

This is an on-demand minibus service operating in the West of England outside Bristol and Bath city centres. It runs without a timetable or route and is booked ‘on-demand’ through the WESTlink app or by phone. It is well used in and around Thornbury.

Thornbury is in the ‘Thornbury shared zone’ which extends from Thornbury town east to Tytherington. Journeys and operating times are shared with Thornbury rural, Yate shared, Cribbs shared, UWE shared and Southmead shared zones. Via shared zones, you can travel as far north as Falfield, west to Severn Beach, and to key destinations such as the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol Parkway station, MOD & Filton Abbey Wood, Southmead Hospital, Yate and Chipping Sodbury.

WESTlink operates Monday to Saturday, 07:00 to 19:00. It is closed on Sundays & Public Holidays.

Demand for WESTlink is high, especially during the morning and evening peak times. To help secure a ride, it is recommended that you book your outward and return journeys from 7am on the day before you wish to travel.

Please note that proposed journeys will not be offered if they can be made by a fixed route bus or train service.

Visit the website below or call 0117 457 8561 for specific journey request.

👉  To find out more about the service including fares and pricing
👉  Thornbury shared WESTlink zone

There are two approved bus service change dates in the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. These typically happen in April and September. There may be timetable changes to improve punctuality and reliability, or frequency changes to reflect demand. Occasionally routes change. Details of bus service changes and disruptions can be found on the travel updates page, on the  WEST website, the one-stop website for travel information across the West of England.

👉  Travel Updates

👉  WEST Homepage

The nearest train station to Thornbury is Bristol Parkway Station, located approximately 9 miles south of Thornbury at North Road, Bristol BS34 8PU.

You can reach Bristol Parkway Station in several ways:

• Cycling: Takes approximately 45 minutes via the minor back roads through Earthcott Green. Bike parking is available at the station.

👉 Note that significant upgrades to the cycle paths along the major routes between Thornbury, Aztec West, and Bradley Stoke are currently underway. Once complete, they will provide a safer and more continuous route to the railway station.

• Bus: Take the T1 service to the stop ‘Great Stoke’ on Great Stoke Way, Bradley Stoke, and walk for 12 minutes along Hunts Ground Road, entering the rear of the station from the east.
• Directly by WESTlink when no fixed bus route offered.
• Driving: Pay parking is available at the station, and at the nearby Park and Ride site.

• Bus T1 every day, throughout the day and evening, roughly every 20 minutes during the main part of the day Monday – Friday, every 30 minutes in the evenings and on Saturday, and hourly on Sunday.
• The nearest bus stop for the T1 from the Cleve Wood development is the northbound stop called ‘Pentland Avenue’ on Morton Way. From here, you can catch the T1 bus to Thornbury centre before continuing the Bristol.

• Bus T1 from Morton Way to Thornbury Rock Street, which then continues to the ‘Great Stoke’ stop on Great Stoke Way, Bradley Stoke. From there, walk for 12 minutes along Hunts Ground Road, to the station’s east (rear) entrance.
• Bus T1 from Morton Way to Thornbury Rock Street, which then continues to the ‘Patchway Brook’, or ‘Willow Brook’ stops on Bradley Stoke Way, where you can connect with other bus services.
• Directly by WESTlink when no fixed bus route offered.

👉  Visit our Routes and Timetables page to find your service

• Y2C WESTlocal fixed route minibus service connecting Yate, Thornbury, and Cribbs Causeway. It runs every 80–90 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays.

• Currently, there is no direct bus service to Southmead Hospital.
• For the first part of the journey, take the T1 bus and alight at Aztec West or stops along Bradley Stoke Way depending on other bus routes and timetables. For the best connecting bus service, visit our Routes and Timetables page to find your service
• Directly by WESTlink.
• If you qualify for Community Transport, contact Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport or call 01454 250500 / 01454 250510 to find out how to become a member and the available travel options to Southmead Hospital.

• Take the T1 from Thornbury to stop ‘Patchway Brook’, Bradley Stoke, where you can connect to the m1 metrobus route that serves UWE Frenchay Campus.
• Directly by WESTlink when no fixed bus route offered.

You can get there by:

• Cycling – a 50-minute cycle along quieter back roads.
• Y2C WESTlocal fixed route minibus service connecting Cribbs Causeway, Thornbury and Yate. It runs every 80–90 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays.
• Directly by WESTlink when no fixed bus route offered.

Many online maps and journey planners can help you find the best routes and travel options. Use digital tools like the WEST Journey Planner, traveline south west, or the Better by Bike route planner to plan your journey by bus, train, walking or cycling.
You also have an opportunity to find out about personalised travel planning (PTP) by attending our travel events.

To find out about fares, ticketing and travel cards for public transport in Thornbury and throughout the West of England region, the WEST website now provides a fares calculator when looking at the routes and timetable section and selecting your route or using our Journey Planner, or you can visit the dedicated fares page.

If you’re of state pension age or have a qualifying disability, you may be eligible for a Diamond Travelcard.

👉 South Gloucestershire Council bus passes.

Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport is a charitable non-profit organisation that provides safe, affordable, and accessible travel for individuals or groups who are unable to use public transport and who would otherwise have no other way of getting around. For further information, including how to become a member and charges, visit Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport or call 01454 250500 / 01454 250510.

There is currently no car club operating in Thornbury. Residents interested in car sharing or car club schemes can look on the WEST Car Club web page or explore regional platforms to see if services are available nearby.

There are charging points in St Mary Street car park, Rock Street car park, and Thornbury leisure centre car park. You can find more details on public charging locations on the South Gloucestershire Council EV charging page which provides up-to-date information on availability, charger types, and access points.

Contact South Gloucestershire Council via their website or calling their customer service line by phoning 01454 868000.

For bus service feedback, lost property or any other queries related to bus services, please contact the bus operator.

South Gloucestershire Council and the West of England Combined Authority manage different parts of the region’s bus information and infrastructure. Please visit the Service feedback page to find out who to send your query to or complete the online form.

Contact South Gloucestershire Council via their website or calling their customer service line by phoning 01454 868000.

Cycling
Practical support is available to help you travel more sustainably!
During the warmer months, you can take advantage of free services like Dr Bike, cycle training, and bike maintenance workshops – all designed to help you feel more confident and keep your bike in great shape.
Visit South Gloucestershire’s Eventbrite page  where you can browse and book activities.

For more offers, including Borrow a Bike scheme coordinated by the Roadshow team at Bristol City Council, visit the WEST website  and access the travel offers form to apply.

If you’d like more information about the Travel Plan or sustainable and active travel options in your area, please email [email protected] and a member of the team will be happy to assist you.