Welcome to North Yate New Neighbourhood

Walking around North Yate New Neighbourhood is generally quite easy and pleasant, thanks to a growing network of accessible footpaths and walking routes.

For those keen to explore beyond the immediate area, Yate offers a variety of walking groups and scenic routes suitable for all ages and abilities.

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

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.

• Southwold (Yate) Ramblers
• Age UK South Gloucestershire – Walking Well Programme
• Age UK South Gloucestershire other walking programmes

Cycle stands are located at local parks and outside the local centre, making it easy to secure your bike when visiting green spaces or the local store. Residents are also within easy reach of the wider cycling facilities available across Yate, which supports safe, sustainable, and enjoyable travel for leisure, commuting, and everyday errands. This includes shared-use paths, quiet routes, cycle stands, secure bike parking, and recently introduced bike hangars in nearby areas.

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

Yate offers secure bike storage options to make cycling more convenient. Bike hangars with 6 spaces are available at Yate Leisure Centre (pay-as-you-go), and with 4 spaces at Yate bus station (subscription only). You can book spaces via the ParkMyBike app, with prices starting at £1/hour or £5/day, and subscriptions from £8/month or £72/year.

For regular commuters, bike lockers are available at Yate train station and Yate Park & Ride. These cost £44.10 per year, with a £39.90 refundable key deposit.

• South Gloucestershire bike parking page

The Yate Community Bike Hub is a volunteer-run, non-profit initiative aimed at promoting cycling in Yate, Chipping Sodbury, and surrounding areas. Located at 16 North Walk, Yate Shopping Centre, the hub refurbishes donated bikes and redistributes them to the community at low or no cost. It also offers affordable cycling accessories, maintenance workshops, and community events like family bike rides and security marking sessions. Current opening times are Monday to Wednesday 2 – 5pm, and Saturday 10am – 3pm.

Whether you’re new to cycling or looking to get more involved, the hub provides a welcoming space to learn, connect, and ride.

• Yate Community Bike Hub website

If your bike needs a tune-up, repair, or general maintenance, Yate offers several options to support cyclists:

Local repair services are available, including independent shops, mobile mechanics, and community-led initiatives. These can help with everything from punctures to full servicing. Ask at local hubs like the leisure centre or library for recommendations.

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.

• Dr Bike sessions
• Emergency Bike Repair Kits (EBRKs)

Yes, North Yate is well-connected by local bus services, making it easy to travel for work, shopping, or leisure. Key services include:

Service Y2 (First Bus)
Ladden Garden Village – Yate shopping centre – Yate P&R – Frampton Cotterell – Winterbourne – M32 – Bristol city centre

Buses run every day, throughout the day and evening, roughly every 35 minutes during the main part of the day Monday – Saturday, and hourly in the evenings and on Sunday.

Service 525 (Stagecoach)
Yate – Ladden Garden Village – Yate shopping centre – south Yate – Westerleigh – Pucklechurch – Emersons Green (Sainsbury’s).

Buses run an hourly service during the day, every day.

• Visit our Routes and Timetables page to find your service

As Ladden Garden Village continues to grow, we’re aware of requests for improved bus access to its northernmost areas. The Public Transport team are exploring options for extending services to better serve residents in this part of the development.

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 Yate.

North Yate New Neighbourhood is in the Yate rural WESTlink zone. This zone is bordered by the M5 and M4 motorways, and the Gloucestershire border. It includes Charfield and Tortworth to the north, Acton Turville to the east and Frampton Cotterell to the west. The area has been expanded slightly around Lyde Green to take in the Bristol & Bath Science Park and surrounding businesses, and Lyde Green Park & Ride site.

Via shared zones, you can also travel to the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol Parkway station, MOD & Filton Abbey Wood, Southmead Hospital, and Wotton-under-Edge.

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

• To find out more about the service including fares and pricing:

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 the North Yate New Neighbourhood is Yate Railway Station, located approximately 2 miles southwest of the development at 6 Station Road BS37 4PS.

Trains run regularly, north to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa from platform 1, and south towards Bristol Temple Meads from platform 2.

You can reach Yate Station in several ways:

• Walking: Around 35 – 45 minutes via local roads and footpaths.
• Cycling: Takes approximately 15 minutes. Bike parking is available at the station.
• Bus: The Y2 is a direct service from Ladden Garden Village, and bus services 86, Y1, Y6, and Y8 also stop outside the station.
• Driving: Limited pay parking is available at the station.
• Park & Ride: You can park free of charge at the Yate Park & Ride site and walk about 8 minutes to the rail station.

Yate Park & Ride is situated on the western edge of Yate on the A432 Badminton Road. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There is ample parking accommodating up to 198 cars. This includes 38 EV charging bays and 13 disabled parking spaces. Car parking is free to users taking onward journeys by bus or train.

There is a 40-space covered two-tier cycle storage facility, and 6 cycle lockers.

Regular buses call in, or just outside, the Park & Ride site.

Please note that there are no toilet facilities available at the Yate Park & Ride site.

• For further information visit our dedicated Yate P&R page

• Bus Y2 from Ladden Garden Village, Monday – Saturday every 35 minutes, hourly on Sundays; journey time approximately 1 hour. Also pick up from Yate Shopping centre or Yate Park & Ride.
• Bus Y1 from Yate shopping centre or Yate Park & Ride.
• Train from Yate train station to Bristol Temple Meads station, hourly.

• Train from Yate rail station to Bristol Parkway station, every 30 mins; train journey time approximately 10 minutes.
• Bus Y6 from Yate shopping centre every 90 minutes Monday – Saturday and every 2 hours on Sundays. Journey time 30 minutes.
• Directly by WESTlink.

• Walk 40 – 50 minutes either via Goose Green Way, Station Road, and Bowling Hill. Or via Peg Hill and The Ridings dedicated walk and cycle path adjacent to Wickwar Road.
• By bike, a 10 – 15-minute journey taking either of the routes listed above.
• Take the Y2 bus to Yate shopping centre and pick up the Y8 bus to Chipping Sodbury High Street. Or take the 525 bus to Mallard Close stop and then walk 15 minutes.
• Directly by WESTlink.

• Pick up bus Y6 from Yate shopping centre every 90 minutes Monday – Saturday and every 2 hours on Sundays. Journey time 50 minutes.
• Y2C WESTlocal fixed route minibus service connecting Yate with Cribbs Causeway:

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

The nearest bus stop for the Y2C from Ladden Garden Village is called Halifax Road on Greenways Road, approximately a 25-minute walk from Sainsbury’s Local. Or pick the Y2C up from Yate shopping centre. approximate journey time to Cribbs Causeway is 75 minutes.
It runs every 80–90 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays.

• Pick up bus Y6 from Yate shopping centre every 90 minutes Monday – Saturday and every 2 hours on Sundays. Journey time 70 minutes.
• Directly by WESTlink.

Y2C WESTlocal fixed route minibus service connecting Yate with Cribbs Causeway:

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

The nearest bus stop to Ladden Garden Village is called Halifax Road on Greenways Road, approximately a 25-minute walk from Sainsbury’s Local. Or pick it up from Yate shopping centre.
It runs every 80–90 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays.

Y8 WESTlocal minibus service running a circular service both clockwise and anticlockwise between Yate and Wotton-under-Edge:

Yate shopping centre – Wickwar – Cromhall – Charfield – Kingswood – Wotton-under-Edge – Alderley – Hillesley – Hawkesbury Upton – Horton – Chipping Sodbury – Yate rail station – Yate shopping centre.

Pick it up from Yate shopping centre.
It runs 8 journeys during the day on weekdays and 6 journeys on Saturdays.

• Bus Services commonly used include the Y2 from Yate, connecting to the m1/m4 metrobus routes that serve UWE Frenchay Campus.
• Drive to the Lyde Green Park & Ride site and take the m3 metrobus to UWE.
• Once the A432 M4 overbridge reopens, bus services from Yate can connect with the m3 metrobus which calls at UWE.
• Directly by WESTlink.

Yate Park & Ride is situated on the western edge of Yate on the A432 Badminton Road. You can get there by:

• Walking – a 50-minute walk.
• Cycling – a 15-minute cycle ride with bike parking facilities on arrival.
• Bus – via Yate shopping centre on the Y2.
• Driving and taking your onward journey from the Park & Ride by bus or train.

• Walking – a 40-minute walk south along Lower Moor Road and the dedicated walking and cycling path alongside Goose Green Way or Church Road.
• Cycling – a 10-minute cycle ride taking the routes listed above.
• Bus – a 10-minute journey on bus services Y2 or 525.

Yate train station is located approximately 2 miles southwest of your development at 6 Station Road BS37 4PS. You can get there by:

• Walking: Around 45 minutes via local roads and footpaths.
• Cycling: Takes approximately 15 minutes. Bike parking is available at the station.
• Bus: The Y2 is a direct service from Ladden Garden Village, and services 86, Y1, Y6, and Y8 also stop outside the station.
• Park & Ride: You can park free of charge at the nearby site and walk about 8 minutes to the station.

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 request personalised travel planning (PTP) in the annual travel survey and by attending our travel events.

To find out about fares, ticketing and travel cards for public transport in Yate and Chipping Sodbury, 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

Green Community Travel 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 greencommunitytravel.co.uk or call 01454 228706.

Yate Shopmobility Service is a charity-run service designed to help those with limited mobility access the shops and facilities. Based in Yate Shopping Centre – 44 West Walk beside the library, it offers mobility scooter and wheelchair hire (manual and powered). Free daily hire for those who possess any English bus pass (a small membership fee is required), with low-cost hire for others. For more information on the scheme and opening times, visit Yate Shopmobility or phone 07749 954275.

There is currently no car club operating in North Yate New neighbourhood. 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 currently no public charging points within North Yate New Neighbourhood. You can find the nearest 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 use 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.

Or find out about events offered by the Yate Community Bike Hub such as the Dr Bike sessions, cycle maintenance courses, Rusty Riders, community cycle rides and the Wheels to Work scheme.

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.