Waddesdon Village is tantalizingly close to Aylesbury Vale Parkway station but the heavy traffic on the A41 prevents all but the most experienced people cycling to the station. The Waddesdon Greenway opened officially on 13 September 2018 to provide a car-free route between the village, Waddesdon Manor and the station.
Check out the whole route on streetview (filmed on 11 Sept 2018) https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Waddesdon+Manor/@51.8406524,-0.9044586,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xdd42fded885ae8b4!8m2!3d51.8422698!4d-0.9375034
We hope Google will soon add this route as a walking/cycling one on Google Maps.
Set away from the A41, following a route that coincides largely with the old roman road Akeman Street, the Greenway offers a wide, smooth path suitable for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users. The scheme coincides with Waddesdon Manor’s attempts to reduce car usage to the site, having already implemented a shuttle bus system to and from Aylesbury Vale Parkway, and opened up the grounds to cyclists. Three new bike shelters have been placed on site, which can be found in the Visitor Car Park, the Staff Car Park (situated close to the North Fountain), and in the Stables. The grounds have also recently been adapted to allow cyclists to follow the one way system along the main drive to access the Manor.
Funded by the Cycle Rail Working Group and the Department for Transport, the Greenway is part of a scheme to connect rural communities to their nearest rail station. Twelve years ago, Aylesbury was chosen by the government as a cycling demonstration town, and excitingly this cycle route is the first section in the country to be completed.
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