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Mede Sprint Bus
The Mede Sprint is a professional door-to-door community transport scheme which serves Knowle West. It is available to anyone who lives or works in Knowle West.
Where Can it take you?
It can take The service is available to individuals and also groups of up to 167 you, not only to the Health Park, but also anywhere you want in Knowle West; tp your friends, to your club, to Broadwalk shops, to the hairdresser and even to local supermarkets.
Who uses it?
The service is available to individuals and also groups of up to 16 people. We operate two vehicles between the hours of 9.00- -4.45pm. Both vehicles can carry wheelchairs and are equipped with child and baby seats.
Did you know?
Anyone living or working in Knowle West can benefit from the service. All you need to do is fill in the membership form and send or bring it to the Mede.
How do I join?
Membership is free and a book of 5 tickets will cost you £5.00. It has already got 900 members in the area! Tickets can be purchased from the Mede Community and Learning Centre, and the William Budd Clinic. It is £1.00 per trip one way, £2.00 return, if you have a concessionary card it is free. 24 hours notice is required for non-emergency appointments.
The Great Sprint Adventure!!
The Mede sprint is now also running weekly special trips to different destinations,such as Weston-Super-Mare or Clarks Village. The Mede sprint is a community bus service available to anyone who lives and works in Knowle West. The bus can take you anywhere you want in Knowle West, including the Health Park. The service is available to individuals or groups and can take up to 16 people Maximum in one trip, between the hours of 8.45am and 5.00pm. The vehicles can carry wheelchairs and are equipped with child and baby seats. Membership is free and a single journey will cost £1.00. Tickets can be purchased from the Mede Community Centre, William Budd Health Centre and Knowle West Health Association at Filwood Broadway. To use the service, please contact 0117 9048215.
Public transport
Regular busses pass the top of Downton Road and stop on Leinster Avenue by the shops. The number 36 passes along the top of Downton Road, please get off just before/after Police station. It is about a 5 minute walk from there down to the Health Park.
The number 53A bus stops on Novers Lane, near to the school. Follow the road up to the roundabout, and onto Leinster Avenue, past the shops to the top of Downton Rd/It is about a 10 minute walk to the Health Park.
The number 90 Bus also stops on Glynn Vale, if you get off with the junction of Cavan Walk/Kildare Road there is a gate onto the Health Park, which is only a 5 minute walk away.
For more information on First Bus timetables and routes please call 0845 602 0156
Walking and Cycling
We actively encourage people to walk or cycle to the Health Park. There is secure cycle parking, and if travelling from Windmill Hill/Bedminster side of the City, you can push ypur bike up the Novers Steps which has a dedicated cycle ramp. For main routes to walk use the Goolgle Map facility at the top of this page. There are three points of entry onto the Park, one from Kildare Road/Lurgan Walk and the main entrance on Downton Road. You can access us from the green walking routes of the Northern Slopes/Novers Common through the gate at the top of the Novers Steps.
Parking
The Health Park has some parking available to visitors, including disabled parking spaces for those visitors with a blue badge. Please respect the priority needs of disabled people to ensure they can park next to the buildings. To promote security, please remove valuables or personal belongings from view and ensure your car is locked. Cars are parked at the owners discretion and the services on the Health Park cannot be responsible for any loss or damage to cars parked on site.
