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Appleton School, The

A map showing cycle and walking routes to and from The Appleton School

Getting to and from The Appleton School

These routes and maps are suggestions of how you could stop taking the car and swap to cycling, walking, or scooting to school. They don’t show every possible route and you could have fun finding a way that works for you. If you know a safe way that gets you there even quicker, that’s great! Take that route instead.

Address

The Appleton School

Croft Road

Benfleet

Essex

SS7 5RN

Heavy traffic zone

Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times is usual. We recommend avoiding roads within roughly 1000 metres of The Appleton School. This includes Lower Church Road, Rushbottom Lane, Church Road, Manor Road, London Road, High Road, Croft Road, New Park Road, Lea Road, Bowers Road, Kents Hill Road, Felsted Road, Clifton Avenue, Southview Road and the smaller roads attached to them.

Cycling and walking routes

From the North – cycling or walking

Rushbottom Lane via High Road (900m approx.)

Drop off where Lower Church Road meets Rushbottom Lane. Turn right onto Rushbottom Lane, continue past the Aldi superstore. Use the pedestrian crossing on London Road and head straight onto High Road. Follow High Road and turn left onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the North – cycling or walking

Manor Road via New Park Road (1.2km approx.)

Drop off where Church Road meets Manor Road. Continue along Manor Road then right onto London Road. If cycling, you must dismount your bike and walk it along London Road. Follow London Road and use the pedestrian crossing then turn left. Turn right onto New Park Road (where you can cycle again), then right onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the East – cycling or walking

Felstead Road via Lea Road (1.12km approx.)

Drop off where Felstead Road meets London Road. Continue straight on Felstead Road and turn right onto Bowers Road. Follow Bowers Road and cross Kents Hill Road using the pedestrian crossing. At the end of Bowers Road, turn right, then left onto Lea Road. At the end of Lea Road, turn left onto New Park Road and then left onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the East – cycling or walking

Kents Hill via Lea Road (1.12km approx.)

Drop off where Kents Hill Road meets London Road. Continue straight on Kents Hills Road and turn right onto Bowers Road, school on left. Use pedestrian crossing outside school on Kents Hill Road. Continue along Bowers Road, turn right, then left onto Lea Road. At the end of Lea Road, turn left onto New Park Road then left onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the South – cycling or walking

High Road via Southview Road (1.6km approx.)

Drop off in Meggison Way. Turn right onto High Road, continue straight then turn right onto Southview Road. Continue along then turn left onto Clifton Avenue. Turn right onto High Road and continue straight then turn right onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the South – cycling or walking

High Road to Croft Road (1.6km approx.)

Drop off on Meggison Way. Turn right onto High Road and continue straight. Turn right onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the South East – cycling or walking

High Road to Croft Road (1.1km approx.)

Drop off where Clifton Avenue meets South View Road. Turn right onto High Road and continue straight. Turn right onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

From the East – walking only

London Road via High Road (1.6km approx.)

Drop off on Downer Road. Turn left onto London Road. Turn left onto High Road, then left onto Croft Road to reach The Appleton School.

Bus routes

In less than 500 metres in either direction of the school are many bus services. On the High Road services go to Benfleet station and Canvey Island. On London Road the buses typically go between Basildon and Southend, taking in Hadleigh, Leigh and Westcliff.