Walking, wheeling and cycling routes

We’re proposing more dedicated routes which, used together with minor and safer local roads, offer better options for walking, wheeling or cycling.

Map of proposed improvements

Create a cycle route between Main Street and Old Mills Lane. This will include:

Quiet route connecting Main Street in Farrington Gurney to Paulton Road via the Old Railway path
New shared use pavement along the A362, separating cycles and vehicles between Paulton Road and Old Mills Lane
Several new crossing points on the A362 to allow you to cross the road more safely
New hatched areas at the junctions of A362/A37 and A37/A39 to reduce vehicle speeds
Reduced speed limits on the A362 where possible

Safer to cycle between Farrington Gurney and Midsomer Norton
Could be combined with other changes planned by Bath & North East Somerset Council to create a continuous route for everyone cycling between Farrington Gurney and Midsomer Norton

Convert Old Mills Lane into a ‘quiet route’ connecting Paulton to the A362. This would be closed to traffic except landowners and people walking, wheeling or cycling
Install removable bollards at both ends of Old Mills lane to prevent through traffic
Add new signage to mark road as a “quiet route”
Create safe passing places for cycles and landowner vehicles

Safer to cycle between Paulton and Farrington Gurney
Connects to other improved cycle routes
Could be combined with other changes planned by Bath & North East Somerset Council to create a continuous route for everyone cycling between Paulton and Midsomer Norton
Drivers that currently use Old Mills Lane would need to find alternative routes

Route 1: Silver Street - Fosseway cycling route
Route 2: Midsomer Norton - Westfield

Improve cycle links between residential streets in Midsomer Norton and the Norton-Radstock greenway with a new shared use (for walking and cycling) route on First Avenue, Second Avenue, Excelsior Terrace, the B3355 and Charlton Road
More shared use routes would run between Chaucer Road and Eagle Drive, Chaucer Road and Kingsley Road, Hazel Terrace and Woodpecker Avenue, and Longfellow Road and Kingsley Road
Narrow junctions on side roads along the route
Create new style pedestrian crossings where the road level is raised to the same height as the pavement
Add new priority to cycles on Charlton Road which would slow vehicles down

Shoscombe - Peasedown St John quiet route:

Create a new quiet route linking Peasedown St John to the National Cycle Network route 24 via Shoscombe
Improved connection between the cycle route and Gassons
Convert the existing bus link between Wellow Lane and the A367 to a cycle lane, with bollards at the junction with Wellow Lane
Widen pavements between the new cycle lane to make space for a shared use walking and cycling route
Create new crossing across the A367 and connection to Braysdown Lane

Littleton - Peasedown St John quiet route:

Create a new quiet route linking Peasedown St John and National Cycle Network route 24 via Littleton
Make new passing places along the quiet route and a short section of cycle lane giving a safe crossing point on Wellow Lane

New segregated cycle lane along the Wellsway between Midford Road and Hatfield Road
New crossings to safely access both ends of the cycle lane
Changes to parking would mean overall fewer car parking spaces

Create a new cycling quiet route connecting Hallatrow, Clutton, Pensford, Publow and Whitchurch village as an alternative to the A37
Improve safety of existing country lanes with better road markings, signage, new passing places and reduced speed limits
Reduce the speed of vehicles to protect cyclists with speed bumps and narrowing the road in places
Make new shared use pavements along the A37 where there are no alternative quiet parallel routes – between Chelwood roundabout and Pensford, and between Hursley Lane and Queen Charlotte Lane
Create a new crossing between Chelwood roundabout and Pensford