Kingley Grove, Melbourn

Welcome to the Kingley Grove, Melbourn Travel Plan page. Here you will find all the information you need on the sustainable travel options in and around the Melbourn area. 

It is important to Hopkins Homes that you settle in well in Melbourn and the surrounding areas. We hope you find this information useful. On behalf of Hopkins Homes, thank you for selecting Kingley Grove as the place you will call home.

View your 2025 spring Travel Newsletter here

Bus service

Bus service 26 is operated by A2B Travel Group.

The service provides links from Royston, Trumpington and Cambridge.

Car Club Hire

We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered up with Enterprise car club to offer a car club hire, exclusively for Kingley Grove residents, right on your doorstep. Your closest vehicles can be found at Kingley Grove and Lavendar Lane.

As a resident of Kingley Grove, you are entitled to ONE year free membership to Enterprise Car Club. You will also be receiving a £50 free driving credit! To sign up and receive your exclusive offer, please send us an email at [email protected].

Forget about the cost & stress of owning a car – Hire per hour, insurance & fuel included. From £4.35 per hour, with a price cap for overnight stays.

4 vehicles are now available for hire in the village!

All you need to do is complete 4 simple steps to rent a car:

1. Download the ‘Enterprise Car Club’ app
2. Choose your membership option & sign up
3. Once approved, use the ‘unlock & start trip’ button
4. Choose your car & away you go!

Wondering what a car club is? Head over here to read how joining a car club benefits you!

Before exploring the rest of the information, don’t forget to;

[su_spoiler title=”1. Claim your Sustainable Travel Vouchers” style=”fancy”]As part of Hopkins Homes commitment to you, you can claim 4 one-week bus tickets or an active travel voucher. To claim your bus tickets or vouchers, please complete this survey specifying your choice of either: 4 one-week bus tickets for services into Royston or Cambridge, or alternatively, a £50 active travel voucher. You can find full information on what is available to you in the Smarter Travel Information Pack which you would have received when you moved into your new home. You can also find the full terms and conditions for the sustainable travel vouchers here. [/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”2. Request your free Personal Travel Plan” style=”fancy”]Each resident of Kingley Grove is entitled to a free Personal Travel Plan. A Personal Travel Plan shows you all your travel options to and from your home to your regular destination, such as workplace. Not only are you provided with various travel options, but also the journey duration, cost and calories burned. To request your Personal Travel Plan, please fill in the short form on the Personal Travel Planning section.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”3. Make a change” style=”fancy”]Start practising sustainable travel today! Use one of your regular journeys under 5 km and try to walk it or cycle it instead to see what difference it makes in time and fitness gained. Perhaps it doesn’t take as long as you thought or it could even take less time, but the benefits to you and your community are priceless. You can find further information over on our Kingley Grove Walking and Cycling pages about which amenities are local to you and within walking and cycling distances.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”4. Investigate a cycle to work scheme ” style=”fancy”]Find out if your employer is a member of a cycle to work scheme like Cyclescheme or Free2Cycle. These schemes are set up to benefit employees by saving between 25-39% on the cost of a bicycle and cycling accessories. Payments for the equipment are conveniently deducted through your salary. You can find out more on the Cyclescheme website and invite your employer to join if they haven’t signed up already![/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”5. Sign up to car share” style=”fancy”]Sign up free to the Camshare.co.uk website. By sharing journeys you can save money on the cost of travelling by car. Cambridgeshire car share is an easy and great tool for searching and finding other local people to partner up with. With dozens of car sharing opportunities offered in the area, there is a good chance of finding a suitable journey. The average commuter can save up to £1,000 a year, so if you can’t find one car share that fits your needs, why not advertise your trip for others to join you and start saving on your driving. [/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”6. Keep up to date” style=”fancy”]Don’t forget to follow the Smarter Travel Cambridgeshire Facebook page! We keep this page regularly updated with news and events happening in the area and will post our annual newsletter here!

We will also be holding competitions and notify you of any relevant local travel information. If you would like more detailed information about Smarter Travel Ltd or have any questions about travel in the area, please feel free to contact us, your Travel Plan Coordinator. [/su_spoiler]