Countryside commuting

This collection looks at places where a landscape setting and a workable rail journey may sit alongside each other. They are not all rural in the same way: a protected-landscape boundary, a nearby green space and a home outside the centre can mean different things on the ground. The cards name a protected setting only when the boundary or an approved source supports it. Any train time describes a verified leg between named stations, not the drive or walk from a home, nor the onward trip at the other end. Check both the landscape access and the whole commute from an address you could actually buy or rent.

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  1. Otford and Kemsing

    Kent

    A recorded train leg runs from Otford to London Bridge in 29 minutes, before any onward travel. The settlement lies within the Kent Downs National Landscape.

  2. Balcombe

    West Sussex

    For Balcombe, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address. The settlement lies within the High Weald National Landscape.

  3. Haslemere

    Surrey

    For Haslemere, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  4. Marsden

    West Yorkshire

    A recorded train leg runs from Marsden to Manchester Piccadilly in 32 minutes, before any onward travel. Check access to green space from a particular address; a station-to-station time does not include the journey to the platform.

  5. New Mills

    Derbyshire

    A recorded train leg runs from New Mills Central to Manchester Piccadilly in 31 minutes, before any onward travel. Check access to green space from a particular address; a station-to-station time does not include the journey to the platform.

  6. Chinley

    Derbyshire

    A recorded train leg runs from Chinley to Manchester Piccadilly in 31 minutes, before any onward travel. Check access to green space from a particular address; a station-to-station time does not include the journey to the platform.

  7. Bamford

    Derbyshire

    For Bamford, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address. The settlement lies within the Peak District National Park.

  8. Hellifield

    North Yorkshire

    For Hellifield, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address.

  9. Knaresborough

    North Yorkshire

    A recorded train leg runs from Knaresborough to Leeds in 47 minutes, before any onward travel. Check access to green space from a particular address; a station-to-station time does not include the journey to the platform.

  10. Clitheroe

    Lancashire

    For Clitheroe, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address. The wider built-up area contains 1 designated conservation area, though that does not describe every street.

  11. Church Stretton

    Shropshire

    A recorded train leg runs from Church Stretton to Shrewsbury in 16 minutes, before any onward travel. The settlement lies within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

  12. Great Malvern

    Worcestershire

    For Great Malvern, the trip to the station and the onward route are worth checking from a particular address.