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Only 6 minutes walk from A6 / Stockport College bus stops
passing Edgeley Park: 11, 368, 369 and 371
through shopping precinct: 28, 309, 310
Stockport is a focal point of an extensive local bus service. Some services pass Edgeley Park, many services have stops outside Stockport College, which is 6 minutes walk away, others terminate/call in at the nearby bus station. (See map below). A number of longer distance bus services also operate through Stockport (eg TP from Nottingham/Derby)
For travel within Greater Manchester remember the excellent value day rover
tickets
Any bus run by Stagecoach Manchester (covering most of southern Greater Manchester
and North West Derbyshire) - £3.00 per day.
Any bus in Greater Manchester (buy on the bus, most bus companies) - £4.30 per
day (£4.00 off peak).
For an extra £1.70, any bus or train in Greater Manchester (buy on bus, station
or train) - £6.00 per day (£5.50 off peak)
For more information about visit the System One page of GMPTE's site here www.systemonetravelcards.co.uk
Need to check which bus to catch? Want to know what time they run? Use the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive online timetable http://www.gmpte.gov.uk for up to date details.
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Stockport station is 10 minutes walk from Edgeley Park.
USE REAR ENTRANCE FOR SHORTEST ROUTE
(See Map below).
FROM THE SOUTH: Stockport is on the main North/South rail line to Manchester. Most trains from the Midlands, the South and West, and London call at Stockport (some are routed via Manchester Airport, so do check).
FROM THE EAST: There is an approximately hourly service to Sheffield, which originated variously from Nottingham/Derby, Lincolnshire, Peterborough and East Anglia. A service through Stockport run by Midland Mainline runs from London St. Pancras to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Luton, Wellingborough, Kettering, Market Harborough, Leicester and Stockport.
FROM THE NORTH EAST/YORKSHIRE: A very frequent service exists from Leeds (3 or 4 per hour) originating in Newcastle, Scarborough, York and Hull. All these trains are bound for Manchester Airport so a change at Manchester Piccadilly is required. Frequent trains connect Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport.
A subsidiary route from Leeds via Bradford runs in to Manchester Victoria. You rail ticket is valid on the Metro to transfer to Manchester Piccadilly and thence to Stockport.
FROM THE WEST: There is an extensive service from Liverpool (trains for Sheffield, Derby and further east are direct, other services change at Piccadilly), Southport (change at Manchester) and Blackpool (some direct, most change at Piccadilly).
FROM THE NORTH: Travel from Scotland, the North and the Lake District on a Manchester Airport bound train will entail a change at Manchester Piccadilly. Some Virgin trains from Scotland are routed via Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.
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We would like to remind you, DON'T DRINK and DRIVE. If you do have somebody who is willing to drive without drinking, Stockport is easy to reach by car. The M60 motorway (formally M63) passes through the centre of the town (see Map below) and links with the M62 (Liverpool to Yorkshire), M61/M6 (North), M56/M6 (Midlands/South). The A6 across the Peak District is a reasonable road to use from Derby, Nottingham, the East Midlands and East Anglia.
Route planner available from the AA at www.theaa.com/motoringandtravel/traffic/
NOTE: There is limited parking at Edgeley Park.
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Manchester International Airport has many internal and international flights, and is about 20 minutes away by taxi. Train connection are made by travelling to Manchester Piccadilly (frequent service) and changing for Stockport (frequent connections). Up to date details from Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive online timetable http://www.gmpte.gov.uk. There are bus connections giving approximately a 15 minute service to Edgeley Park. Route 199 Trent bus to Buxton is non-stop and takes 25/30 mins to Stockport College which is a 5 minute walk away, while Stagecoach route 369 to Stockport takes 45 minutes (online timetable http://www.gmpte.gov.uk)
Follow road signs for Edgeley Park / Stockport County / Sale Sharks
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Excellent maps down to street/postcode level - http://uk.multimap.com
Greater Manchester PTE online timetables - http://www.gmpte.gov.uk
For train timetables try Network Rail- http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
or UK Railways - http://www.rail.co.uk
For live train running information try National Rail - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ldb/
Route planner available from the AA - http://www.theaa.com/motoringandtravel/traffic/
'AutoRoute' style driving instructions with step-by-step maps! - http://www.mapblast.com