Location and directions
The Quaker Meeting House is centrally located at 1 Whiteheads Lane, which is just off Silver Street in Bradford on Avon, our postcode is BA15 1JU. For detailed directions and public transport information please scroll down this page.
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Public transport
Trains
Bradford on Avon is a regular stop for most trains running between Bristol/Bath and Westbury, served by 2-3 trains per hour in each direction during most of the week. For timetables and more information see the Great Western Railway website. The Quaker Meeting House is a 5-10 minute walk from the rail station.
To walk to the Meeting House, head straight out of the station up to the main road, which is St Margaret's Street. Turn left and follow the road over the Town Bridge. At the mini-roundabout immediately after the bridge, walk straight(ish) into Silver Street. Walk uphill and turn left at the Bunch of Grapes pub into Whiteheads Lane. The Meeting House is on the left. Walk onto the car park where you will find the main entrance. Level access is to the right side of the building.
Bus
Bradford on Avon is served by route numbers D1 which runs between Bath and Salisbury (Monday-Saturday) and Bath to Warminster (Sundays and bank holidays) and D1x which runs between Bath and Trowbridge. Between them, they provide two buses an hour from Monday to Saturday and an hourly service on Sundays. Please check the First Group website for up to date timetables. The bus service in both directions stops at the Town Bridge; to walk from the stop to the Meeting House (3-5 minutes), cross the bridge over the river and follow the later stages of the walking directions as above. There is also a bus stop a little closer to Whiteheads Lane, where Silver Street goes over into Woolley Street.
By bicycle
From Bath
Follow National Cycle Route 4 along the Kennet & Avon Canal and the River Avon past the Tithe Barn. Continue along Pound Lane and turn left at the roundabout into Frome Road (joining National Cycle Route 254). Cross over the Town Bridge and continue along Silver Street. The second lane on the left is Whiteheads Lane.
From Trowbridge / Devizes
Follow National Cycle Route 4 along the Kennet & Avon Canal until you reach the B3109 (Frome Road) near the lock. Turn right into Frome Road (joining National Cycle Route 254). Cross over the Town Bridge and continue along Silver Street. The second lane on the left is Whiteheads Lane.
From Corsham
Follow National Cycle Route 254. You will enter Bradford on Avon on the B3109. At a roundabout with an old red phone box, remain on National Cycle Route 254 by turning left into New Road and follow the road in a semi-circular way until you come to the Bunch of Grapes pub. Just before the pub, turn right into Whiteheads Lane.
From Rode/Westbury
Follow National Cycle Route 254. Cross over the Town Bridge and continue along Silver Street. The second lane on the left is Whiteheads Lane.
By car
From Bath
Approaching the centre of town on the A363, when you reach Christ Church (with a tall spire) on your left, turn left and drive in a semi-circular way along New Road, Springfield and Holt Road. When you reach the 'Bunch of Grapes' pub, turn right into Whiteheads Lane. The Meeting House is on the left-hand side – look out for the small sign for our car park.
From Trowbridge
Travel to Bradford on the A363/Trowbridge Road until the one way system takes you left along Junction Road. Turn right towards the town centre. Cross over the Town Bridge and continue along Silver Street. The second lane on the left is Whiteheads Lane. The Meeting House is on the left-hand side – look out for the small sign for our car park.
From Holt
Drive to Bradford passing the Moulton factory on the left-hand side. Turn right at the Bunch of Grapes pub (on your right) into Whiteheads Lane. There is also a black and white sign for the Quaker Meeting House at the bottom of the lane. The Meeting House is on the left.
Parking
There are several paying public car parks within 5-10 minutes' walking distance from the Meeting House - the nearest at the Library and two more at St Margaret's Hall and at the railway station. Please use the public car parks if able-bodied as the Meeting House car park is small. Charges apply on all three car parks from Mondays to Saturdays (including bank holidays) from 8am to 6pm and on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, except for disabled badge holders who can use the car parks free of charge. Zone B of the station car park is available for all day parking during the week. Maximum stay on Zone A of the station car park and on St. Margaret's Hall car park is 3 hours, on the Library car park 2 hours. The Library car park is closed on Thursdays mornings for the weekly market. Monday to Saturday charges range from £0.40 (Library £0.60) for up to 1 hour to £6.30 for all day (Station car park Zone B only). The Sunday charge is £0.80 per visit. Payment can be made by cash, card, or mobile phone (station car parks), cash or mobile phone (St. Margaret's Hall), or mobile phone only (Library). (All information last checked 22 June 2022 - information on Library car park based on previous info and guesswork as the only ticket machine was out of order and did not display any information)