Depending on how confident and fit a cyclist you are, there are a range of destinations that can be accessed by bike from Kings Hill Park.
Rochford town centre is just a 10-minute cycle ride away and cycling to Southend-on-Sea will take around 20-minutes. When considering traffic and the time it can take to park, you may find a journey by bike quicker than getting in the car!
Ashingdon Road has a traffic free cycle track along one side in the vicinity of Kings Hill Park – perfect if you’re just starting out and looking to build up confidence. Beyond that, many of the local roads are low speed and residential in nature.
For more information on cycling locally visit our useful cycling guides and resources page.
Planning a Journey by Bike
If you are unfamiliar with the local area and looking to plan a route by bike, an online route planner can be a really useful tool to use. You can enter your journey start point and end point and the route planner will display a number of route options on a handy map. Alongside easy to follow directions it will tell you how far the journey is, how long it will take, and even how hilly it is.
Cycle Streets is a handy website that allows you to plan your journey. Simply enter your start and end points and away you go!
Why cycle?
Cycling is rapidly growing in popularity, and for many people is an essential travel option. Cycling has always, however, been a great way to travel around for those able to do so. It offers many personal benefits, such as improved health and cost savings. It also offers significant benefit to the environment and local community, helping to take cars off the road, reducing pollution and reducing congestion.
Cycling can also be a great commuter travel option. If you’re new to cycling or aren’t really sure where to start with your cycle-commute then check out some of our handy guidance on buying a commuter bike, commuting by bike whatever the weather and the benefits of choosing to travel actively.
Local Cycle Stores
If you’re looking for a local cycle retailer, either to purchase a new bike, seek some advice or book in for a service, try out the following:
Travers Bikes – traversbikes.com
Halfords – halfords.com/southend
Cycles UK – cyclesuk.com