Sevenoaks east to west Active Travel
We worked with Sevenoaks District Council to deliver a safe and attractive walking, wheeling and cycling route to connect the east and west of Sevenoaks town, with the aim to encourage residents to walk, wheel and cycle safely as an alternative to using their cars for short journeys.
The route connects many of the town’s schools with the communities they serve, from Riverhead and Amherst schools in the west of the town with Trinity, Weald of Kent and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys annexes in the east, also picking up Sevenoaks Primary, Walthamstow Hall Junior School, Russell House and Knole Academy along the way. The route also offers easy access to Sevenoaks railway station.
By improving these connections, it is hoped that the route will be popular with children, commuters and the wider community.
Active Travel England (ATE) is the government’s executive agency sponsored by Department for Transport and responsible for making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England. ATE funded this route and gave a total of £1.2 million towards improving the walking and cycling facilities of the town.
What we improved
The scheme included:
- a new shared (pedestrian and cycle) crossing at A25 Worships Hill, London Road and St Johns Hill
- an upgrade from footway to bridleway of the existing public right of way (PROW) SR734
- new raised table ramps at Lambarde Road, Hillingdon Avenue and The Crescent
- new separated cycle lane along the A25 Bradbourne Vale Road (between Oakdene Road and St Johns Road)
- 6 new parking spaces - A25 Bradbourne Vale Road
- new route signage.
Latest updates
| Phase | Road name | Traffic management | Temporary work date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Road junction with Morewood Close | 3-way temp lights Pedestrian lights Night time closure | 28 October to 25 November 2024 |
| 2 | Brittains Lane | Road closure | 6 to 10 January 2025 |
| 3 | A25 Bradbourne Vale Road to St Johns Road | 2/3-way temp lights | 13 January to 21 March 2025 |
| 4 | Robyns Way and Lambarde Road | 3-way temp lights | 24 to 26 March 2025 |
| 5 | Hillingdon Avenue, Little Wood and The Crescent | Road closure | 26 March to 1 April 2025 |
| 6 | A25 Worships Hill junction with Witches Lane | 4-way temp lights Road closure | 7 April to 2 May 2025 |
| 7 | St Johns Hill junction with Wickenden Road | 4-way temp lights Road closure | 5 to 23 May 2025 |
| 8 | Riverhead Parkland | Pedestrian barriers | Autumn 2025 |
| 9 | Outstanding items including snagging defects and response to road safety audit stage 3 | - | July to August 2025 |
Scheme documents
Project designs
- Plans information sheet (PDF, 234.0 KB)
- Overview plan (PDF, 11.5 MB)
- Sevenoaks east to west cycle route plan (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- A25 junction with Bradbourne Road plan (PDF, 611.0 KB)
- A25 junction with Bradbourne Vale Road plan (PDF, 849.2 KB)
- A25 junction with Sevenoaks Town Office plan (PDF, 805.8 KB)
- A25 junction with St Johns Hill plan (PDF, 399.7 KB)
- A25 junction with St Johns Road plan (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- A25 Worships Hill junction with Witches Lane plan (PDF, 800.4 KB)
- Brittains Lane and Robyns Way plan (PDF, 621.8 KB)
- Lambarde Road and Wickenden Road plan (PDF, 547.0 KB)
- Littlewood and Hillingdon Avenue plan (PDF, 956.1 KB)
- London Road by Morewood Close plan (PDF, 727.8 KB)
- Public right of way and Cavendish Road plan (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Riverhead Parkland plan (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Seal Hollow Road plan (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Sevenoaks Station plan (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- St Johns Hill junction with Wickenden Road plan (PDF, 818.6 KB)