Safer and easier travel for Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth, Foxton and Hauxton: better connecting people to jobs, schools, services and opportunities along the A10 with wider paths, better crossings and safer 20mph streets.
Meldreth Station Link open for business
All work to improve the route linking Meldreth Station to Station Road has finished and the new path is now open to the public. It’s been particularly lovely to see so many people using the path already. Whether strolling on foot, cycling or riding, all users can now pass each other freely thanks to the freshly resurfaced, widened pathway.
A new set of signs now adorn the route, alongside new fencing, lighting and an improved drainage system which has made it much more enjoyable and safer to commute to work, school and Meldreth Station’s southern platform.
Other recent developments
The early works for the Foxton section of the Melbourn Greenway have been paused while we review the designs, considering local feedback.
A walking and cycling link across the A505 at Royston is in early development.
Detailed designs are being finalised for Shepreth and Foxton. FAQs for each section are available below.
How we got here
We first consulted the public on plans for the greenway in summer 2019, which saw further work on the route approved by our decision-making board in June 2020.
In autumn 2022 we promoted updated plans to the public for feedback. Leaflets were delivered to 6,000 households and businesses with an online webinar and two drop-in events anyone could attend. People could submit comments online, over the phone or via the post.
Following this in March 2023, our board agreed to progress with the route. Some changes in response to public feedback are set out in the You Said, We Did report.
Route overview
- From the A505 near Royston, it follows the A10 all the way to Cambridge via Melbourn, Foxton, Harston and Hauxton.
- Spurs to Shepreth and Meldreth provide links to these villages and their railway stations.
- At Harston an improved path will connect it to the Haslingfield Greenway.
- Crossing the M11 on the Harston-Trumpington path, the route continues into Trumpington Park and Ride alongside the Cambridgeshire guided busway path, with connections to Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Cambridge Railway Station and the city centre.
Detailed designs
