Travel
Sustainable travel is more than trains versus planes. It can incorporate getting around day to day as well as what we do for holidays.
Day-to-day travel
There are many less polluting options for travelling to campus – walking, cycling, car sharing and electric or low emission buses. They’re often lower in price too.
- Did you know there are cycling facilities at all USW campuses?
- The Sustrans website offers tips and advice about cycling and local networks
- Greener travel can be a great way to keep active and improve your health
Whether you want to try out new routes, strive to be faster, face a challenge, have better endurance or improve fitness, walkers, runners and cyclists can use a number of applications:
Holidays and leisure
You could consider a 'staycation' and holiday at home – taking advantage of activities closer to home. The following websites provide a host of suggestions of things to do in the local area, many of which are easy on your wallet.