The first phase of RHS Greenway, a new traffic-free walking and cycling route is officially open.

The Greenway provides a new traffic-free route along the north of the Bridgewater Canal linking Worsley and Boothstown to RHS Garden Bridgewater, enabling cyclists and walkers to enter the garden direct from the canal towpath.

The new route is part of a wider £3.2 million scheme which will provide 6.2km of new or upgraded walking and cycling routes linking the garden all the way through to Walkden train station. Due for completion by January 2022, the scheme will also create connections into the region’s wider walking and cycling network, helping to encourage active and healthier lifestyles. More details about the full scheme can be found at www.salford.gov.uk/rhs-walking-cycling. It has been developed in partnership with Salford City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), The Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund, Peel L&P, the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club and Asa Homes.

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Further expanding car-free travel options for visitors, RHS Bridgewater has teamed up with Swans Travel and Manchester Sightseeing Tours to offer an express bus service. The service runs from Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly train stations direct to the garden. Visitors can book combined return bus travel and reduced-price garden admission tickets direct from manchestersightseeingtours.com. Hundreds of additional tickets have been supplied to support the service which runs daily March-September, and up to five days a week in autumn and winter.