Many people have tried walking to stations before. This is, of course, admirable and when a nation is widely acknowledged to be overweight (one of the most overweight in Europe) the more exercise that people do the better! However, walking to the station is not only impractical but inadvisable for a number of reasons. The weather in Britain is incredibly temperamental and often changes without much warning. Imagine that you set off walking and after half an hour it starts raining! Or, even worse, it is fine on the outward journey but horrible on the way back! Hardly going to leave you with fond memories of the trip. When you arrive back at the station you are also very likely to want to get home as quickly as possible, yet this is not an option; a 10 minute car journey can take upwards of 40 minutes to walk; not really the sort of journey that you want to undertake after a long journey by train and a long day!

Because of this, it is a much better idea to drive to and park at the station. Save the walking for recreation and choose the option that is much more convenient for you. There are numerous spaces in the car park so you won’t have any trouble parking, even at busy times! On top of this, the car park is very cheap and costs a little under £10 for the day; this is very worthwhile considering how useful the service is!