Wolviston to Cowpen Bewley Active Travel Route – Better Connecting Wynyard to Hartlepool

Connecting Communities – from Wynyard to Hartlepool Town Centre

We want your views on the Wolviston to Cowpen Bewley Active Travel Route

We are set to deliver a new active travel route – for walking, wheeling, and cycling to better connect Wynard Business Park, Wolviston, Billingham, Greatham, and Hartlepool.   Our aim is to give people more choices for how they travel.

We’re planning to improve the paths and road safety between Wolviston and Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park. This is one part of a bigger plan to build a safe, connected active travel route so people can travel without using a car – from Wynyard to Hartlepool Town Centre.

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The full active travel route from Wynyard to Hartlepool will be delivered in 4 parts:

1. Wynard Business Park to Wolviston (starting Autumn 2025)

Improvements to the A19/A689 Wolviston Interchange will create a better connection between Wynyard Business Park and Wolviston. This work includes:

• An extra traffic lane on the north side of the A19/A689 junction (direction of Wynyard to Wolviston) to help ease congestion.
• A new footbridge for pedestrians, wheelchair users, cyclists, and equestrians over the A19 – offering a safer, more convenient way to cross the A19.

2. Wolviston to Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park

The next step will be to improve the active travel route path between Wolviston and Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, and we would like your feedback on these plans. Improvements to this part of the route include:

• Traffic calming and speed reduction through Wolviston, to provide a safe environment for walkers and wheelers to move freely, and cyclists to share the road with motor vehicles.
• Widening of the path and crossings around the A689 Wolviston Road Roundabout, to provide a shared space for walkers, wheelers, and cyclists to move safely around the junction.
• An upgrade to Wolviston Back Lane between the A689 Wolviston Road Roundabout and Marsh House Avenue, with an upgraded crossing of Longfellow Road and an improved space for walking, wheeling, and cycling.
• Traffic calming and speed reduction along Wolviston Back Lane between Marsh House Avenue and Low Grange Avenue, to provide a safe environment for walkers and wheelers to move freely, and cyclists to share the road with motor vehicles.
• A speed reduction on the A1185 between Marsh House Avenue and the railway line, to facilitate safer crossings for walking, wheeling, and cycling.
• An upgrade to the existing track between the Low Grange Avenue and Cowpen Woodland Park, with safer crossings and an improved space for walking, wheeling, and cycling.

Artist impression of improvements to path

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3. Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park to Hartlepool Town Centre

This section of the route will improve the existing National cycle route (NCN 14) and will connect to the Burn Valley improvements to be delivered from Autumn 2025 to connect to Hartlepool Town Centre. This part is currently in development and your feedback will be welcome in Autumn 2025.  Please sign up to stay informed.

4. Future Connections 

Looking ahead, the aim will be to extend this route into Wynyard, giving even more people access to safer, sustainable travel options.

This whole route, once complete, will give people a safer, greener, and more accessible way to travel.

Have Your Say! Wolviston to Cowpen Bewley Active Travel Route

We want to hear your ideas! What would make your journey better along this new route? Please look at our plans for the Wolviston to Cowpen Bewley section of this route and give us your ideas by taking this short survey.

There are three ways to have your say:

• Join us at a public event on 15 July 2025 from 12-6pm at the Wolviston Community Centre, Wolviston, Billingham TS22 5JZ
• Complete the online survey
• Or email us at [email protected]

More Information

Our Plans

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