Transport & TravelSimple & straightforward
Set in our beautiful 30-acre learning environment in the heart of the Surrey Hills, Barrow Hills is exceptionally well located. Witley is less that an hour away from London Waterloo, our school is easily accessible by mainline rail and major road networks and provides the perfect setting for local pupils with parents working in London.
Barrow Hills operates a number of minibus routes, which are accessible to all pupils. We are currently exploring additional routes owing to increased demand.
A few useful facts…
- The bus services use the Schools’ 17-seater minibuses and travel company Safeguard Coaches’ coaches.
- All drivers are experienced and qualified bus drivers. They may be staff members or Safeguard drivers.
- All minibus routes run Monday to Friday.
- The service needs to be pre-booked by parents on a termly basis
- There are WhatsApp groups for each route run by King Edward’s for parents and a School contact, in case of any schedule changes, due, for example, to illness, weather or heavy traffic. Safeguard Coaches also run a text message service for similar issues.
- All parents pre-book via email to Mrs Kim Hall on klh@barrowhills.org or call +44 (0)1428 681024. Alternatively complete the form in the new pupil welcome packs.
Our Haslemere and Godalming minibus service transports pupils from Years 2 to 8, to school in the morning and returns at the end of the school day. Both minibus services run using our brand new 17 seater minibuses driven by experienced and qualified minibus drivers.
Simple costing for straight forward budgeting
- £3 per journey from/to Bramley
- £1.50 per journey from/to Charterhouse
- £1.50 per journey from/to Chiddingfold
- £3 per journey from/to Haslemere
- £1.50 per journey from/to Godalming Homebase
- £1.50 per journey from/to Enton
- Free per journey between Barrow Hills School and King Edward’s Witley, subject to availability.