How to find Dovedale

By bus 

You can look at  First Essex to check which buses stop at Dovedale. 

By train 

The nearest train station to Dovedale is Chelmsford. You can look at Greater Anglia to check which trains stop at Chelmsford station. The station is about a mile from the centre.

Walking 

Dovedale is around a 20 minute walk on foot from Chelmsford city centre. 

By bicycle

You can find out which ECC cycle routes to take to Dovedale.

By car 

You can reach Dovedale by car off the A1060; either via London Road, Moulsham Street, or the B1007. 

Parking

If you are visiting during evenings or weekends, you can park anywhere in the Vicarage Road car park or the surrounding roads.

If you are visiting during weekday mornings, there are parking restrictions in the car park and the surrounding roads. There are 10 designated purple bays for  our customers in the Vicarage Road car park. We recommend that you check the signage for details.

If you are a member, you can buy a parking permit from reception for £10, which will allow you to park on the following roads:

• St John’s Road 
• Nursery Road 
• Oaklands Crescent
• Moulsham Drive
• Braemar Avenue
• Rothesay Avenue
• Finchley Avenue

You can read the terms and conditions for the Dovedale parking permit.