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The London Wetland Centre has announced the launch of Duck Bike, a new way to arrive at the centre. Those travelling by Duck Bike to the centre will receive half price entry.
Duck Bikes are available for hire in Hammersmith and Fulham from street based rental stations located at key sites such as tube stations, public buildings, major transport interchanges and car parks, see location map. There is a location point at the London Wetland Centre where bikes can be left.
Duck Bikes are part of collaboration between the London Wetland Centre and OYBike, winner of the Transport 2005 Innovation Category. OYBike launched their bike rental system in summer 2004. The company plan to expand the scheme across London and in other major towns and cities in the UK.
Martin Senior, Marketing and Communications Manager for the London Wetland Centre said: ‘The London Wetland Centre is delighted to be supporting an initiative that promotes the use of sustainable transport. We very much hope that people will take advantage of this offer.”
Those wishing to hire a duck bike simply need to visit www.oybike.com for a list of locations. You can register to use a bike by phone or on the web. Once you have registered it is possible to hire Duck Bikes from around Hammersmith and Fulham to ride to the centre.
OYBike special offer for the London Wetland Centre
Your free journey to the London Wetland centre on an OYBike can start from any rental station in the system.
Getting There.
The Novotel Hammersmith or any of the rental stations around Hammersmith Broadway are a good place to start,
This recommended route is virtually traffic free.
Leave The Novotel by the south entrance of Shortlands using the cycle route marked, cross at the controlled crossing onto the south side of the A4, Then head east using the subway under the Fulham Palace Road and continue along the marked cycle route, turn left in front of the Apollo Theatre into Queen Caroline Street , This street is a speed bump controlled area lightly used and ends at the river after some 500 metres, You then turn right along the Thames path for approx 100 metres and use the north east ramp of Hammersmith bridge to get up to the footway to cross the bridge, You will need to dismount to cross the bridge.
At the South end of Hammersmith Bridge turn left onto the Towpath towards Putney
After about 1.5k there is a right hand path marked for the London Wetland Centre.
Parking your OYBike into the OYBike rental station at the Wetland Centre will automatically qualify for the free journey, showing your text message from OYBike at the Wetland centre entrance will get the half price entry offer.
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