Transport for Leisure, sponsors of Countrygoer, is one of Britain's leading specialist consultancy practices dealing with:-
- Visitor Travel Plans to countryside attractions
- Access to and within the countryside by public transport
- Walking and access to the countryside on foot, including local footpath networks and long distance trails
- Cycling, cycle routes and cycling and public transport interchange
- Traffic Management, Quiet Roads and Green Ways as mechanisms to reduce the impact of cars in the countryside
- Sustainable or "green" tourism activities based on non-car modes of access in both Britain and Europe, especially Central Europe, including Poland and Slovakia
- Marketing of all types of green travel modes and tourism activity in the countryside.
Based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, TFL have a long standing reputation as consultants and advisers to a number of major agencies including Natutal England, the Countryside Council for Wales, the National Trust and Scottish Natural Heritage, many local authorities, and several UK National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Pioneering work has been done in helping to create Dales & Bowland, a Community interest Company to run local bus services in the Yorkshire Dales. In South Wales, TFL is managing Baytrans a sustainable travel partnership.
In addition TFL have worked in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland for the UK Know How Fund on EU Phare schemes. Scores of successful projects have been developed throughout the UK as a result of TFL's initial advisory work
TFL not only operate on their own in a cost effective way, but also in partnership with other leading environmental transport and tourism organisations. This includes a wide range of leading practices involved with transport and sustainable tourism related projects relating to rural railways, bus services, walking and cycling.
Contact TFL:-
email: tfl "at" countrygoer.org
Postal address:-
67 Grove Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 9PQ
England
tel: (+44) 01943 430652