How far does your DC walk to school?

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 01/09/2015 19:31

and do you think it is manageable?

or what do you think is a reasonable everyday walk to and from school?

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redskybynight · 01/09/2015 19:51

Could you drop them off at the bus/train stop maybe? Would give them a bit of independence but make the journey time a bit easier. Imagine there will be other children walking from the bus/train at the school end so that bit will feel easier.

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 01/09/2015 19:48

yeah, bit of a stupid question backforgood just meant was it okay or a bit of a strain or whatever :)

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 01/09/2015 19:44

Hmm, thanks for that - just trying to work something out. DSs school is 6 miles away but there is no safe cycling route (half of it is up a 60mph windy country road and means crossing a roundabout at the head of a motorway too). I currently drive them their and back but for various reasons I'd like them to be able to make their own way.

There is some public transport but it means a 1.7 mile to train or bus stop and then another mile uphill at the other end. Basically it turns a 10/15 minute car journey into an over the hour journey each way.

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BackforGood · 01/09/2015 19:42

Most direct route is 1.5miles.
They both add a bit on to that by picking up friends from various points that aren't quite 'along the way', but not a huge amount more.

Er- yes, of course it's manageable or they wouldn't be doing it... dd1 had done it for 5 yrs, dd2 is at the start of Yr9, so for 2 yrs so far.

If they have stayed to something after school and would otherwise be walking home, late, on their own, then I will fetch them if I am able (my work schedule varies day to day). About twice a year, on the odd day when it's really been persisting down, they will jump in with dh on his way to work and then twiddle their thumbs at school for an hour, but they'd rather walk.

OnTheBirdBranch · 01/09/2015 19:38

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redskybynight · 01/09/2015 19:37

DS only walks 15 minutes to secondary school. But his walk to primary was 1.5 miles (about 30 minutes) although he did mostly cycle it. Some of his friends walked 2 miles (40 minutes) to primary school though - I'd say that was probably the furthest that it makes sense to walk just because of the time taken. But cycling a bit further (fairly sure he knows folks at secondary who do 5-6 miles) would be perfectly doable?

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