Getting to school...

[Sly]

Re: Getting to school...

School was like a 5 minute walk. High school was a 5 minutes bus journey, but I always used to walk home unless the weather was really bad. When I was working nights I was always surprised to see kids waiting for buses at 6 in the morning. What the hell was all that about?

[Trickyvee]

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About 10-15 minutes walk to my junior and senior schools, although it always used to take us about half an hour the way we dawdled and fannied on! Everybody used to walk or got the bus in those days . I can't remember one person getting dropped off or picked up in a car on a regular basis.

[kazboot]

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I was a lucky one with only 5 minutes walk to my Infants, Junior and Senior Schools.
Even though, like everyone else I stayed for school dinners in the Infants and Juniors, I always went home at lunchtime in the Seniors.

[Jacqueline]

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I walked to Primary School. it took about ten minutes.

I caught the bus to Senior School for the first three years and then walked with friends the final couple of years.

[Heather74]

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I've always walked to school other than on the very odd occasion when we were running so late Dad got the car out.
Walks to and from different schools and homes varied from 10 minutes to 25 minutes.
I would never of dreamed of getting on a bus full of school kids I'd rather the 25 minute walk thank you very much!
Plus I don't think Mum and Dad ever offered out the bus fare. It was a case of you've got legs,so use them.

[sixtyten]

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Luckily I was in a similar position. Minutes walk from Junior School (could see it from window), and ten minutes from Senior School. even had some jobs that were walkable for lunchtimes

[darren]

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all my schools where within two mies of the house.

i either walked or got lift from my dad.

tried a bus once but it was a nightmare as u can imagine.

if it was good weather id walk to school.
otherwise a lift.
if i was walking it would take 10 mins.

[Marine Boy]

I lived next door to my junior school, and ten minutes walk from my secondary school. But over the years, I've heard stories of children travelling miles to get to school. Sometimes by walking, sometimes by bus or train. How did you get to school? How long did it take you?