The cycleway follows the east side of the River Trent down through the gardens, different leisure activities are intended to grow along the cycleway. The existing gateway is restored to allow access by bus and by foot.

The park for cars is situated between the main road and the cycleway to act as an acoustic buffer to the gardens. Cycle park and hire facilities link to the cycleway encouraging people to park and cycle to the town centres and other leisure activities. The space formed between the park for cars and cycleway is intended to be used by different outdoor leisure activities: battle re-enactments, balloon festivals, kite flying etc. The existing ballroom is intended to be retained and again used for different indoor leisure activities: balls, concerts, raves, flower arranging, graduation ceremonies, craft fairs etc.

Entrance to the gardens is gained by a series of transitions. A seamlessly welded stainless steel shell structure links the leisure cycleway with main central axis of the formal gardens. The structure also gives disabled access to all levels of the former hall site.

The structure joins the cycleway at a point where an existing bridge crosses the River Trent. The structure curves over and around the existing bridge (A) to draw attention to the river below echoing voices and the ripples of the water. Further progression, the structure opens up to the expanse of the sky (B), reflecting the current weather conditions before entering the courtyard (E).

Proposed hall site sections ABF & H

Proposed hall site section C

The existing courtyard is divided by the structure, the north side houses a variety of public workshops computer labs and a working courtyard for maintenance. The south side contains an outdoor cafe and restaurant allowing visitors to observe the on going tinkering of machinery.

The restaurant is intended to specialise in home grown organic food from local farms and allotments further up the cycleway.

The steel structure slowly emerges from the ground again before revealing a series of openings where optional looking glasses can be obtained from machines embedded in the walls. The two sides then come together again forming a 20mm opening under the hall site just above head height (F). Attention is then drawn to the intricately detailed blades of grass that can be seen between the gap. The structure then splits into two parts, the first part, aligned with remaining west end (G) the second part with the central axis of the gardens (H).

It is intended that the perception of the structure will change at different times of year due to the number of people and current weather conditions.