The Solent to Bognor Travel Guides

Drive to Portsmouth ferries

Portsmouth has probably the best road connections of all the UK's ports. The M275 connects directly to the port from the M27, which in turn...

Southampton Ferry Port

Ferries from Southampton are used by almost half a million passengers a year. Southampton is also the UK's busiest deep water port handling...

Brighstone Shop & Museum

The traditional cottages contain a National Trust shop and Village Museum (run by Brighstone Museum Trust), depicting village life in the late...

Staunton Country Park

Marine Park Gardens

Hotham Park

Transport Travel Guide

The coastal area around Southampton, Portsmouth, Chichester and the Isle of Wight, is easily accessible with London & its international...

Southampton Airport

Southampton Airport is the leading 'Fast Track' airport for Central Southern England and reached the one million passengers per year...

Flights

Flying to the South Coast, Southampton Airport serves the Solent to Bognor region with flights to many UK & European destinations....

Ventnor Botanic Garden

Ventor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight is a place where the pleasure of plants can be enjoyed to the fullest, it is also a place where people...

Ferries

Three ferry ports lie within easy reach of the region. Portsmouth Southsea offers ferries to mainland Europe, the Isle of Wight and the Channel...

Mottistone Manor Garden

The garden is noted for its colourful herbaceous borders, grassy terraces planted with fruit trees and its views. The 16th- and 17th-century manor...

Transport to SOU

The airport has excellent access by road, lying less than a mile from junction 5 of the M27, and only a few miles from the M3. Southampton lies...

The Needles Old Battery (National Trust)

The threat of a French invasion prompted the construction in 1862 of this spectacularly sited fort, which now contains exhibitions about the...

Newtown Old Town Hall (National Trust)

The small, now tranquil, village of Newtown once sent two members to Parliament and the Town Hall was the setting for often turbulent elections....

Coaches

Harbour Parade, Southampton

Facilities

Direct National Express Coaches to London Open 08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Saturday and...

Driving

From London

A4, A308, A3220, A308, A219, A3, A3(M), A27, M275 & A3 74 miles approx 1 hour 45 mins drive

From Heathrow...

Train Stations

Portsmouth & Southsea Station

Located two miles from the city centre, this is a staffed station with a booking office open 05:40 to...

Trains

1 hour 35 mins direct service from London Waterloo Approx 8 hours from Edinburgh, requires connection between London Kings Cross & Waterloo...

Royal Victoria Country Park