Directions to Holmsley
Please use the postcode BH23 8EB for your satnav.
From London, the East, East Midlands and East Anglia (Avoiding Lyndhurst)
- Take M3 westbound on to the M27 west.
- Continue on A31 as far as Picket Post and turn left (signposted to Burley Street and Burley).
- Follow the road over the heath through Burley Street and into Burley.
- Turn right opposite the cycle hire shop (signposted to Bransgore).
- After about 1.5 miles at the cross roads, just before Thorny Hill, turn left.
- The site is signposted from here. After 1 mile, at the sign, turn left up the entrance road to the site.
From Bristol, the West, Wales and the West Midlands (Avoiding Christchurch and the Bournemouth area).
- From the M4 at J15 take the A346 south and then the A338 as far as Ringwood.
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At Ringwood turn left onto A31 east (signposted Southampton).
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At Picket Post turn right (signposted to Burley Street and Burley).
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Follow the road over the heath through Burley Street and into Burley.
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Turn right opposite the cycle hire shop (signposted to Bransgore).
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After about 1.5 miles at the cross roads, just before Thorny Hill, turn left.
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The site is signposted from here. After 1 mile, at the sign, turn left up the entrance road to the site.
Public transport at Holmsley
Holmsley has a broad road system but why not give your car a rest? You can get here by train, bus or coach!
Train
The closest rail station is Hinton Admiral – about 4 miles from the site – which is operated by South West Trains. The station is part of the route Poole-London Waterloo and also Weymouth-London Waterloo. From the station you can walk, cycle or phone a local taxi service.
Bus
Wilts & Dorset offers two services around our site – 175 and 176. Both are part of the route Christchurch-Ringwood that also passes through New Milton and Lymington.
The bus stop is by the crossroads in Thorney Hill – about 1.5 miles from the site.
Coach
Transdev Yellow Buses offers four different services to Christchurch – 1a, 1b, 1c and 21 – that will connect it with Bournemouth, Boscombe, Poole and Somerford.
Christchurch is about 6 miles from our site but there are bus and taxi services available.
New Forest Tour Bus
Why not see the New Forest on the open top bus tour? You can hop on and off where you like and catch another bus later on with the same ticket.
The route includes Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Lymington, Beaulieu and the Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway.