Flo & Joan: With Feeling

Buses

Lighthouse is opposite Poole bus station with an underpass or a level access crossing providing easy access across the road. For bus times and routes click her for Yellow Buses information.

Airports

Bournemouth International Airport is approx. 9.5 miles from Poole with regular services to Ireland and the Mediterranean.

Southampton airport Parkway is a 45 minute train journey direct to Poole rail station.

Rail

Poole Rail Station is in the town centre a 5 minute walk from Lighthouse. Follow signs to ‘Arts Centre’ which take you through the shopping centre to the bus station. Lighthouse is opposite the bus station. Daily services from all major cities including London Waterloo, Edinburgh, York, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton. South West Trains run a half hourly train service to Poole station from London Waterloo with a journey time of around 2 hours. You can buy your South West Trains tickets online, at your nearest station or simply call 0845 6000 650. South West Trains offers great discounted train fares when you buy your ticket in advance on many longer distance routes to and from London. Travel to Poole from London Waterloo with South West Trains for just £11 Standard Class and £19 First Class, one way, when you book early. Check https://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/advance-fares.aspx for details.

Coach Services

National Express offers a regular service to most major towns and cities plus a Flightlink service to/from Heathrow Airport and central London with connections to Gatwick Airport.

Ferry Services

Daily Summer sailings from Cherbourg, France and the Channel Islands with Condor Ferries.

By Road

We are two hours away from London (M3, M27), 40 minutes from Southampton (M27) and 10 minutes from Bournemouth.Travelling west on the M27 the road becomes the A31 to bypass Ringwood, Ferndown and Wimborne Minster. Remain on the bypass until reaching the roundabout junction signposted the A349 Poole town centre and ferry port.

Follow the A349 and ferry signs until reaching the roundabout signposted the A350 Poole town centre. This roundabout has the Poole Fairway marker buoy in the centre of it.

Turn left here onto the A350 (Holes Bay Road). Follow the dual carriage way which skirts the bay. At the next roundabout at the end of Holes Bay Rd turn left onto the flyover and move to the right hand lane

At the next roundabout turn right and within a minute you will see Lighthouse on your left.

From London - 2 hours
From Bristol - 1hr 45
From Southampton - 40 minutes
From Bournemouth - 10 minutes

Car parks

There is plenty of car park space very close to Lighthouse. Parking is available at The Dolphin shopping centre multi-storey car park a short walk from Lighthouse. It is possible to pay for parking at either the machines in the car park or one located in Lighthouse. The car park is open 24 hours a day. There is also a car park located at Dolphin Swimming Centre on Kingland Road only a five minute walk away. Disabled parking is available directly outside Lighthouse.