Lyndhurst Road (A35) Hinton St. Michael
Christchurch. Dorset BH 23 7EF
Tel: +44(0) 1425672404
 Fax: +44(0)1425 674 315
e-mail : enquiries@eastclosehotel.co.uk

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How to get to the New Forest and our Hotel

Hampshire is one of the largest English counties and a major gateway to Britain and Northern Europe. The New Forest is situated in central southern England in a triangle between Southampton, Bournemouth and Salisbury. There is good access by road and by train. London is less than two hours away. London's Waterloo station has adjacent platforms for Basingstoke, Southampton, Paris and Brussels, and Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are also within easy reach.

By Train:
Frequent and fast trains from London (Waterloo), approximately one hour traveling time to Winchester, and from the Midlands.
Train Timetables
or the National Rail Enquiry Bureau: 0345 48 49 50.

Hampshire is easy to reach via Eurostar with an easy change of trains at London Waterloo station.
Eurostar: 0345 30 30 30.

By Road:
West: M4, A34 or A303
East: A27, M27.
Midlands: M40 and A34.
From London and the North, on the M3 Southbound
At the junction with the M27 follow the signs to Bournemouth and The West
Leave the M27 at Junction 1 (signposted New Forest)
Hotel is situated on the A35 some 4 miles northeast of Christchurch and 9 miles southwest of Lyndhurst.

By Air:
Motorways connect Hampshire directly to London's Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Southampton and Bournemouth International Airport operates flights to Europe, the Channel Islands and regional airports in the UK.

Southampton International Airport: 023-8062 9600

Bournemouth International Airport: 01202 364234

By Boat:

Excellent ferry connections link Hampshire to Europe all year round.

Portsmouth-St Malo/Caen
Brittany Ferries: 02392 750333

Portsmouth-Le Havre, Cherbourg & Bilbao
P&O European Ferries: 02380 772000