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| Royal
Victoria Country Park |
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| Check opening days, times
and prices for the chapel
and cafe hours. |
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| Royal
Victoria Railway |
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| Bell
Tent Glamping |
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| Set in the historic grounds
of the Royal Victoria Country
Park. |
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| Commonwealth
War Graves |
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| The military cemetery
in the Royal Victoria Country
Park. |
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| Friends
of Weston Shore |
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| A group to promote and
enhance Weston Shore in
Southampton. |
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| Weston
Shore Blog |
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| To find out more about
Weston Shore |
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| Friends
of Westwood |
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| A dedicated team of local
volunteers who help look
after Westwood Local Nature
Reserve on the edge of Southampton. |
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| Netley
Abbey |
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| English Heritage site
including opening days and
times. |
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| Hamble
Local History Society |
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| With the aim of promoting
interest in all aspects
of history in Hamble and
the surrounding area. |
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| Hound
Local History Society |
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| With the aim of promoting
all aspects of history in
the villages of Hound, Netley
Abbey, Butlocks Heath and
Old Netley. |
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| Hamble
Conservation Volunteers |
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| A group of local enthusiasts
committed to preserving
the habitat and amenity
of Hamble Common for the
benefit of the community. |
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| Local Buses |
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Southampton City Red |
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Woolston and Weston. Duncan
Close is the nearest stop
to Weston Shore (about 0.2
mile). Route 6 for Southampton,
Woolston, Netley (nearest
for the Royal Victoria Country
Park. There is also a path
into the park from the Verdon
Avenue stop on Hamble Lane)
and Hamble. |
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| First
Solent Rangers |
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| X4 and X5 routes include
Woolston, Bursledon, Lower
Swanwick (The Spinnaker
bus stop for Swanwick Shore
Road and the river path
to Warsash) and Sarisbury
plus Warsash (X5 only). |
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| Bluestar |
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| Route 17 for Southampton,
Woolston and Weston. Duncan
Close is the nearest stop
to Weston Shore (about 0.2
mile). |
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Note that
the same route numbers may be used by
more than one local operator but for
completely different routes. |
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| Local Trains |
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| Bursledon
Station |
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| Bursledon is the nearest
station to Lower Swanwick
(about 0.5 mile to Swanwick
Shore Road and the river
path to Warsash) and the
upper reaches of the river
Hamble. |
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| Netley
Station |
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| Netley station is ideal
for the Royal Victoria Country
Park (about 0.6 mile via
footpaths and Hound Road,
about 1 mile via Station
Road, Netley village and
Victoria Road). It is the
nearest station to Netley
Abbey ruins (about 1 mile)
and the Netley end of Weston
Shore. |
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| Hamble
Station |
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| About 1.5 miles along
Hamble Lane from Hamble
Quay. The nearest bus stop
is on the platform 2 side
of the station. Cross the
road for Hamble. |
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| Woolston
Station |
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| Woolston Station is nearest
for Weston Shore (about
1 mile). Follow Victoria
Road to Woolston Sailing
Club. |
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| South
Western Railway |
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by stopping services on
the Southampton-Portsmouth
line. Stations are unstaffed. |
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| Others |
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| Hamble-Warsash
Ferry |
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| The famous pink ferry.
Check for current operating
days and times. Service
subject to weather conditions.
The path to the ferry on
the Warsash side can be
slippery. There is a pontoon
for access at Hamble Quay
at all times and on the
Warsash side at high tide
only. |
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| Tide
Times - Warsash |
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| My walks include beaches
and paths which may be submerged
in places such as Hamble
Shore and the river Hamble
footpath at and after a
high tide. |
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