Marwell Wildlife Getting there by public transport
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Well, now. Winchester is the most logical way to go, but I'm miles from there so can't really given any advice from there. I believe there is a free minibus service, run by the zoo, that goes from the station and back again hourly. More information, I'm sure, is on Marwell's website.
You could also go to Fareham train station and then walk to the bus station (about ten minutes) before then getting a bus up to Marwell. But then, the bus has stopped running for the winter and the bus fare is beyond expensive. I think it's about £7ish.
So yeah, I would recommend a train to Winchester, and then getting their minibus service.
You could also go to Fareham train station and then walk to the bus station (about ten minutes) before then getting a bus up to Marwell. But then, the bus has stopped running for the winter and the bus fare is beyond expensive. I think it's about £7ish.
So yeah, I would recommend a train to Winchester, and then getting their minibus service.
Panthera Puss
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One of Marwell's bugbears is it's lack of public transport. There is still one bus a day (NOT sundays though) via Blue Star from Eastleigh railway station.
http://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/pdfs/bbsf.pdf
According to google maps it should be only about 15 minutes by car, so a taxi from the station may be your best bet.
Most days you can get a direct train from Waterloo to Eastleigh (journey takes 1'20-1'30), but I think there are engineering disruptions this sunday, so it would take longer & need a couple of changes. Sunday 11th October looks ok though, if that's any help!
http://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/pdfs/bbsf.pdf
According to google maps it should be only about 15 minutes by car, so a taxi from the station may be your best bet.
Most days you can get a direct train from Waterloo to Eastleigh (journey takes 1'20-1'30), but I think there are engineering disruptions this sunday, so it would take longer & need a couple of changes. Sunday 11th October looks ok though, if that's any help!
Stagecoach bus service 69 runs from Winchester via Marwell on a Sunday (ONLY Sundays-the rest of the week it does not). I don't have a current timetable but I'm sure you can find it on the internet.
A cab from Winchester to Marwell will probably cost you about £15-£20 each way. I live just down the road and have done the journey by cab a few times.
A cab from Winchester to Marwell will probably cost you about £15-£20 each way. I live just down the road and have done the journey by cab a few times.
That Stagecoach 69 is the one I get from Fareham, going towards Winchester. And it now no longer goes via Marwell because it is now on it's winter timetable. When it changes back to summer timetable (which I believe was about February time this year), it goes to Marwell again.
Such a stupid time to change 'summer' and 'winter' timetables.
Such a stupid time to change 'summer' and 'winter' timetables.
The summer railway timetable lasts until 12th December!
Lol, I'm looking forward to learning to drive because it means I get to spend longer days there, and also on weekdays, which can be quieter.
I have to only go on a Sunday and get about... four hours maximum before having to get the last bus. And I know thats plenty of time to go round a zoo I had been going round weekly, lol, but I do miss being there right in the early morning, right at the start. That was something I loved about my time at Exmoor last year. Seeing it really early, before the visitors arrived.
Also, when I had my job interview at Marwell, I was there for about... half an hour before the park opened. When walking to the education centre, everything from the Capybaras to the Rhinos would take a lot of interest in you cause you're not normally there.
Wow. I just went off on a random path there.
I have to only go on a Sunday and get about... four hours maximum before having to get the last bus. And I know thats plenty of time to go round a zoo I had been going round weekly, lol, but I do miss being there right in the early morning, right at the start. That was something I loved about my time at Exmoor last year. Seeing it really early, before the visitors arrived.
Also, when I had my job interview at Marwell, I was there for about... half an hour before the park opened. When walking to the education centre, everything from the Capybaras to the Rhinos would take a lot of interest in you cause you're not normally there.
Wow. I just went off on a random path there.
I find the more I go the longer I want to spend anywhere!