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Getting
there...
by car
The Show's full address is:
Southampton Boat Show
Mayflower Park
Southampton
SO15 1HJ
United Kingdom
BLACK on yellow AA Road Signs will
direct you to the show, and will be
located on the M3, M27 and the main
arterial roads to Southampton. It is
advised that you head to Jct 3 of the
M271 as this is where the Park and
Ride is located and other near by car
parks.
● From the North (Midlands): use the
M6 or A1,M1, M42 to the M40, A34
and M3 or alternatively use M6, M1,
M25, M3 to M27 (West) Jct 3 to M271
● From Wales: use the M4 to Jct 13,
A34, M3 to Jct 14, A33 to City Centre
and Waterfront or M4 to Jct 18, A46,
A36, M27 (West), Jct 3 to M271
● From London: take the M25 and
join the M3, M27 (West), Jct 3 to
M271
● From the South East: take the
A259, A27 or A272, or A3M, M27 to
Jct 3 to M271
● From the South West: take M5,
A30, A35 or A358, A303, A36, M27 to
Jct 3 10 M271
Park & Ride: Follow AA signs from
junction 3 of the M27, signposted
M271. There will be continuous shut-
tles to the main entrance. Costs is £6
per car or an EARLY BIRD deal for
the first 300 spaces at £5 per car
(weekdays only).
Get directions to the Show using the
AA Route Planner service
by train
SOUTH West Trains run regular
services to Southampton Central
from London Waterloo (via Clapham
Jct, Woking, Basingstoke, Winchester,
Southampton Airport) that takes
approx 70mins. Convenient
connections, including Eurostar
Your guide t
services to and from Brussels, Paris
and Lille, are available at London
Waterloo as well. South West Trains
also run services from Weymouth,
deal to offer visitors even greater value than
pennantFROM PAGE 11
Poole and Bournemouth. From
ever before. Visitors can spend two full days
Southampton Central station it is only
Southampton Boat Show is the ever-popular at either show, or one day at both shows.
a 15 minute walk to the Show.
Miss Southampton Boat Show competition. Available now via the ticket hotline on
Lovely local ladies or keen boaters will be 0870 060 6090 or on the door, this great
Virgin Cross Country Trains run serv-
encouraged to enter the competition that “combination” ticket deal gives visitors the
ices from Scotland, the North,
culminates on the final Saturday at the freedom to choose how they visit the UK's
Midlands and Birmingham.
Show, with the lucky winner taking the premier boat shows.
crown. The combi-ticket deal costs just £20 in
Wessex Passenger Trains run from
As Pirates of the Caribbean 3 opened advance or £25 on the door, giving visitors a
South Wales through Bristol and
across the country on the 24th May, the Picture: OnEdition saving of £5 over purchasing two separate
Salisbury.
Southampton Boat Show announced that
building of the ship and the crew will be on
tickets.
HMS Bounty, one of the film’s featured
hand to answer questions.
Andrew Williams, NBS Managing
Connex run services from Portsmouth
ships, would be a star attraction at the
James Gower, Director of Marketing at
Director, says: “Our brilliant combi-ticket
and Brighton.
Southampton Boat Show in September. NBS commented: “We’re delighted that deal offers great value and flexibility for
Visitors to the Southampton Boat Show HMS Bounty, a ship of such historical people interested in visiting both Boat
For train times, fares and general
are able to climb on board this historic importance as well as a famous movie star, Shows – or simply planning a repeat trip.”
information call National Rail
vessel and learn more about the most infa- is coming to the Southampton Boat Show. This great offer joins the latest combi-
Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (calls
mous mutiny of all time, which saw Fletcher Such an attraction will generate mass ticket deal giving families fantastic value for
may be recorded).
Christian take control of HMS Bounty more appeal, and we’re expecting HMS Bounty to money. For the first time at the Southampton
than 200 years ago. prove a real hit with visitors to the show.” Boat Show, kids aged 15 and under get free
There will be a self-tour that takes in the This year, National Boat Shows has admission – provided they are with a paying
exhibition on the mutiny as well as the launched a brand new, flexible Combi-ticket adult.
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