Visiting The Doll School® at our HQ or The Wisdom Centre in ROMSEY is straightforward by personal or public transport, from the UK or further afield. Romsey is an ancient market town on the edge of the New Forest national park and is peppered with streams and waterways as part of the ancient mill town. Our visitors often extend their trip to enjoy the beautiful surrounding area. Please do contact us for specific advice, or read our helpful UK and international travel guide below:
Travel from UK
By Rail:
ROMSEY train station is a short walk form both locations (2 Minutes walk to HQ, 12 minutes level walk from Wisdom Centre).
ROMSEY station is on the mainline running from Newport/Cardiff through to Portsmouth (calling at Bristol, Bath, Southampton Airport, Southampton Central and many other stations). A train change at Southampton connects you with further mainlines to London, Birmingham, Manchester and more.
By Road:
Romsey is just a few minutes from the M3 and M27 motorways. For Sat Nav use SO51 8DT for the HQ and SO51 8EL for the Wisdom Centre.
By Air
Romsey is just one train stop from Southampton Airport. The airport is small and friendly with just 4 gates. The train station at the airport is just 1 minutes level walk from arrivals/departures. As well as international, the airport offers pleasantly short flights from/to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Alderney, Manchester, Guernsey, Jersey & Newcastle.
Travel from overseas
By Rail (Eurostar)
Eurostar connections to London (St Pancras) are a pleasant way to travel without the need to fly. Eurostar is part of a larger network that includes high-speed direct and indirect routes between the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.
From London St Pancras, continue your journey to Romsey by tube/rail which will take approx 2h20mins and requires 2 changes. ROMSEY train station is a short walk from both of our locations (2 Minutes walk to HQ, 12 minutes level walk from Wisdom Centre).
By Air:
Southampton Airport –
Romsey is just one train stop (£5.40 17mins) or use the taxi rank at the airport (approx £28 & 18 minutes) from the friendly and compact Southampton Airport.
The airport is small and friendly with just 4 gates. The train station at the airport is just 1 minutes level walk from arrivals/departures. As well as domestic, the airport offers pleasantly short flights from/to Amsterdam (onward to rest of world), Dublin, Faro, Paris, Geneva
Heathrow Airport (LHR) – 60 miles
Britain’s busiest airport (Heathrow) is about a 70 minute drive away. We have a contract with a fixed rate with a local trusted airport transfer service for £140 for a car – sharing is a good idea to split costs.
You can also connect from all terminals at Heathrow with a very convenient coach to Southampton City centre from £18 per person, but would need to get between Southampton and Romsey, so allow for a £28 taxi. The taxis are right outside the coach station. This coach should be prebooked to get the lowest price. They even put your bags into the storage underneath for you – its very convenient!
There is also a train route but it is no cheaper or quicker than the coach. Message me to find out more about it.
Heathrow offers flights to the whole world with multiple airlines.
Gatwick Airport) – 90 miles
Sometimes offering cheaper flights, Gatwick is about a 1hr40min minute drive away. We have a contract with a fixed rate with a local trusted airport transfer service for £160 for a car – sharing is a good idea to split costs.
Gatwick is well connected by rail. The journey to Romsey is approx 2hr 30min (2 changes) and costs from £28 if prebooked. This journey is really quite scenic and worth trying to schedule during the daytime. Weekend travel is cheaper but slower.
Gatwick offers flights to the whole world with multiple airlines including many budget options.
By Sea:
Please contact us for information about getting to us by sea. We are close to multiple ferry terminals connecting to mainland Europe, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight.
