Accommodation

United Kingdom Accommodation

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Main Public Transport Information for getting to Poole can be found on:

www.travelinesw.com  or transportdirect.info   

Airports

Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 6SE
Situated approximately 9.5 miles from Poole with regular services to Ireland and the Mediterranean.
See below for details of the shuttle service to the airport.

Booking Hotline Tel: 01202 578515,
Information Hotline Tel: 01202 364000
Fax: 01202 364109     www.bournemouthairport.com

Thomsonfly.com 
Offers flights direct to Bournemouth Airport
Tel: 0871 2314787  www.thomsonfly.com   
Ryanair
Operate a daily service to/from Glasgow, Dublin, Barcelona, Madrid, Pisa, Shannon and the Marseille Provence. For more information please visit www.ryanair.com  or call 0871 2460000

Coach Services

National Express offers a regular service to most major towns and cities plus a new Flightlink service, up to 24 times per day to/from Heathrow Airport and central London with connections to Gatwick Airport. Coaches arrive at Seldown Coach Park, which is next to Poole Bus Station.
Reservations: 08705 808080
Fax: 0141 332 8055   www.nationalexpress.com

Bournemouth Airport Shuttle
Bournemouth Airport Shuttle runs between Bournemouth town centre and the airport once an hour from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, serving the Travel Interchange, East Cliff, the Pier, West Cliff and the Square. Journey times from the Travel Interchange to Bournemouth Airport take just 15 minutes. At the Travel Interchange you can transfer to a bus or train to Poole.
Please note: The Bournemouth Airport Shuttle Bus does not operate on 25th & 26th December, and 1st January.
Tel: 01202 557007     www.bournemouth-airport-shuttle.co.uk

Ferry Services

From the Port: Daily services to Cherbourg, France with Brittany Ferries . Daily Summer sailings to St Malo, France and the Channel Islands with Condor Ferries .

Ferry Terminal car park
If you require a car parking space it is advisable to book in advance. £6 per 24 hours.
Tel: 01202 440220

Rail

Poole Station is situated in the town centre - Daily services to all major cities including London Waterloo, Edinburgh, York, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton.

National Rail Enquires Tel: 0845 7484950
Rail Bookings tel: 0845 6000650
web: www.travelinesw.com   

South West Trains Tel: 0845 6000650
www.southwesttrains.co.uk  
Arriving by train? Ask for a Plusbus ticket. If you are arriving in Poole by train, for an extra £3 on the price of your rail ticket (£1.50 for children) you can enjoy unlimited travel for the day on most local bus services. Wilts & Dorset, Yellow Buses, First and the majority of smaller bus operators are included and you can hop on and off the buses all day with your rail plusbus ticket. Passengers can travel over a wide area including not just Poole but also neighbouring towns of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Wimborne. Ask at your local train station for details of Plusbus.

Road Travel

Information on planning your route can be found on a number of sites, including:
www.theaa.com  
www.rac.co.uk
www.frixo.com

Australian Accommodation

Where to stay in Hervey Bay
http://www.frasercoastholidays.info/where_to_stay/hervey-bay/hervey-bay_home.cfm

Closest Airport
Fraser coast/Hervey Bay
http://www.herveybayairport.com.au/

Arrival by Air
Jetstar and Virgin Blue fly to Hervey Bay from Sydney and Sunshine Express from Brisbane . Air services to Fraser Island are via Air Fraser Island from Hervey Bay and Maryborough to airstrips on the island or beach landings. Lady Elliot provides direct flights from Hervey Bay to Lady Elliot Island .Hervey Bay Airport, off Booral road, Urangan.

Arrival by train
To reach Hervey Bay from Brisbane by rail, take the Tilt Train to Maryborough West, from where there is a connecting Trainlink bus to Hervey Bay Bus Terminal (Bay Central), stopping only at Maryborough on the way. The journey by train to Maryborough West takes 3½ hours and the bus ride from Maryborough West station to Bay Central takes 45 minutes.

Arrival by bus
Many buses operate from Brisbane to Hervey Bay . All services, both long-distance buses and Trainlink, arrive at the Bay Central Bus Terminal. This is quite a long walk from the centre of Hervey Bay , which is in the area known as Torquay.

Arrival by car
Hervey Bay will take just under three hours from central Brisbane by road. Most of the journey is along the Bruce Highway.

South African Accommodation

Getting to Melkbos, Cape Town, South Africa

From Cape Town, travel north on the R27 (the west coast road) past Milnerton and Tableview. Turn left at the traffic lights just after Atlantic Beach golf course. Welcome to Melkbos!

Just 25 minutes drive from the Cape Town CBD and 25kms from the Cape Town International Airport, Melkbosstrand is
perfectly located for a relaxed getaway or professional conference.
http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=229

The hotel is set in Melkbosstrand. An awesome coastal town just outside Cape town (30mins from city centre).

Accomodation

There is a large variety of hotels, guest houses, self catering and camp/ caravan accomodation.

Take a look at the Melkbosstrand website. There is some info in the town etc.

www.melkbos.com

Here are some examples of accomdation to look at:

1.) www.melkbosch.co.za ( R330- R400 bed and B&B)

2.) www.thesandcastle.co.za ( B&B)

3.) www.gregorian.co.za ( 4star accomodation) R700 and up

4.) www.capestay.co.za/twoowls (R285/p sharing incl breakfast and R330 per person single incl breakfast)

5.) www.ouskip.co.za ( Caravan park, camp sites etc, R90 per night)

Map of area
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=Blaauwberg%20Coast&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enAU355AU355&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl