Travelling to Ringwood couldn’t be easier! Ringwood is located approximately 10 miles from Bournemouth, 15 miles from Salisbury and 20 miles from Southampton. Located just off the main A31 and A338 trunk roads, travelling by car is quick and convenient. We have plenty of parking – so come and visit us!
Travel by Bus:
Travel by bus is also easy; Morebus provide regular services to and from Ringwood throughout the day and night. It’s service as normal on Carnival day, with temporary bus stops, your travel to Ringwood is unaffected! For more information on bus timetables, please click here for updated information.
Temporary Bus & Coach Stops:
Morebus together with National Express Coaches will still be running on Carnival day, however, a temporary bus stop will be in place on The Furlong Road, opposite the Long Stay Car Park. This is indicated by the temporary bus stop sign. Regardless of the time of day, all buses & coaches should know to stop here as part of information provided to them. Click on the map below to establish the temporary bus stop location.
Parking:
There are plenty of car parks in and around Ringwood for you to use on Carnival day (including disabled bays). There are both short and long stay parking areas, some of which are free to use! Please see below our illustrated map of Ringwood showing key locations, however, for more specific information on all car parks please, please visit the Ringwood Town Council website or click here.
Road Closures:
Road closures take place during both the afternoon and evening processions; these closures are clearly marked by road signs displayed during the week before Carnival. Please see the illustrated map below for road closure locations. Road closures times are as follows:
Afternoon procession: Road closure at 1:30pm, reopens again at 4:30pm.
Evening procession: Roads closure at 6:30pm, reopens again at 22:00pm.
Procession Route and times:
Please see below our illustrated map of Ringwood showing our wonderful procession route as well as other key locations in the town! The times of our processions are as follows:
Afternoon procession: 2pm.
Afternoon Assembly: 1pm (latest) with judging 12:30pm – 1:30pm.
Evening procession: 7:15pm.
Parkside Evening Assembly: 6pm (latest) with judging 5:45pm – 6:45pm.
(click the map below for larger version)
Click on the map below to give an overview of the Road Closure locations, procession route, temporary bus stop, car parks and procession assembly points. If you wish to download the ma, simply click here.
