Location

How to Find Us

Poole is located on the south coast of England within easy reach of Southampton, London, Birmingham and the Midlands. We are fortunate to be served by excellent road and rail links and an International airport at Bournemouth.

From London

If you are driving from the South East, Poole is an easy 50 minutes from Southampton – itself well served by the M3 and M27. From the North, the A34 brings you down to the M3, from where you can join the M27 at Southampton.

From the South West

From the South West, you will find the A35 brings you from Exeter and Dorchester straight to Poole and Hamworthy. The Rockley Watersports centre at Rockley Point is located on the beach at the end of Rockley Park caravan site (which is well sign-posted with brown tourist information signs).

From Poole Town Centre

From Poole town centre follow signs for “Channel Ferry” and Upton and the brown tourist information signs to Rockley Park. Go over the lifting bridge, along the B3068 Blandford Road for about 1 mile to a set of traffic lights. Turn left onto Ashmore Avenue which then leads onto Lulworth Avenue. Continue to the end of this road where you will then turn right on to Lake Road and then left on to Napier Road. You will find the Yachtsman pub on your left. Continue along the road until you approach a mini roundabout. Go straight over the roundabout and follow this road to and through the Caravan Park. Rockley Point Sailing Centre is situated on the beach. From the A35 Upton bypass or A350 from Blandford, follow signs for “Channel Ferry” and Upton and the brown tourist information signs to Rockley Park. Travel along the B3068 Blandford Road and continue as above

Public Transport Details:

Rail Services (tel: 08457 484950)
The nearest railway station is Poole for connections to Weymouth, Southampton (Central and Parkway) and London (Waterloo). Poole station is only a short taxi journey from Rockley Point and has a taxi rank immediately outside the station.

Coach Services (National Express Enquiries) (tel: 0870 5808080)
The nearest coach station is Poole for connections to the West Country, Midlands, London and the South East. Poole coach station is only a short taxi journey from Rockley Point and has a taxi rank immediately adjacent to the station.