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BOSCORF location
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BOSCORF is located at:National Oceanography Centre |
How to get to NOCS:
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Location of BOSCORF within NOCS
BY AIR
If you have any problems or questions, there are good information desks in the Arrivals hall at both Heathrow and Gatwick. Please note that there are two rail stations in Southampton: Southampton Central is in the city centre and is closest to NOCS and city hotels; Southampton Parkway is a little way outside the main city, adjacent to Southampton Airport.
From Heathrow Airport
Coach services link Woking with all terminals at Heathrow Airport. Passengers travelling from Heathrow can purchase combined coach and rail tickets for journeys via Woking from the desks located in the arrivals hall in each of the terminal buildings. Coaches leave all four terminals every 30 minutes throughout most of the day. On arrival, follow signs marked 'RailAir Link' - this bus will take you to Woking station. The trains to Southampton depart regularly, but you may have to change trains at Basingstoke - please check this before you start your journey. See the rail section below for train timetable information.
National Express run a coach service from the coach station at Heathrow Airport to Southampton, usually with stops at Basingstoke and Winchester. Coaches depart regularly, and the journey time to Southampton is approximately 1.5 hours. Travelling by coach is usually cheaper than taking the train.
From Gatwick Airport
There is a train station in the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, with a regular train service to Southampton Central station. You are likely to have to change trains en route, so be sure to check before you depart. If your flight lands at the North Terminal, there is a shuttle train between the terminal buildings
National Express coach services also operate from Gatwick Airport. A regular service runs to Southampton Coach Station; this journey takes approximately 3 hours.
From Southampton Airport
From Southampton Airport there is a connecting train service from Southampton Parkway station (adjacent to the airport) to Southampton Central. Journey time is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Alternatively, taxis are available outside the airport entrance - travelling to NOCS by road takes approximately 15 minutes.
BY RAIL FROM LONDON
Southampton is less than 1.5 hours from central London by rail. There are several trains every hour from Waterloo Station, London to Southampton Central station. For train times, telephone 03457 484950 or visit the National Rail website. From Southampton Central, it is probably easiest to take a taxi to NOCS or your hotel. Taxis are avialable from outside the station entrance.
BY COACH FROM LONDON
National Express operates a regular coach service from London Victoria to Southampton Coach Station. For more details and timetables, visit the National Express website.
BY ROAD
Southampton has good road links from the M3, M27 and A27.
From central London, join the M3 and leave at Junction 13 (M27). Follow signs for Southampton M27 West, Dock Gate 4 and the Waterfront for approximately 6 miles. Alternatively, leave the M27 at Junction 14, follow signs for Southampton City Centre (A33 Bassett Avenue), then follow signs for the Docks, Ferries and Ocean Village until you reach Dock Gate 4. The journey time is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Approaching from the east or west on the M27, leave the motorway at Junction 3 (M271). Follow signs for Waterfront, Ferries and Docks along the A35. As you approach the city, follow signs for Dock Gate 4 and Ocean Village.
BY FERRY
The nearest arrival port for continental car ferries, Brittany Ferries and P&O Ferries is Portsmouth, 15km east of Southampton. On arrival in Portsmouth, follow the road directions above.
ON FOOT
NOCS is 10 minutes' walk from Southampton city centre. Visitors to BOSCOR who are staying in city centre hotels will find it a quick and pleasant walk to NOCS.
Click here for a street map of central Southampton showing the route to NOCS and the location of the central railway station. Visitors spending a few days at BOSCORF will find this map useful for finding their way around the city.
How to get to NOCS from Southampton city centre:
1. Walk south down the High Street towards the waterfront (away from the Bargate and shoppiing precinct)
2. After 100 metres, turn left into Bernard Street (just after Holyrood Chruch)
3. Continue for approximately 300 metres, then turn right into Oxford Street.
4. Continue down Oxford Street for 200 metres, then turn right into Latimer Street. Cross the main road (Queen's Terrace) at the pedestrian crossing and continue directly across Queen's Park to Dock Gate 4 on the other side of Platform Road.
5. Continue through Dock Gate 4 along Central Road. Take the second road (European Way) on the left (approximately 400 metres from the Dock Gate). NOCS is a further 200 metres down the road on the right hand side. The reception area is location just inside the revolving glass doors at the front of the building.
To travel by bus to NOCS and around the city, see the Unilink and local public transport websites.
