Travel

Travelling to Brock

We are easily accessible by train or via our extensive bus network.

Trains to/from Bournemouth currently run up to 4 times per hour and trains to/from Southampton run up to 3 times per hour.

College buses arrive by 8:50am for the 9:00am start and depart at 4:30pm.

Our C27 bus operates directly from Totton train station to the Construction & Marine Technologies Training Centre in Marchwood Industrial Park.

Outbound, the ex-Marchwood C27 also serves Millbrook Station (for Shirley), Western Esplanade (for Southampton Central station and onward travel) and terminates at West Quay.

The BlueStar 8 public service connects Hythe and the Waterside to Marchwood village with a 9-minute walk to the Centre. Alternatively, the BlueStar 9 connects with the C27 at Rushington Roundabout.

Travelling by bus

Our extensive bus network covers Ringwood, the Waterside, Lymington, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Wimborne and numerous towns and villages in between.

Subsidised college bus passes are available on a monthly, termly, and full year basis and include use of the ForestBreezer 81, 82 & 86, the BlueStar 8, 9, 11 & 12, the SalisburyReds X3 and the MoreBus X6 public services at no extra charge.

Learners eligible for the 2026/27 Discretionary Bursary will receive an additional 75% contribution towards the cost of monthly passes.

2026/27 bus passes are now available for purchase via our online store and our full academic year pass is offered with a 25% Early Bird discount until 04 September 2026.

2026/27 Bus Costs College Store 2025/26 Bus Timetables

Please note public network bus passes are not valid on Brockenhurst College buses. Single and return fares are available direct from the drivers, however our services do not qualify for the single fare cap.

Full bus timetables including route maps are available on the MoreBus website and app. Individual route maps and live bus tracking are available on both.

2026/27 updates

The Waterside

To balance passenger loads across our Waterside bus services, Applemore and Dibden are now served by the C7, and Hythe by the C12. As a result of this change, the Highlands Way & Hythe Hospital (both ex-C7) stops are no longer served. Full details can be found below.

New for 2026/27, our bus provider has extended public service validity to include the BlueStar 11 and BlueStar 12 public buses.

As always, please refer to the updated 2026/27 timetables before travelling.

Post-Marchwood, the C7 now operates via the Hythe-by-Pass to serve Applemore and Dibden (Claypits Lane, Cumberland Way, Challenger Way and Upper Mullins Lane) before joining Beaulieu Road and serving Dibden Purlieu.

Alternatives to the Highlands Way stop include Golden Hind Park (Upper Mullins Lane, at the end of the footpath from Armada Drive) and Noads Close (Beaulieu Road, opposite the junction with Noads Way).
The C12 now enters service at the Jones Lane bus stop on Southampton Road and operates via Jones Lane, Prospect Place, New Road and South Street before continuing to Hardley via Langdown Lawn and Butts Bridge Hill. The C12 route is unchanged from Fawley Road.

Alternatives to the Hythe Hospital stop include Deerleap Way (Langdown Lawn, adjacent to Tesco Express) and Butts Bridge Hill (Fawley Road, adjacent to Buttercup Close).

Ringwood and Poulner

The C13, C15 and C18 bus timetables have been updated to reflect recent traffic patterns.

All 2025/26 stops for these services continue to be served, with additional resource introduced in Poulner.

Please refer to the updated 2026/27 timetables before travelling.

Inbound to Brockenhurst, an additional bus (operating as a C15 from Poulner) will serve Northfield Road, Gorley Road and the White Hart PH each morning.

This additional resource will be retained until demand on the C13 and C15 services reduces; the C13 will continue to serve Southampton Road and the White Hart PH.
Previously charged at £3 per journey, passage on the C16 is available free of charge to holders of an active 2026/27 Brockenhurst College bus pass.

Departing Ringwood at 12:30 pm, the C16 arrives at Brockenhurst in advance of third period and, for learners without afternoon lessons timetabled, departs 01:10 pm to return to Ringwood for 01:40 pm.

For onward travel, the C16 connects with both the SalisburyReds X3 (Salisbury to Bournemouth, via Fordingbridge and Ringwood) and MoreBus X6 (Poole to Bournemouth, via Ferndown, Verwood and Ringwood) public services at Meeting House Lane in Ringwood.

Travelling by train

Costing just £35 per year, the 16-17 Saver Railcard discounts single, return and season tickets by 50% and we strongly encourage all rail users under 18 to obtain one.

The 2026/27 Discretionary Bursary will offer a further 75% contribution towards rail travel (typically reducing net travel costs to 25% of the adult fare) and will reimburse 100% of the purchase of a Saver railcar. Full details and the online bursary application portal can be found on the Bursaries page of our website.

For rail users on a 4-day (or less) programme, the use of Flexi Season tickets should be explored.

Each Flexi is valid for 8 days of travel (can be non-consecutive) with an equivalent, per-day rate, typically lower than weekly or monthly tickets.

For learners with a 5-day timetable, purchasing up to 6x bespoke season ticket throughout the academic year can prove a more cost-effective approach. Purchasers can specify both the start and end date (we recommend aligning with the college’s half term dates) of ‘Monthly Plus’ tickets to maximise available discounts.

If daily tickets are preferred, please ensure to purchase before boarding the train.

The rules around renewing a 16-17 Saver Railcard have changed. Learners turning 18 during the academic can now travel at the discounted rate for (up to) 12 months after their 18th birthday, providing the new Saver railcard was purchased after 16/08/2026 and no later than the day before they turn 18. For full details of these changes, please see railcard updates

Learners aged 18 or over with a daily return fare exceeding £12 may benefit from the purchase of a 16-25 Railcard (minimum fare and time restrictions apply).

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Tel: 01590 625555

Enquiries: enquiries@brock.ac.uk

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