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.

Travelling by bus

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

For increased flexibility, College bus passes are valid – including evening and weekend use – on the Blue Star 6, 8 & 9 and the More Bus X1/X2, X3 & X6 public services at no extra charge.

For 2024/25, we will be offering subsidised bus passes on a full academic year, termly and monthly basis. Learners eligible for the Discretionary Bursary will receive an additional 50% contribution towards the cost of monthly passes.

2024/25 bus passes will be available for purchase via our online store from 16 August 2024. Updated bus pricing can be found below and our Full Academic Year pass is offered with an Early Bird discount until 06 September 2024.

2024/25 Bus Costs

College Store

Full 2024/25 bus timetables including route maps are available on the MoreBus website. Downloadable PDF timetables can be found here.

The 2023/24 C1 & C2 services have been amalgamated into the C12 & C17 services for 2024/25. Please review the updated timetables before travelling in September.

The C12 bus will serve Applemore, Challenger Way, etc. and follow the former C1 route though to Upper Mullins before serving Butts Ash and, new for 2024/25, stops on Holbury Drove. For full details, please refer to the C12 route map on the MoreBus website. (no URL provided as not yet updated at their end)

Hythe residents please the note the Hythe Ferry and Langdown Hill stops will now be served by the C17 (Hollybank Crescent served outbound only).

Returning Holbury residents please note Rollestone Road will be served exclusively by the C4 and that the 2024/25 C12 will not serve the Waltons Avenue or Long Copse (Kennels) stops.

The C12 will serve the Butts Bridge Hill stop on Fawley Road (Buttercup Close) and the C17 will continue to serve The Heath PH. The 2023/24 stops at The Glen PH and Chaloner Crescent will not be served.
The 2023/24 C11 service has not been retained for 2024/25. The majority of ex-C11 stops have been incorporated into a revised C18 service and the new routeing has afforded the opportunity to introduce stops in Kinson, Northbourne & Parley Cross.

Returning learners please note the C18 bus will enter service at Cooper Dean (Iford no longer served) with the direction of travel through Bournemouth reversed (vs 2023/24). The inbound C18 will serve Castlepoint > Moordown > Ensbury Park > Kinson > Parley Cross > Ferndown.

Please refer to the updated C18 timetable before travelling in September.
The 2023/24 C11 service has not been retained for 2024/25. Our Burton & Bransgore (ex-C11) bus provision will be fulfilled by the C20 route which, for the 2024/25 academic year, has been extended to enter service in Bransgore and serve Burton in advance of Purewell.

Please refer to the updated C20 timetable before travelling in September and note both the earlier Bransgore & Burton departure timings and that we are no longer able to offer stops in Mudeford as a result of this C20 revision.

Purewell & Somerford were both incorporated into the former C11 route for the 2023/24 academic year. For 2024/25, both areas will again be served the C20 bus; please note the return to earlier departure timings and refer to the updated C20 timetable before travelling in September.

Please note the 2024/25 C20 will operate Bransgore > Burton > Purewell > Somerford > Highcliffe and inbound stops served may be on the opposite side of the road to the 2023/24 C11 route. For full details, please review the C20 route map on the MoreBus website before travelling in September.
Ferndown, St Leonards & Ashley Heath are now served by our C18 bus. Please refer to the new C18 timetable before travelling in September and note that northbound stops on Victoria Rd are now served inbound to Brockenhurst (i.e. bus will operate via New Rd > Victoria Rd > Wimborne Rd East).

Verwood & Ebblake bus stops are unchanged for 2024/25 however both areas, along with West Moors, will be served by a revised C13 bus. Returning bus users should review the new C13 timetable before travelling in September and note the primary West Moors stop is now the Station Road Co-op (Pinehurst Rd stops will not be served).

Travelling by train

Costing just £30 per year, the 16-17 Saver Railcard affords a 50% discount on single, return and season (including Flexi Season) tickets and we strongly encourage all rail users under 18 to obtain one.

New for 2024/25, the Discretionary Bursary will offer a further 50% contribution towards the purchase price of certain ticket types (typically reducing travel costs to 25% of the adult fare). Please see the Support & Bursaries page of our website to apply for financial support and for more information.

For most rail users, purchasing a Flexi Season ticket affords the greatest savings. For learners with a 5-day timetable, purchasing up to 6x custom period tickets (in line with our half term dates) can prove a more cost-effective approach (please email travel@brock.ac.uk for more details).

Learners turning 18 during the academic year might consider applying the Saver discount to a custom period season ticket that starts prior to their 18th birthday (discounts can apply for up to 4 months after the cardholder turns 18 – please email travel@brock.ac.uk for guidance).

Learners aged 18 or over and travelling from Salisbury or Poole (minimum fare and time restrictions apply) may benefit from the purchase of a 16-25 Railcard.

Get in touch

If you can not find the information you are looking for or would like to talk to a member of our team, you can contact us through the following options:

Tel: 01590 625555

Enquiries: enquiries@brock.ac.uk

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