Gatwick to Bournemouth
- Thread starter Katarzyna
- Start date
Kat, I don't have any answers but am very interested in making this trip this year. I hope someone comes along and has advice.
Laura
Well-Known Member
I'm flying into Heathrow and am taking a train to Bournemouth. I'm sure that there is a way to get to Bournemouth by train from Gatwick, even if you have to connect in London -- I used http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ to figure out train schedules and prices.
As far as hotel goes, I used hotels.com and booked into the Hermitage. I have no idea if the place is any good, but it's supposed to be right by the Bournemouth International Centre and when I booked it back at the beginning of October, it was $92/night including taxes. It seems to be booked up now, but hotels.com has other places in the area. I also like to use Venere.com to find places to stay in the UK and Europe.
See you there! I'll be watching on the 23rd and the 24th.
As far as hotel goes, I used hotels.com and booked into the Hermitage. I have no idea if the place is any good, but it's supposed to be right by the Bournemouth International Centre and when I booked it back at the beginning of October, it was $92/night including taxes. It seems to be booked up now, but hotels.com has other places in the area. I also like to use Venere.com to find places to stay in the UK and Europe.
See you there! I'll be watching on the 23rd and the 24th.
The train station is in Gatwick airport. I took the train from Gatwick to Portsmouth a few years ago. It goes straight south to Brighton turns right towards Portsmouth etc. I suspect it keeps going from there towards Bornemouth. The train system in England is fantastic. Good Luck Kat.. sounds like an awesome trip.
dandy
New Member
thetrainline.com - can book your tickets on line (gatwick to bournemouth with one stop in southampton)
travelodge.co.uk - a good quality chain sometimes for 20gbp for the room per night (and the room sleeps 3 or 4)
ryanair.com - has links to cheap hotels
or
you can wait till you get there and find something (always possible, more often than not good value)
travelodge.co.uk - a good quality chain sometimes for 20gbp for the room per night (and the room sleeps 3 or 4)
ryanair.com - has links to cheap hotels
or
you can wait till you get there and find something (always possible, more often than not good value)
standardgirl
New Member
Thank you guyspeople say that there are a lot of b&Bs tehre that are cheap that you can book once you arrive.. is that true, is that a safe bet? someone mentioned about 20 pounds per person per night...
Sounds like teh train trip should be an easy one
20 pounds per person per night is like $80 usd total for the two of you per night. You might be better off getting a cheap hotel room ahead of time. Try venere.com to get an idea and then check the price on hotel website which is usually cheaper. If you google, there are also 15% (or 10%) off venere coupons all over.
Katarzyna
Well-Known Member
Ok sorry again to bother.. had a huge change.. have to be in meetings for work in france till wed.. we would miss RS but can still attend open.. but now I have to change all flights (at least company will pay for my flight).... so if I arrive in london on wed evening, which airport is closest to Bournemouth ??