Travelling to and from Bagshot

Bagshot is very well served with transport connections.  A selection of links to information sources, including route planners and timetables, is provided at the end of this page.

Rail

Bagshot is on the Ascot to Guildford branch line and has its own railway station.  Services are half hourly (hourly on Sunday).  

From London Waterloo take the Reading train and change at Ascot for Bagshot.  During the evening peak time a few trains come direct without having to change. At Waterloo they only admit that our line goes as far as Frimley (this is because there is a quicker route to places beyond there) so once out of London do not be surprised when station announcements start listing places through to Guildford. Total journey time between Bagshot and Waterloo is just over 1 hour.

For travel to/from west London (eg Hammersmith, Earls Court, Kensington) interchanging between rail and Underground at Richmond can be particularly convenient.

From Reading (for connections from the west and cross-country nationally) take the Waterloo train (from a little side platform) to Ascot and change there for Bagshot.

Ascot station has an unusual platform layout.  On platform 1 you can get out on either side of the train. To change to the Bagshot line it is best to get out on the side away from the ticket office (right hand side if facing London) as this gives you the shortest walk through the subway to platform 3 (the normal platform for Bagshot trains).

From Woking (for connections from the south and southwest) change at Ash Vale (on the Alton line) for Bagshot.

Directions to Bagshot centre from the station (about 1/2 mile): turn left out of the station and down Station Road to the traffic lights, turn left into Bridge Road (keeping the BP filling station on your right). If walking, cross over at the pedestrian crossing and turn into the old part of High Street (Three Mariners Pub on your left).  There is no taxi rank at the station, but there is a pay phone on Station Road.

Ex Bagshot resident Ron Frost observed "I notice that the train journey times today, from Bagshot to Waterloo is stated at 'just over one hour'. In the 1940's that journey took 55 minutes and always on time. The journey from Woking to Waterloo was 25 minutes and were every half hour service."

Bus

Bagshot has a variety of bus services provided by both major operators and local companies.  Some routes are supported by Surrey County Council.  The No. 34 service between Camberley and Woking via Bagshot is half hourly throughout most of the day.

Car

Bagshot is situated on the A30 and the A322. It is in close proximity to junction 3 of the M3 (directions: from M3 J3 turn north along the A322 in the direction of Bracknell, in about 1/4 mile at traffic lights turn left. In 100 yds at the roundabout, for the centre of Bagshot, turn right, continue under the viaduct, then left at the mini-roundabout.) 

There is a public car park behind Somerfield's supermarket in The Square, a car park at the station and each of the pubs, and on-street parking on most roads.

Air

Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports are within a reasonable distance and accessible by public transport though I normally suggest to incoming travellers that they consider asking their Bagshot host to pre-book a local taxi firm to meet their flight.  As a guide a local taxi will charge about £40 for a pre-booked pickup from Heathrow, less for a drop-off at the airport,  a bit more for Gatwick. The taxi rank at Heathrow is served by London taxis for whom Bagshot is "out of area" and you are advised to confirm the journey price before departing, it could be twice what a local taxi would charge.

Heathrow

For public transport to Bagshot take the 285 bus from Heathrow to Feltham train station, then train to Bagshot, changing at Ascot.

The problem I found is that local transport services are very poorly signposted within Heathrow - most people want to go to central London and that is what predominates on the signs.

If you arrive at Terminals 1, 2 or 3 then walk to the Central Bus Depot on the airport. Ask staff what bus you want to Feltham rail station (just to make sure that it is still the 285) and where it goes from as the bus stopping points are not all obvious.

If you arrive at Terminal 4 then ask for the route to Hatton Cross underground station. There is an Underground service from T4 and I think it is free as far as Hatton Cross. There has been maintenance work on the Underground with trains replaced by busses, I don't know how long this goes on for, but if is the "replacement bus service" then use this. Busses pull in just outside the Underground station. .

Alternatively from T4 you could take the Heathrow Express for one stop to terminals 1/2/3 for the Central Bus Depot (travel is free if that is as far as you go).

You do NOT want the coach services called Rail-Air-Link which go to Reading or Woking as these routes go far too far out of the way for Bagshot.

These notes were prepared for someone who wanted to pick up and drive a hire car from Heathrow to Bagshot:

The car hire depots are on the periphery of the airport, most, if not all, being on the north side. Visit your car hire company's stand in the airport arrivals area and they will arrange courtesy mini-bus transport to their depot.

The route from the airport to Bagshot that is easiest to follow is via the M25 motorway. My advice is to ask one of the attendants at the car hire depot how best to get from their depot to the M25 and perhaps get a map off them. I think a map of the airport is also downloadable off the Internet.

There are several routes out, the most straightforward is to follow signs for M4. This will lead you onto a motorway spur that joins the M4. Join the M4 in the west bound direction (Slough, Reading, Wales, not London). Then first exit and keep left to join the M25. Other options are to take the A4 rather than the M4, or to drive round the Perimeter Road past the new Terminal 5 building and then onto the M25

Join the M25 to travel in an anticlockwise direction (for Staines and Gatwick) to Junction 12 (M3). Take the slip road off to join the M3 keeping in the right hand lane of the slip road so as to join the M3 south/west bound (direction of Basingstoke and Southampton, not London).

Exit the M3 at the first junction (J3, signposted A322, Bracknell, Guildford). Turn right at the intersection roundabout (direction of Bracknell) and complete your journey as directed above for 'car'.

I will be pleased to hear from anyone who travels from either airport to Bagshot in order that I may update the above to provide the best advice.

Gatwick

The obvious public transport route from Gatwick to Bagshot is by train via Guildford.  If someone is available to meet you locally, then train to Blackwater would be quicker.  Do not assume that you will be able to get a taxi or a bus from Blackwater station.

Other

If you prefer regional airports then Southampton is quite convenient. Southampton Airport/Parkway station is immediately adjacent to the terminal buildings, travel to Farnborough (main line) station (depending on times you may need to change at Basingstoke) then taxi to Bagshot (or get your local host to pick you up).

There are private and business airfields of varying sizes at Chobham (Fairoaks), Blackbush and Farnborough.

Further Information

The following links should be able to answer all your detail travel enquiries, including bus, coach and train times.

Accommodation: see here

 

The above information is provided in good faith, but its accuracy is not guaranteed.  Check travel details with service providers.

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