Getting HereWe are in the English county of Dorset, on the south coast, overlooking Poole Bay, (and next to the Royal Bath Hotel). Our stunning views stretch from the Purbeck Hills in the West to the Isle of Wight in the East.
We are just two minutes walk from Bournemouth Pier and less than five minutes walk from the town’s main shopping and commercial hub.
Road closures during BOURNEMOUTH AIR FESTIVAL, 28 - 31 AUGUST 2008
The Museum will be open from 10am to 5pm as usual, but some traffic restrictions will be in place. East Overcliff Drive will be closed from 9am to 7pm on each day of the festival. There is no vehicular access by car to the East Cliff path. However, a limited number of parking spaces for disabled visitors will be available parking from Bath Road South Car Park.
For further details see www.bournemouthair.co.uk or contact Helen Wildman on 01202 451742
Bicycles are not permitted in the Museum’s historic garden. However, cycle-racks are located on East Overcliff.
For public transport information call Traveline on 0871 200 2233
By road
On the A338 and at the first roundabout take the first exit onto the A35. At the second roundabout take the third exit (B3066) along Holdenhurst Road. At the third roundabout take the third exit (B3066) onto Bath Road. At the fourth roundabout take the third exit (B3066) down Bath Road. Take the next left onto Russell-Cotes Road. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is on the right hand side.
Parking
Parking is available on the cliff top, next to the museum or there are a number of easily accessible car parks nearby. Disabled parking spaces are also available.
Car parking details.
Coaches
Coaches can set down on the overcliffe drive next to the museum. This location is convenient for other coach drop off points in Bournemouth.
Coach details.
By coastal walk
A beautiful coastal walk from Poole in the West or Christchurch in the East.
By train
There are regular direct trains running from London, the Midlands, and the North, as well as trains within the South. www.nationalrail.co.uk
We are easily accessible from Bournemouth railway station within Bournemouth Travel Interchange - a fifteen to twenty minute walk, a three to five minute taxi journey, or a short bus journey.
By bus
Yellow Buses and Wilts & Dorset Buses from the Travel Interchange run every 3-4 minutes and the journey time is about 5 minutes.
Yellow Buses: Bus numbers are 2a, 2c, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6c.
Wilts & Dorset Buses: M1 and M2
The bus stop is between the Royal Bath Hotel and the Imax building on Bath Road (for Yellow Buses) or on Westover Road, opposite the Odeon cinema (for Wilts & Dorset Buses).
By flight
Bournemouth International Airport is about a twenty minute drive away. Yellow Buses operate the 747 bus service between the airport and the Travel Interchange in Bournemouth. For further information click here www.yellowbuses.co.uk
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