Salisbury Transportation

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There are three park and ride area's near to Salisbury, they are:

Britford Park
Wilton
The Beehive.

There are plane to build another one at London Road. The park and rides are supposeed to reduce the stress out of shopping, but I personally don't think it's working as the public transport in Salisbury is terrible with buses never running on time abd rude staff. The comapany who runs it is called Wilts and Dorset (less said about them the better).

There was once a company called Silverstar who operated Salisbury district in the 20's until the late fifties, then Wilts and Dorset invaded and took over. A few years ago we had another company called Badgerline who were brilliant. Wilts & Dorset had a bus war and slashed their prices, Badgerline lost so Wilts and Dorset is the main bus service.

Our daughter drove us to Salisbury and she parked in the carpark (5 pounds) in the close which was expensive, but it was pretty close to the cathedral. And the walk enabled me to get additional pictures of the cathedral from a different perspective.

Other Car parks include Central, George Mall/New Street, Brown Street, Crane Street

The houses in the close date from the 13th to the 20th century. They were originally built to house the senior clergy but now there are only 5 members of the chapter resident. Most are now private residences but there are a few that are open to the public.

Other transportation:

The Cathedral website says:

Train:
Regular services from London Waterloo taking only 90 minutes with a 10 minute walk to the Cathedral

Bus:
Wilts and Dorset bus company: ring 01722 336855 - National Express national coach service: ring 0990 808080

Cyclists:
Salisbury is situated in the heart of a rural community making a journey by cycle to the Cathedral both easy and pleasant. You need to book your cycle on the train in advance or hire locally from Stonehenge Cycles on 01722 334915. Cycle parking available in the Cathedral Close

We took the train to Salisbury from London. We were very interested in visiting Stonehenge as part of our trip to Salisbury. When we got off the train there was a tour bus to Stonehenge waiting at the train station. We bought a ticket and got on. We had a nice trip to the site. We were able to stay at Stonehenge as long as we wished. When we were ready to return to Salisbury there was a bus waiting to take us back. This was incredibly convenient.

By train is a covenient way to get to Salisbury as London is just an hour and a half a way, with Waterloo being the station with most frequent train departures. There are also trains to Salisbury from Southampton, Exeter and Bristol. Note that trains to London often get carriages added here so don't be alarmed if you only see a short train set arriving from the West. It might soon become longer.

Salisbury bus station is right in the centre of town and have buses to/from the railway station as well as to interesting places like Stonehenge (direct bus no 3), Wilton and other local places of interest. Here, you will also find Salisbury's National Express coach stop as well as buses to Bournemouth, Bath, Bristol and Southampton. If you intend to use the Wiltshire & Dorset buses a lot in a day, buy an Explorer ticket to save you quite a bit of money.

By Rail
From London,you need to depart from Waterloo Station.It takes approx. 100mins.From Salisbury,a regular tourist bus runs several times a day.
Or from Paddington Station,takes about 90mins to Salisbury.
By Coach
Departs from Victoria Station,probably the cheapest way to travel to Stonehenge.You will need to get off to Amesbury then catch a local bus or get a taxi.

Trains for Salisbury are run by South West Trains, on the line between London Waterloo and Exeter or Paignton and very occasionally on the line to Bristol and Bath Spa. Trains leave Waterloo at 20 and 50 minutes past the hour during the working day (15 minutes past the hour on Sundays). The journey takes about an hour and a half. To return to Waterloo, there are trains leaving Salisbury at 20 and 45 minutes past the hour during the working day (26 minutes past the hour on Sundays).

Costs start at ?25.20 for an off peak standard single rising to ?89.90 for a peak time first class day return. (First class is available on most services.) London Transport travelcards and season tickets are not valid for travel to this station, as it is not in the zone system but discounts may be obtained with a variety of railcards, including the Network card.

The ticket office is open throughout the day until eight at night and there are reasonably good toilet facilities available within this station, which is listed by South West trains as accessible to wheelchair users, with staff help available for passengers with additional needs. Plenty of parking and cycle storage is available.

Salisbury shop Mobility is in The Maltings shopping complex. I’m not sure how long their going to stay there as Sainsbury which are next door say they want to expand their shop, so shop mobility say they might have to move out and go across the Central car park. It’s easy to get to, it’s at the back of the complex facing the Playhouse. The office is nice and bright and the staff are friendly. You can hire scooters, wheelchairs 7 power chairs for £1 a day. The staff will also come to collect them no matter where they are in Salisbury. It’s eerily quiet in this part of the car park, I can always imagine the weight of the structure which is above my head.

They organise events & are always looking for volunteers. They will accompany you to many places like the leisure centre or to see your friends etc. pick up a leaflett at thir shop.