Public TransportRailNearest rail station is Gillingham (4 miles NW) which is served by SouthWest Trains services from London (Waterloo) to Exeter, Paignton and Plymouth. Gillingham Station is served by bus services from Shaftesbury (see below). Service interval is approximately hourly but there are longer gaps in the service in early afternoon. The last through train to Gillingham departs from London (Waterloo) at 20.35 hrs. Twenty minutes journey east from Gillingham is Salisbury where passengers can change easily to Wessex Trains services linking Bristol, Cardiff and Swindon to Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton. About one hour's journey from Shaftesbury, Basingstoke offers connections by Virgin Trains to Reading, Oxford, The Midlands and North of England, and Scotland. A special Rail-Air coach link operates from Woking Station (90 minutes from Gillingham) to London Heathrow Airport. For full details of train times and to book tickets: www.thetrainline.com or National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950. Bus / Coach Full bus timetables are displayed outside Shaftesbury Town Hall (stops on both sides of the road). Note that some timetables are displayed on boards adjacent to the Town Hall entrance. Main bus services in the Shaftesbury area are provided by:| 033 | Yeovil - London via Heathrow Airport | To London:
Shaftesbury 08.30
Heathrow Airport Coach Station 11.25
London Hammersmith 12.00
London Victoria Coach Station 12.20 | To Yeovil:
Shaftesbury 19.25 (Sat/Sun)
19.40 (Mon/Fri)
Yeovil 20.10 | | By changing coaches at Heathrow, many National Express destinations can be reached easily. Full details from: www.nationalexpress.com or 08705-808080 |
Wilts & Dorset (a subsidiary of Go-Ahead Group)| 26 | Salisbury via Tisbury | Mon - Sat, 3 journeys per day | | 27 | Salisbury (direct via A30) | Mon - Fri, 1 journey per day | | 29 | Salisbury via Chalke Valley and Salisbury Hospital. | Mon - Sat, 6 journeys per day | | No service on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Some journeys on route 26 are operated by low-floor buses. |
These services are operated by Wilts & Dorset's Salisbury Operating Area and enquiries should be made to:
Endless St Bus Station,
Salisbury.
Tel: 01722 336855.
E-mail: enquiries-salisbury@wdbus.co.uk | 182 | Blandford (via A350). Some journeys extended to Wimborne, Bournemouth (Triangle), Poole (Service X8). | Mon - Sat, 6 journeys per day | | 183 | Poole (via A350) | Sat, 1 journey per day | | No service on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Many journeys on route 182 are operated by low-floor buses. |
These services are operated by Wilts & Dorset's Poole Operating Area and enquiries should be made to:
Poole Bus Station,
Tel: 01202-673555.
E-mail: enquiries-poole@wdbus.co.uk Damory Coaches (a subsidiary of Go-Ahead Group)| 309 | Blandford (via Gillingham and Sturminster Newton) | Mon - Sat, 4 journeys per day | | No service on Sundays and Bank Holidays |
Enquiries should be made to:
Damory Coaches,
Blandford.
Tel: 01258 452545 FirstBus (First Southern National Ltd)| 58/58A | Yeovil (via Motcombe, Gillingham, Mere and Wincanton | Mon - Sat, 6 journeys per day | | 59 | Gillingham | Mon - Sat, 5 journeys per day |
Enquiries should be addressed to:
FirstBus (Customer Care Dorset)
Tel: 01305-783645 Less frequent services are operated by:Shaftesbury & District Motor Services| 35 | Swanage | Thu, Summer half-term and holidays only | | 37 | Poole | Mon | | 38 | Bournemouth (Square) via Cranborne and Ringwood | Fri | | 39 | Salisbury | Tues | | 40 | Dorchester | Weds | | 41 | Bath via Warminster | Weds | | N46 | Yeovil | Fri/Sat |
Enquiries should be made to:
Shaftesbury & District Motor Services Ltd
Unit 2
Melbury Motors
Cann Common
Shaftesbury
SP7 0EB
Tel: 01747 854359
Email: info@sdbuses.co.uk Brue TravelEnquiries should be made to:
Brue Travel
Red Roses
Stoney Stoke
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 8HR
Tel: 01963 32512
Email: info@minibushire-somerset.co.uk SouthWest Coaches| 15 | Salisbury | Tues | | 30 | Poole | Thu | | 36 | Yeovil via Todber | Fri |
Enquiries should be made to:
Southwest Coaches Ltd
Southgate Road,
Wincanton,
Somerset
BA9 9EB
Tel: 01963 33124
Email: southwestcoachesltd@hotmail.com | 
