South West Trains: Walk-up

South West Trains Island Line Rover – 1 day

These are excellent value day rover tickets and if you want to get out and about on trains operated by Island Line, they offer hop-on, hop-off availability.

Where: All Island Line stations on the Isle of Wight.

When: Any train.

Bus and ferry services: Versions are available which include add-ons to ferry fares from the mainland and also offering Southern Vectis bus services on the Island.

Price: 1 day - Adult £4.30; Child £2.15; Family (up to 2 adults + 3 children but min of 1 child necessary) £11.75.

Walk-up: Available from any station ticket office within the area. 

Super Off Peak Day Return

Cheaper than the Cheap Day Return.  For journeys towards London only and all travel must be made on the same day. The outward journey is only available on trains leaving after 11.00; or in the case of stations further away from London, on trains arriving in London after 12.00.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - save over £4 when you travel by train

You are invited to embark on a fantastic voyage to some of the greatest warships ever built, Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, the pride of Queen Victoria’s navy HMS Warrior 1860 and Henry VIII’s favourite ship the Mary Rose. See, touch and smell the history of the Navy at the Royal Naval Museum, one of the country’s leading maritime museums, plus discover the most thrilling, true-to-life recreation of the great sea battles of 1805 at the Trafalgar Experience. Go interactive at Action Stations, the showcase to the modern navy, now featuring the £1million hands-on science and technology InterAction gallery and take a tour around Portsmouth Harbour to view the fleet of the modern Royal Navy.

What does the Attraction Special package include?

Example return prices per person from London Waterloo:

Prices are based on Cheap Day Return tickets, generally valid after 09.30 Monday-Friday and any time at weekends and public holidays.
† Applies to NUS/ISIC cardholders and people aged 60+.
* Based on four people travelling together, GroupSave terms and conditions apply.

How to get there

Services to Portsmouth Harbour run from London Waterloo on the hour and 30 minutes past the hour, and from Clapham Junction every hour, Monday to Saturday. There is also an hourly service on Sundays. Approximate journey time from London Waterloo is 1hour 50 minutes. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a pleasant, five minute walk from the station. Please check train times before you travel.

Opening Hours
November – March 2008    10:00-17:00
(Last entrance to the attractions from 16:00)

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is open daily except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

For further information about Portsmouth Historic Dockyard visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk or call 023 9283 9766.
24 hour information line: 023 9286 1512

Windsor Castle - Save over £3 when you travel by train

Arriving by train gives you a spectacular view of Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world and official residence of Her Majesty The Queen. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates 900 years of British history. It covers an area of 26 acres and contains, as well as a royal palace, a magnificent chapel. The elegant State Apartments are furnished with some of the finest works of art from the Royal Collection. From October 2007 you can also enjoy George IV's private apartments (the Semi-State Rooms), among the most richly decorated interiors in the Castle. Amidst the highlights of a visit to Windsor is Queen Mary's Dolls' House, the most famous dolls' house in the world.

What does the Attraction Special package include?

Your ticket includes return train travel to Windsor & Eton Riverside station, plus admission to Windsor Castle. On arrival at the Castle main entrance, exchange your Attraction Special admission ticket for an official Windsor Castle ticket. An audio tour is included in the ticket price.

Example return prices per person from London Waterloo:

Prices are based on Cheap Day Return tickets, generally valid after 09.30
Monday-Friday and any time at weekends and public holidays.
† Applies to NUS/ISIC cardholders and people aged 60+.
†† Applies to children 5-15 years old. Children under 5 travel for free and children under 3 enter for free.
* Based on four people travelling together, GroupSave terms and conditions apply.
**Up to four additional children travelling with a GroupSave party travel by train for £1 each.

How to get there

Direct services to Windsor and Eton Riverside run from London Waterloo 28 minutes past and 58 minutes past the hour, and from Vauxhall and Clapham Junction every half hour, Monday to Saturday.  There is also a direct service every hour at 25 minutes past and 44 minutes the hour on Sundays.  Windsor Castle is a pleasant, five minute walk from the station.  Please check train times before you travel.

Opening Hours:

March to October 2007    0945-1715 (last admission 1600)
November to February 2008    0945-1615 (last admission 1500)

Isle of Wight

Travelling to the Isle of Wight is easy with South West Trains Attraction Special package.  There are loads of things to do on the Island including the Isle of Wight Zoo & Tiger Sanctuary where you can meet the stars of 'Tiger Island', the new fly on the wall TV series.

Once you arrive on the Island it's easy to get around when you buy an all day unlimited bus and rail Rover ticket. This includes travel on the unique Island Line electric trains.

For more information about visiting the Isle of Wight call 01983 813 813 or visit http://www.islandbreaks.co.uk/.

Red Funnel Ferries



What does the Attraction Special package include?

Your ticket includes return train travel to Southampton Central station and a Red Jet Hi-Speed Day Return ferry ticket from Southampton to West Cowes.

Example prices from London Waterloo: 

Prices are based on Cheap Day Return tickets and are subject to change.  Cheap Day Return tickets are generally valid after 09.30 Monday-Friday and any time at the weekends and public holidays.

As a family, the best way to travel to West Cowes is to buy a GroupSave train ticket, then buy a family ferry ticket separately from Southampton ferry terminal.  Please note, GroupSave train tickets are not available with the Attraction Special ferry package.

*Applies to children 5-15 years old.  Children under 5 travel for free.

For more information on Red Funnel and Southern Vectis services telephone 0870 444 8898, or visit www.redfunnel.co.uk.

Wightlink



What does the Attraction Special package include?

Your ticket includes return train travel to Portsmouth Harbour station and a Wightlink FastCat Return ferry ticket from Portsmouth to Ryde Pier Head.

Example prices from London Waterloo:

Prices are based on Cheap Day Return tickets and are subject to change.  Cheap Day Return tickets are generally valid after 09.30 Monday-Friday and any time at the weekends and public holidays.

As a family, the best way to travel to Ryde Pier Head is to buy a GroupSave train ticket, then buy a family ferry ticket separately from Portsmouth Harbour ferry terminal.  Please note, GroupSave train tickets are not available with the Attraction Special ferry package.

*Applies to children 5-15 years old.  Children under 5 travel for free.

For more information on Wightlink services telephone 0870 582 7744, or visit www.wightlink.co.uk.


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