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.
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 is served by two operators. Some routes are supported by Surrey County Council.
34 & 35 : these services both run between Guildford and Camberley
via Woking and Bagshot. There are 2 busses a hours during most of the
day.
500 : this service runs between Staines and Frimley Park Hospital and
takes in several villages, including Bagshot. The service is not very
frequent, so check the timetable.
X30 : this service has been discontinued.
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 the 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. 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 a lot more than what a local taxi would charge.
Heathrow
For public transport to Bagshot consider 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.
Your options are to get to the Central Bus Depot on the airport or to Hatton Cross underground station. Busses pull in just outside the Underground station. The bus stops are not necessarily very obvious, so ask staff which stop you need.
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.
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 InformationThe 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. All links were valid when I put them on, and I apologise if any of the service providers have caused the links to be broken.
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