Cruising area. How to get to Christchurch:
Mooring location:
Captains Club Hotel, Wick Ferry, Wick Lane, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1HU
Cruising from Christchurch Bay you have a wonderful choice of destinations (our lift keel yacht makes tidal navigation easier and allows access to some of the smaller harbours):
Eastwards just 90 minutes sail takes you to The Solent with its wide variety of ports. At the western end of The Solent lies Keyhaven, with its unspoilt creeks and sheltered anchorage, ideal for a quiet overnight stop or a visit to Hurst Castle. Next comes Lymington with a choice of berths near the river entrance in the Yacht Haven marina, or the Town Quay near the centre of town, close to the picturesque cobbled streets and wide choice of restaurants and pubs. Or you could choose Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight opposite Lymington, another ideal overnight stop with various good dining places and pubs. Further along The Solent there is Beaulieu with historic Bucklers Hard, Newtown Creek, and of course Cowes, the mecca of sailing with its own special yachting atmosphere. From Cowes, the choice of destinations goes on: the river Medina and Folly Inn, the marinas at Southampton, Hamble, historic Portsmouth, and the pretty harbours of Chichester and Bembridge.
Westwards just 90 minutes takes you to the beautiful Poole Harbour, with its quiet anchorages behind Brownsea Island or Long Island, or the contrasting new marina at Dolphin Boat Haven near Poole Quay. With our lift keel yacht you can access the quieter more picturesque locations in Poole Harbour.
For the more adventurous, Christchurch is an ideal base for a Channel crossing. From Christchurch Harbour entrance, you can set a course direct to the French coast or the Channel Islands. Cherbourg is an ideal first destination with its good facilities, and is a good base from which to explore a number of the smaller interesting French ports, or to move on to the Channel Islands, opening up another delightful cruising area.
We also have yachts available at Poole, Lymington and Southampton.
Car:
Christchurch lies at the junction of the A35 and the A388.
Car Navigation
System - the post code for the mooring is BH23 1HU
Directions
from London to Captains
Club Hotel:
Take the M3 out of London. At junction 14 follow signs to The West M27. At
M27 junction 1 the motorway ends, continue forward onto the A31. At junction
with A338 (Ashley Heath Junction), branch left and at roundabout take 1st
exit A338. After 10 miles at junction with B3073 branch left (signpost Christchurch)
then at T-junction turn left B3073. In 2.1 miles cross railway bridge and
immediately turn right into Stour Rd (B3059). In half a mile straight on at
the traffic lights towards Tuckton. In half a mile turn left at roundabout
into Willow Drive, then 3rd right into Saint Margarats Avenue, then turn right
into Wick Lane and drive past the public car park to the hotel. The hotel
car park is free.
Please wait in the hotel reception area where there is seating and a bar.
Meals and snacks are also available at the hotel.
Rail: Christchurch railway station is on the main line from London Waterloo to Weymouth. For information on routes and tickets: www.railtrack.co.uk London (Waterloo) to Christchurch takes 1 hour 50 minutes. A taxi from the station is about £4, or sometimes the hotel minibus will be available to collect you.
Sea: Cross-channel ferries from France sail to nearby Poole Harbour that is 16km from Christchurch.
Air: Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport is about 6km from the centre of Christchurch. . The taxi fare is about £8. London (Heathrow) is 140km, about 2 hours' drive. Southampton Airport is 50km. Trains run regularly from Southampton Airport train station to Christchurch.
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