Marchwood
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, England.
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, England. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the eastern edge of the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2011 census was 6,141.
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Worth seeing in and around Marchwood
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Southampton Castle
Southampton Castle was located in the town of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Constructed after the Norman conquest of England, it was located in the north-west corner of the town overlooking the River Test, initially as a wooden motte and bailey design.
3.6 km · castle in Southampton, England · Wikipedia - 02SeaCity Museum
The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station.
3.8 km · museum in Southampton, Hampshire, UK · Wikipedia - 03Southampton City Art Gallery
The Southampton City Art Gallery is an art gallery in Southampton, southern England. It is located in the Civic Centre on Commercial Road.
3.9 km · art gallery in Southampton · Wikipedia - 04St Joseph Church, Southampton
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Southampton, Hampshire. It is situated on Bugle Street, in the centre of the city, north of Town Quay.
3.5 km · grade II listed church in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Julien, Southampton
St. Julien's Church on Winkle Street in Southampton was the chapel of the Hospital of St.
3.6 km · church in Southampton, UK · Wikipedia - 06Southampton Tudor House and Garden
Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England. Established as Southampton's first museum in 1912, the house was closed for nine years between 2002 and 2011 during an extensive renovation.
3.5 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Westquay
Westquay is a shopping centre in Southampton, England. It has an area of 95,600 m2 of retail and leisure space and contains around 130 shops, including major retailers such as John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Zara, Schuh, Waterstones, Hollister Co.
3.6 km · shopping centre in Southampton, England · Wikipedia - 08God's House Gate and Tower
God's House Tower is a late 13th century gatehouse into the old town of Southampton, England. It stands at the south-east corner of the town walls and permitted access to the town from the Platform and Town Quay.
3.7 km · tower in Southampton, UK · Wikipedia - 09Medieval Merchant's House
The Medieval Merchant's House is a restored late-13th-century building in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Built in about 1290 by John Fortin, a prosperous merchant, the house survived many centuries of domestic and commercial use largely intact.
3.6 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10St. Michael's Church, Southampton
St. Michael the Archangel Church is the oldest building still in use in the city of Southampton, England, founded in 1070.
3.6 km · church in Southampton, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Hythe Pier
At 2,100 feet (640 m), this 19th-century iron pier is one of the ten longest piers in the British Isles.
- 02St Johns Church
Consecrated in 1874, the church still provides an impressive backdrop as you enter the village from the south.
- 03All Saints' Church
Church built between 1170 and 1340, with some fine stained glass windows.
- 04Calshot Castle
An artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit between 1539 and 1540 that has been used as an artillery fort, coast guard station and air base.
- 05Calshot Spit
Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank.
- 06Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
Exbury, SO45 1AZ (From Calshot by car only, about 5-6 miles.
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Things to do
- 01Gang Warily Leisure Centre
Car boot sale on Sunday mornings in the carpark.
- 02Calshot Activities Centre
It is one of the largest outdoor adventure centres in Britain.
- 03Lepe Country Park
Walking, swimming, birdwatching, wild flower meadows and historic remains from the D-Day landings.
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Where to eat
- 01Falcon Inn
The Square, Fawley, SO45 1DD.
- 02Bluebird Cafe
Cafe on the beach for sandwiches, coffee and ice cream.
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Getting to Marchwood
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 93 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 95 km · Bristol (BRS), 104 km
- Stations
- Southampton, 3.9 km · Southampton Central railway station, 3.4 km · Totton railway station, 3.7 km · Redbridge railway station, 3.5 km · Trafalgar Graving Dock, 3.7 km
- London → Marchwood115 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £12–17
- Bristol → Marchwood101 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £11–15
- Luton, Luton → Marchwood132 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £15–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Marchwood
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Marchwood. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe CityLink bus runs from the station via the Westquay shopping centre to Town Quay, where the catamaran to the Isle of Wight and the ferry to Hythe depart.
- Get inThere are no international ferry services: these call in Portsmouth about to the east.
- Get inHowever, regular vehicle and passenger ferries operate to Southampton from Cowes on the nearby Isle of Wight and the village of Hythe in the New Forest.
From Wikivoyage: Southampton, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Marchwood – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
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