Understand
[edit]In 2011, the village had about 4,100 residents.
- Bransgore Parish Council website
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]From Christchurch, it is about 10 min: go east on the Christchurch Bypass. At the roundabout, turn north on Stony Lane (B3347) to Winkton, then east on Burley Road.
From Brockenhurst, it is about 17 min: go west on Burley Road.
By bus
[edit]Morebus bus C11 travels once a day in each direction between Christchurch (Fountain Way stop) and Brockenhurst (Gates Garage stop) to Bransgore (Ringwood Road stop). It takes about 25 min from either town.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ringwood Rd. It was erected in 1822 as a chapel of ease. The church is of brick with stone dressings, with a tower and a spire, but the spire was removed in 1967. The early 16th-century font is said to have come from Christchurch.
- 2 All Saints Church (near Thorney Hill). A grade I listed, Edwardian Baroque church, built in 1906 from Caen stone and rendered brick. Inside are wall paintings by Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936) of Te Deum featuring local people.
Do
[edit]The Parish Council hosts movie nights at the Village Hall at 116 Burley Road.
Buy
[edit]Bransgore has a wide variety of shops including a post office, pharmacy, bakery, greengrocer, hairdresser, and take-away food shops.
Eat
[edit]There are also several pubs and restaurants.
- 1 Bransgore Chippy, Oak Tree Parade. Tu–Th Sa 5–8PM, F 5–8:30PM. Fish and chips.
Drink
[edit]- 1 The Crown Inn, corner of Ringwood Rd a Burley Rd. A pub that dates from the 18th century
- 2 The Three Tuns pub, Ringwood Rd. Also an 18th-century pub.
Sleep
[edit]Camping
[edit]- 1 Holmsley, Thorney Hill, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 7EQ, ☏ +44 8451 308224.
Self-catering
[edit]- 2 Heathfield Estate, Lyndhurst Road, Bransgore, BH23 8LA, ☏ +44 7740 983047, [email protected]. Two self-catering properties available with digital TV and streaming services, free Wi-Fi, and hot tub. The Coach House has four bedrooms and four bathrooms to sleep eight people (£499-749 per night) while the Cottage has two bedrooms and two bathrooms to sleep four people (£249-349 per night).
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