Hythe Ferry — Local services in New Forest

An excellent way to get into town! We’ve used this historic service for years and it never fails. It’s around £7.50 for a return, and that includes a train ride up the pier and the ferry ride. (Make sure you look out for the seat that King George sat in on the train) The ferry offers fantastic, up-close views of the cruise ships, especially when the Queens are in. When you get into Southampton, it is a 10 minute walk into West-Quay, or you can take...

My 16yo daughter had a very unpleasant experience with the ticket man at Town Quay who ridiculed her for buying the correct adult ticket (rather than pretending she was younger than she was). This was then followed by further inappropriate behaviour towards her group of girl friends whilst in the queue, who were wearing summer clothing at the time. A formal complaint was made but no response!! They won't go on the ferry again, for fear of this...

I used to think that the WWI munitions train that runs along the pier was quaint but having lived overseas I now recognise it as symptomatic of a chronic underinvestment in public infrastructure as evidenced by the fact that when the pier was cut in half there was no money to fix it. An essential service such as the Hythe Ferry should be better supported by the...