St Nicholas’ Church is two and a half hours by car from London.
Follow the M3, M27 & A31 to Wimborne and then signs to Wareham.
From Wareham take the A351 towards Corfe Castle and then the B3351 to Studland.

On entering the village turn right into School Lane. Parking at Manor Farm tea room is 50 meters on your right.

– Please remember £3 to pay for parking. All proceeds to Macmillan.

Car park address:
Manor Farm
Studland
BH19 3AT

From Studland take the B3351 through Corfe Castle and on towards Kimmeridge. Just before you drop down into the village, turn left up the private drive to Smedmore House.

IMPORTANT: The private drive for Smedmore is often not shown by SatNav.
Do not rely on Google maps or the AA.com as they will take you through Kingston and Encombe along a bridleway which is not accessible to vehicles.

Trains run direct from London Waterloo to Wareham on South West Trains taking 2.5 hours. Taxis can be booked from Wareham station to the church.

The nearest local airports are Bournemouth International Airport and  Southampton Airport.

At Southampton airport passengers can travel on from Southampton Airport Parkway railway station to Wareham. The onward journey takes 70 minutes.

Dorset has good taxi coverage.

Jurassic cabs  (01929 558119)
Phil’s Cabs (07824 492463)
K Bay taxis (01929 480669)

Taxis can also be booked for airport collections / departures from London Heathrow and Gatwick.

Carriages at midnight. We advise taxis are arranged in advance due to the rural location.