Sandbanks Ferry
TIMETABLE INFORMATION
The service runs daily, weather and other circumstances permitting, except for times when the vessel is undergoing refit.
TIMETABLE
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| LEAVING SANDBANKS (on Poole-Bournemouth side) | 0700 then 20 & 40 minutes after each hour and on the hour, until 2300. |
| LEAVING SHELL BAY (on the Swanage and Studland side) | Leaving Shell Bay at 0710 then 30, 50 & 10 minutes after each hour until 2310. |
The times above are daily throughout the year except for Christmas Day but are subject to shipping movements, essential maintenance and other operational factors and should be taken as a guide only. During busy periods, a shuttle service operates to clear any queues.
Christmas Day service is half-hourly from 0800 until 1810 hours.
TOLLS
| Transport | Charge |
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| Pedestrians (one way charge only, from Sandbanks) | £0.90 |
| Pedal or Motor Cycle | £0.80 |
| Car or Light Van ( up to 2040 Kg maximum operating weight ) | £3.00 |
| Goods Vehicle/Camper Vans (with a maximum operating weight of more than 2040 Kg) | £6.00 |
| Bus or Coach (with 17 or more seats) | £8.00 |
Vehicles not specified above will be charged at the rate applicable for the nearest similar vehicle The charges for vehicles include all passengers in, or on, the vehicle.
Vehicle passengers who board the ferry on foot will be classed as pedestrians and charged the pedestrian rate Advanced bookings are not accepted and queuing can occur at busy periods
No tolls are charged for the use of the private road, but the Road Traffic Acts apply in full to this road. These tolls came in to effect in 1st April 2007
The ferry does not accept debit or credit cards.
Please note the information detailed on this page is for the Bournmouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company and as such The Manor Hotel being in no way related to the Ferry company takes no responsibility for the information published on this page which is correct as of Sep 09