Ringwood

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Ringwood is a town on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, right on the border with Dorset.

Get in

By car

The A31 trunk road runs from the end of the M27 motorway through the New Forest, past Ringwood, and on towards Dorchester. About a mile west of Ringwood, the A31 has a major junction with the A338 expressway, which brings traffic from the Bournemouth/Christchurch/Poole conurbation. The A338 also continues north of Ringwood as a single-carriageway road to Salisbury via Fordingbridge. Approximate driving distances:

• From Bournemouth, via A338 – 12 mi (19 km)
• From Salisbury, via A338 – 17 mi (27 km)
• From Southampton, via M27 and A31 – 22 mi (35 km)
• From Dorchester, via A35 and A31 – 35 mi (56 km)
• From London, via M3, M27 and A31 – 100 mi (160 km)