Directions to our Dorset Venue for ~Ships~Dorset~ events

& WSS - Dorset Branch meetings

The Dorset Branch of the World Ship Society meets on the second Saturday afternoon of the month between September and May at The Centre - Ferndown in East Dorset, 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start.

THE CENTRE – FERNDOWN
Barns Road – Ferndown - BH22 8XH

MAY MEETING AT FERNDOWN ... FROM SEPTEMBER 2026  MEETINGS MOVE TO COLEHILL VILLAGE HALL ... see below ... 

FROM SEPTEMBER 2026

WSS Dorset & ~Ships~Dorset~ meets second Saturday of the month between September & May …

Our Dorset Venue is Colehill Village Hall, Cannon Hill Road, Colehill, BH21 2LR …

Travelling by Car
On the A31 between Ringwood and Dorchester the exit for Wimborne (East side) is named Canford Bottom Junction … controlled by traffic lights … with four exits including one for Colehill.

When approaching Canford Bottom from Ringwood … take the 5th exit sign-posted Colehill.

When approaching from Dorchester … take the second exit sign-posted Colehill.

From Canford Bottom, follow the road to Colehill … after a short while the road becomes Middlehill Road and after half a mile rises steeply … at the brow of the slope, immediately after passing between bus-stop shelters both sides of the road, turn right into Pilford Heath Road and after about 100 yards, turn left into Cannon Hill Road. At the end of the school grounds, Colehill Village Hall will be on your left. If the hall car park is full, roadside parking is available on both Cannon Hill Road and Pilford Heath Road.

Our meeting room is at the RIGHT-HAND END of the Colehill Village Hall building

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