A young visitor gets to grips with being a signalman
Romsey Signal Box is open to visitors on the first Sunday of every month (excluding January), from 10.00am to 4.00pm. The Open Day dates in 2008 will be: 3rd February; 2nd March; 6th April; 4th May; 1st June (closing at 3:30pm); 6th July; 3rd August; 7th September; 5th October; 2nd November and 7th December.
The Signal Box also opens in association with some special events in Romsey, where we operate the box in accordance with a full timetable sequence over the weekend; planned events include Romsey Arts festival over 12th & 13th July 2008 and the Heritage open days of 13th & 14th September 2008.
The Signal Box can also be opened for special visits from enthusiast groups or school parties looking for a bit of "living history".
To find out more, e-mail us at info@romseysignalbox.co.uk.
A young visitor gets to grips with being a signalman
Romsey Signal Box is located in the grounds of Romsey Infant School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Road, Romsey. The entrance off of Winchester Road is slightly obscure; look for the gateway at the right-hand end of a row of shops ("Plaza Parade"). To obtain a map of the locality, follow this link. Note that the arrow shows where the parade of shops is located on Winchester Road; the signal box is in the school grounds just to the north of the arrow, beside the railway junction shown on the map. If the link fails, you can use your favourite internet streetmap resource (We use streetmap.co.uk but there are others!) and use the school's postcode, SO51 8JA. There is parking available in the grounds of the Infants School. If coming by public transport, we are about fifteen minutes' walk from Romsey Station, and Romsey town is also served by local bus routes.
Romsey is a medium sized county town with numerous other attractions to visit. It is best known for the Broadlands Estate, former home of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and amongst the children's attractions is the "Rapids of Romsey" swimming centre/fun pool. For more information on the locality and places to visit in Romsey, go to romseynet.org.uk - for visitor attractions in Hampshire and further afield try somewheretogo.co.uk