South East England

Introduction

South East England is the most populous region of England, with over 8 million residents. It includes the cities of Brighton, Oxford, Portsmouth and Reading. There is some rolling countryside including the South Downs and the Chiltern Hills.

Geography

Counties

• Berkshire
• Buckinghamshire
• East Sussex
• Hampshire
• Isle of Wight
• Kent
• Oxfordshire
• Surrey
• West Sussex

Cities

• Brighton
• Oxford
• Portsmouth
• Southampton
• Reading

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

From Spain:

• P&O Ferries depart from Bilbao every three days at around noon time and arrive at Portsmouth just after 17:00 the following day.
• Brittany Ferries depart from Santander once weekly for Portsmouth in the 24-hour journey.

From France

• Norfolk Line between Dunkerque and Dover.
• Sea France between Calais and Dover.
• Hoverspeed between Calais and Dover.
• P&O Ferries between Calais and Dover.
• Hoverspeed between Boulogne and Folkstone.
• Hoverspeed between Dieppe and Newhaven.
• Transmanche Ferries between Dieppe and Newhaven, Dieppe and Dover, Boulogne and Dover and Le Havre and Portsmouth.
• Transmanche Ferries between Le Havre and Portsmouth.
• P&O Ferries between Le Havre and Portsmouth.
• LD Lines between Le Havre and Portsmouth.
• P&O Ferries between Caen and Portsmouth.
• Brittany Ferries between Caen and Portsmouth.
• P&O Ferries between Cherbourg and Portsmouth.

From Guernsey

• Condor Ferries between St Malo, Guernsey and Portsmouth.

Getting Around

By Plane

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

The Isle of Wight is located just off the south coast of Southern England and is linked to the mainland ports of Lymington, Southampton and Portsmouth by vehicle ferries, high speed passenger catamarans and hovercraft. The main operators are:

• Wightlink - Lymington - Yarmouth car ferry, Portsmouth - Fishbourne car ferry and Portsmouth - Ryde passenger only ferry
• Red Funnel - Southampton - Cowes passenger only ferry and Southampton - East Cowes car ferry
• Hover Travel - Southsea - Ryde passenger only ferry

Eat

Drink

Sleep