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If you find yourself in Poole but are no longer
following one of the routes below, head for the Nuffield Industrial Estate
which is off Fleets Corner roundabout. We are opposite Blue Chip Data
Systems, which is 200 metres east of Toys 'R' Us.
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From the East (40 mins. from
Southampton)
Take the M27 to Junction 1 and keep straight on, which is
the A31.
15 miles later, bear right at a roundabout, staying on the
A31 signposted Wimborne and Dorchester.
6 miles later, turn left at a roundabout (signposted Poole
and Wimborne). 200 metres later, turn right at a roundabout onto to the
A349 sign-posted Poole.
Follow signs for Poole town centre and the Ferry Port.
After a small roundabout (Broadstone signposted to the right) you will
descend Gravel Hill to arrive at Darby's Corner roundabout:
Go straight on
(2nd exit) and you will find yourself on a dual carriageway
(Waterloo Road). You will immediately pass a Shell petrol station on your
left.
The 2nd set of traffic lights after the roundabout is the
(Hatchpond junction, Burger
King diagonally opposite you):
 
Go straight on and after the junction get into the left
lane. Go through a set of lights that control access to and from Tesco's
supermarket on your right, and you will arrive at at the Fleetsbridge
roundabout:
 
Turn left at the roundabout and within 100 metres bear
left onto the industrial estate:
200 yards later you will see the TDSi sign on the right:
Turn in and then turn immediately left (ignore the arrows
on the sign - they really are quite confusing!); the visitors' car park is
dead ahead.
From the North-West (1 hr from
Warminster)
Take the A350 towards Blandford. Stay on the A350 as it
bypasses Blandford, following signs for Poole and taking care to make a
left turn at the fourth roundabout (Tesco's on your right) to stay on the
A350 to Poole rather than straight on (A354 to Dorchester).
Stay on the A350 for 10 miles until you reach a roundabout
above the A35. Turn left to drop down onto the dual carriageway, and 1
mile later leave the dual carriageway to stay on the A35 signposted
Ringwood (do not stay on the dual carriageway, which magically turns back
into the A350 signposted Poole...).
1.5 miles later, at a large roundabout just after a
"hump" in the road, get in the middle lane (of three approach
lanes) to take the second exit (signposted Ringwood). Immediately, bear
left into Nuffield Industrial Estate.
350 metres later, turn right at the TDSi sign and
immediately left towards the Visitors' car park.
From the West (30 mins. from
Dorchester)
Take the A35 towards Poole. The road becomes dual
carriageway at the Lytchett Minster roundabout (Bakers Arms pub on the
left).
3 miles later, leave the dual carriageway to stay on the
A35 signposted Ringwood (do not stay on the dual carriageway, which
magically turns back into the A350 signposted Poole...).
1.5 miles later, at a large roundabout just after a
"hump" in the road, get in the middle lane (of three approach
lanes) to take the second exit (signposted Ringwood). Immediately, bear
left into Nuffield Industrial Estate.
350 metres later, turn right at the TDSi sign and
immediately left towards the Visitors' car park.
From Heathrow airport (2 hours)
Follow signs for the M25. Join the M25, following signs
for Gatwick Airport.
At Junction 12 of the M25, take the M3 towards
Basingstoke. Stay on the M3 until junction 14, then take the M27 towards
Southampton.
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From Gatwick airport (2 hours)
Follow signs for the M25. Join the M25, following signs
for Heathrow Airport.
At Junction 12 of the M25, take the M3 towards
Basingstoke. Stay on the M3 until junction 14, then take the M27 towards
Southampton.
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the route.
From Southampton airport (1
hour)
Follow signs for the M27. Join the M27, following signs
for Salisbury and the West.
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the route.
From East Midlands airport (3
hours)
Follow signs for the M42. Join the M42 following signs for
London.
At Junction 3a of the M42, join the M40, following signs
for London.
At Junction 9 of the M40, take the A34 towards Oxford.
Stay on the A34 past Oxford and Newbury until you reach the M3.
Take the M3 towards Southampton. Stay on the M3 until
junction 14, then take the M27 towards Southampton.
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The nearest station is Poole, which is a 5-minute
taxi-ride away from TDSi.
Note that if your journey takes you via Bournemouth, the
train divides there - you need to be in the front section.
Train times and routes can be checked on-line at http://www.railtrack.co.uk
From Central London
Direct trains for Poole depart from Waterloo.
From Gatwick Airport
There are four possible routes:
From Heathrow Airport
There are four possible routes:
From East Midlands airport
There is a direct train, or you can travel via Reading and
Winchester.
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The following four maps show, in increasing scale, how to
find TDSi.
 
The exact location of the visitors' car park is:
Lat/Lon, WGS 84 datum
50 44.368 N, 1 58.704 W
British National Grid, OS Datum
SZ 01622 93324
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