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Location notes
A footbridge in rural Hampshire over the Portsmouth Direct line.
Railway type and traffic
3 trains per hour between London Waterloo and Portsmouth (450/444) as well as the Holybourne - Fawley tank train which runs around 10:30 north and 15:00 south on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Environment
Middle of nowhere! The location is a very little used concrete Southern Railway footbridge next to a farm nestled in the South Downs.
Road directions
From the A3(M), Junction 2:
Take the B2149 towards Rowlands Castle. When you get to the roundabout turn left towards Rowlands Castle, then shortly left towards Finchdean. When you reach Finchdean village continue straight through, passing under the railway line which you follow. Where the road takes a sharp left bend and goes over the railway take the lane that goes straight ahead, follow this up to the farm.
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Woodcroft Farm map co-ordinates
Take the B2149 towards Rowlands Castle. When you get to the roundabout turn left towards Rowlands Castle, then shortly left towards Finchdean. When you reach Finchdean village continue straight through, passing under the railway line which you follow. Where the road takes a sharp left bend and goes over the railway take the lane that goes straight ahead, follow this up to the farm.
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Woodcroft Farm map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the verge just outside the farm, or drive through the gates and up the overgrown track towards the bridge.
Public transport
Amenities
Nothing at the location.
Accommodation
Local Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels in Havant.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Woodcroft Farm
Streetmap links
Woodcroft Farm general view map
Woodcroft Farm close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Woodcroft Farm
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Woodcroft Farm
Googly map
Woodcroft Farm general view map
Woodcroft Farm close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Woodcroft Farm
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Photographic notes
The line here is aligned North-South with some substantial trees to the West of the line, making this a morning only shot on sunny days, (with northbound trains being out-of-sun) but a good all-round location if its cloudy.
You can shoot from the steps or their landings (either side on a cloudy day) or from the bridge itself using both wide angle and zoom lenses. Some excellent video could be obtained here.
You can shoot from the steps or their landings (either side on a cloudy day) or from the bridge itself using both wide angle and zoom lenses. Some excellent video could be obtained here.
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking north
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
