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Ringwood is a town on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, right on the border with Dorset.

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By car

The A31 trunk road runs from the end of the M27 motorway through the New Forest, past Ringwood, and on towards Dorchester. About a mile west of Ringwood, the A31 has a major junction with the A338 expressway, which brings traffic from the Bournemouth/Christchurch/Poole conurbation. The A338 also continues north of Ringwood as a single-carriageway road to Salisbury via Fordingbridge. Approximate driving distances:

• From Bournemouth, via A338 – 12 mi (19 km)
• From Salisbury, via A338 – 17 mi (27 km)
• From Southampton, via M27 and A31 – 22 mi (35 km)
• From Dorchester, via A35 and A31 – 35 mi (56 km)
• From London, via M3, M27 and A31 – 100 mi (160 km)