If you are staying at one of the recommended hotels or near Poole Quay, it is strongly advised that you take advantage of the wedding buses that will take you from Poole Quay to the church and from the church to the reception. 

Routemaster buses will pick up guests from opposite 'Soho', 1 Old Orchard, Poole, BH15 1SD at 13:15.

Should you wish to drive, while there is parking at the church there is no parking at the wedding reception (Shell Bay).

When you RSVP to attend the ceremony you will be given the option to confirm if you would like a place on the wedding bus or will make your own way to the church.

If making your own way, here are some local taxi numbers:

Ariel Taxis: 01202 747333
Poole Town Taxis: 01202 691000
United Taxis: 01202 556677 

Due to the nature of the venue we cannot safely accommodate children under 10. Provision has been made for immediate family and we are sorry that we cannot accommodate any more.

Girls: Summer dresses or equivalent. Please note, the walk from the ferry terminal to the restaurant is not particularly stiletto-friendly so wedges are recommended!

Boys: Go as formal or informal as you like. Lighter weight and colour suits, or jackets and chinos. Ties optional. Groomsmen will be in blue tails. Mankinis not advised.

After the ceremony, wedding buses (and fizz!) will be waiting outside the church to take everyone to the Sandbanks ferry terminal (please see 'The Church Ceremony' if you intend to drive to the church).

We'll board the ferry on foot (tickets will be provided) for the 5-minute journey across to Studland. There is a 100m walk the other side of the ferry to the restaurant. The walk is mostly tarmac and concrete, but will be sandy.

Drinks and canapes will be served upon arrival at Shell Bay, with the first course of the Wedding Breakfast served at c.17:30. 

Please include any dietary requirements when you RSVP to this section. 

The main course will be a seafood BBQ, but there will be plenty of non-seafood options too. All allergies that we are notified of will be catered for.

There will also be an open bar for as long as our pennies last!

Tickets are not required for the return journey across the ferry for those on foot. Should you wish to depart earlier than 11pm you are more than welcome to. The ferry runs every 20 minutes (you'll be able to see it from the restaurant) and there are lots of taxi companies operating in the Sandbanks area. If it's not raining it would be best to meet your taxi after disembarking from the ferry on the Sandbanks side, as they will charge extra to collect you from Shell Bay.

United Taxis: 01202 556677
Poole Town Taxis: 01202 691000
Ariel Taxis: 01202 747333

Planning on staying till carriages? There's a bus for that!

The last ferry from Studland back to Sandbanks is at 11.10pm.

For those staying near Poole Quay who plan on staying till carriages at 11pm, we have arranged a coach that will collect you from Shell Bay, take you across on the ferry, and drive you back to the pick-up/drop-off point on Poole Quay.

If a large number of folks are staying at the same hotel we can likely include that as a stop off.

Please let us know by RSVPing to this section if you would like to use the coach drop-off at the end of the night.