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| 12 Bugle Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2JY | |
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530 ftTelephone House
800 ftRed Funnel Terminal 1 (Dock Gate 7)
850 ftBriton Street
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Specialties
Isle of Wight ferry travel, Isle of Wight Holidays, breaks and attractions. We also sell tickets for all the major festivals on the Island.
History
Established in 1861.
The story began in the 1820’s, when scheduled year-round Packet Services started operating between Southampton, Cowes, Ryde, Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour. Excursion Services were also a mainstay activity during those balmy Victorian and Edwardian summers with daily trips along the South Coast and across the channel to France. In the 1900’s, the growing interest in travel provided the Company with an important string to its bow — the provision of tendering services to the great passenger liners.
Many would anchor in Cowes Roads and use Red Funnel’s steamers for alighting passengers and transferring all kinds of cargo. In 1885 the Company expanded into Tug Ownership and continued to consolidate its market position throughout the wars. After World War II, recession and changing holiday habits led to the decline of the excursion business and preoccupation with the Southampton-Cowes packet services, particularly in light of growing car ownership and the transfer of cargo onto wheels.
