High Street and Mill Hill in Botley
High Street and Mill Hill provide two useful reference points in Botley. The Botley Centre stands on the High Street Recreation Ground and uses the address High Street, SO30 2ES; the parish council's facilities list covers the wider recreation site. Botley Mills uses Mill Hill, SO30 2GB, and combines business premises with a country store. An event at the centre and a collection from the mills are separate stops.
Shops and business premises at Botley Mills
Botley Mills' country-store range includes animal feed, equestrian supplies and other farm and yard products. The site also has office and retail premises, so the business name is worth including in collection instructions rather than giving only the mill address. For a bulky order, arrange the collection point with the store or tenant concerned; the site has several uses, and a general parking reference is not a loading instruction.
The High Street Recreation Ground
The High Street Recreation Ground brings together meeting rooms, public toilets, changing rooms and sports facilities in central Botley. Botley Parish Council lists football, cricket, an Astroturf area, basketball facilities and a car park. For a club event involving equipment, the Botley Centre and recreation-ground name help identify the venue. Loading arrangements belong with the event organiser rather than being inferred from the presence of a public car park.
Botley's railway address
South Western Railway gives Botley station's postal address as Botley Road, Botley, SO30 2DY. The village guide describes the approach as Station Hill on the A334, outside the village centre; SWR also uses Station Hill for the replacement-bus stops. Use the operator's station address for the rail destination rather than the High Street address of the Botley Centre. These are different stops when a journey combines a train arrival with a village visit.
Car parks around the village centre
Botley's visitor guide names Botley Square, the Dolphin and Botley Mills car parks. Station parking is separate, and South Western Railway lists charges for it. The village guide cautions that it is not always told when conditions change, so the named village car parks should not be treated as free or unrestricted simply because an older listing says so. Use the current signs for fees and time limits at the chosen site.
The M27 and A334 approach
The village's road guide places Botley between M27 junctions 7 and 8 and gives directions from junction 7. Those directions follow the A334 through Charles Watts Way, Grange Road and Broad Oak. For the final stop, use High Street for the Botley Centre or Mill Hill for the mills. Station Hill describes the station approach; the station's published postal address is Botley Road, SO30 2DY.