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Chain ferry service halts for two-week refit

Ian Capper Slipway with chains either side of the blue and white ferry seen loaded with cars and staff with yellow high-vis jackets standing at white gatesIan Capper
With the ferry not running, people face a 25-mile (40km) return diversion

The Sandbanks chain ferry is out of action for two weeks for a refit.

The ferry, Bramble Bush Bay, crosses between Sandbanks and Shell Bay daily - twice an hour, each way.

The Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company said weather permitting the ferry would be undergoing the refit between 5-20 November.

The ferry, which came into service 30 years ago, takes about four minutes to make the crossing, saving motorists a 25-mile (40km) journey by road.

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