North Camp

North Camp is a suburb of Farnborough, Hampshire, adjoining Aldershot Military Town as part of the Farnborough/Aldershot Built-up Area .

North Camp
North Camp Location within Hampshire
District	Rushmoor
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FARNBOROUGH
Postcode district	GU14
Dialling code	01252
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Aldershot
List of places UK England Hampshire 51.28°N 0.75°W / 51.28; -0.75

History

North Camp has been closely linked to both Aldershot and Farnborough for much of its existence. It was originally the Northern Camp of Aldershot Garrison, which was divided by the Basingstoke Canal, hence the name North Camp.^[1]

Shopping

North Camp has a number of specialist shops^[2] and services including a motorcycle shop and several specialist food and clothes shops.^[3] The nearby town centres of Farnborough and Aldershot have much larger shopping areas, with a higher number(hi) of major chain stores.

Transport

Road

The main roads within North Camp include:

• A325 linking North Camp to Farnborough and Aldershot.
• A3011 (Lynchford Road) which leads towards Ash Vale and Mytchett.

The area is also bordered by the A331 which leads to Guildford and Sandhurst.

Bus

North Camp is served by a public bus route 41, operated by Stagecoach:^[4]

• Stagecoach Gold route 1^[5] between Aldershot and Old Dean every 12 minutes, operated by Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey.

It is also served by school bus route 40, operated by Stagecoach to All Hallows School.

Rail

North Camp Station (in Ash Vale) is on the North Downs Line with 2 trains per hour between Reading and Redhill in both directions, with one of the Reading to Redhill trains continuing to Gatwick Airport railway station.