Travel Clinic for Havant Residents

Travel vaccines for Havant commuters and families

Havant sits on the A27 commuter corridor with direct rail links to London Waterloo via Petersfield and across the south coast network. The travel demographic here is broad — commuter families flying from Heathrow and Gatwick for breaks and business trips, retirees on Mediterranean and long-haul cruises through Southampton, Hayling Island holiday-makers heading further afield, plus a steady flow of faith pilgrims and visiting-friends-and-relatives travel from the area's diverse population.

Gunwharf Travel Clinic is around 20 minutes west of Havant by car via the A27 and M275, or 15 minutes by direct South Western Railway train from Havant station — direct services every 15 minutes through to Portsmouth & Southsea. Most appointments take 20–30 minutes from arrival to walking out vaccinated, so it's an easy round-trip for working commuters.

Multi-vaccine consultations for longer trips

A lot of Havant residents come in for multi-vaccine consultations — gap-year travellers heading across South and South-East Asia, volunteer placements in Africa, longer-stay family visits. When you need three or four vaccines plus malaria advice in one go, bundling them into a single 30-minute appointment is significantly easier than chasing GP availability for separate appointments. We routinely run consultations that cover Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Rabies, Yellow Fever and Japanese Encephalitis in the same visit.

NHS travel vaccines vs private clinic

Some travel vaccines are free on the NHS through your GP for travel to certain destinations — typically Hepatitis A, Typhoid and the combined Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio booster. NHS Fit for Travel is the canonical reference. Yellow Fever, Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Meningitis ACWY for Hajj and Umrah, and most cholera courses are private everywhere in the UK — that's not a Havant-specific limitation. The reason most Havant travellers book privately is timing: NHS appointments often run weeks ahead, and the train to Portsmouth & Southsea is faster than the typical GP wait.

The common travel vaccines we provide

• Yellow Fever — single injection, lifetime validity, ICVP certificate
• Hepatitis A — single dose, optional booster for 25-year protection
• Hepatitis B — three doses; accelerated schedules
• Typhoid — single injection, three-year protection
• Rabies — three doses for high-risk routes
• Japanese Encephalitis — two doses for rural South/SE Asia
• Meningitis ACWY — required for Hajj/Umrah
• Cholera — oral, two doses

We'll go through which apply to your destination and also discuss malaria tablets if your route includes higher-risk areas.

Getting to 24 Queen Street from Havant

By car, head west on the A27, exit M27 at J12 for Cosham, then south on the M275 into Portsea — around 20 minutes most of the day. By train, direct services from Havant to Portsmouth & Southsea run every 15 minutes and take 15 minutes, then a five-minute walk via Edinburgh Road to Queen Street. Pay-and-display parking on Queen Street and the surrounding streets.