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I imagine you are referring to https://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk and not https://www.bluebell-railway.com ? The .com version appears to be aimed at your average visitor while the .co.uk one appears to be for the enthusiast (and lovers of retro websites).
You could always go with something like this https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/15431444?checkin=23-06-2017&checkout=24-06-2017&guests=1&adults=1&children=0&infants=0&s=NnyDGUuu#neighborhood.
You could then get a train from Southampton Central to Southampton Airport Parkway and fly as others have...
From my rather limited experience, the new(ish) footbridge at Haywards Heath appears to be in improvement compared to the seemingly consistently wet subway it replaced. Although, as noted elsewhere, it appears to have gone with function over form (not that this is necessarily a bad thing).
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