Travel information

The 23rd Service Conference and Workshop 2009 takes place at:

The ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB
89 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5HS
United Kingdom
For maps and information, see www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk
Click on Guest Site, then Facilities

For use of Computers, Refectory and Meeting Rooms, delegates should go to:

The University of Westminster
309 Regent Street
London W1B 2UW
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5000
Website: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-10893

The Royal Automobile Club is in Central London several minutes walk from Green Park Tube Station. Come out of Green Park Tube Station, cross Piccadilly, walk past the Ritz Hotel, turn right on St. James’s Street, walk to the bottom, and turn along Pall Mall and walk to the RAC, where you will see the blue flag flying. Tell the Doorman that you are here for the 23rd Service Conference and Workshop. The University is in Central London and within a few minutes’ walking distance of the suggested conference hotels, many other hotels of all categories, and all Central London and West End entertainments.

Maps

Map of University of Westminster & RAC http://maps.google.co.uk

Map of the area: http://www.multimap.com/ (Search post code W1B2UW)

Nearest underground station for Royal Automobile Club: Green Park
Nearest underground station for University of Westminster: Oxford Circus

Useful transport Web Site: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

By Air

London has five airports. Each is within easy access of Central London.

• Heathrow
For the Royal Automobile Club, by tube, take the Piccadilly Line towards Cockfosters, and get out at Green Park Underground Station. Exit Green Park Underground Station to the South Side, walk past the Ritz Hotel, turn right down St. James’s Street, walk to the end, turn left, walk along Pall Mall until you come to the RAC, an imposing building flying the blue RAC flag. For the University of Westminster: By tube: Take the Piccadilly Line towards Cockfosters, change at Piccadilly Circus Underground Station, take the Bakerloo Line towards Willesden Junction/Queen’s Park/Harrow Wealdstone Station. Get off at Oxford Circus Underground Station for the University of Westminster. Please allow 50-60 minutes for travel time.

By taxi: Please ring Speed Bird Heathrow Services on 020 8897 9722.

• London Gatwick
By tube or train: Take the Gatwick Express towards Victoria, change at Victoria Underground Station and take the Victoria Line towards Walthamstow Central/Seven Sisters, get off at Green Park Underground Station and follow the directions as above. Please allow 50-60 minutes for travel time.

By taxi: Please ring Gatwick Airport Taxi Service on 0800 1 444 551.

• London City
By tube or train: Take the Docklands Light Railway towards Bank, change at Bank Underground Station, take the Central Line towards Northolt/Ealing Broadway, get off at Oxford Circus Underground Station, and take the Victoria Line towards Brixton (Southbound), and get out at Green Park Underground Station, and follow the directions above.

By taxi: check Taxi and minicabs A good taxi company is London is
Addison Lee, 020 7387 8888.

• Stansted Airport
By tube or train: Take the one towards Liverpool Street, change at Tottenham Hale Underground Station, take the Victoria Line towards Brixton, get off at Green Park Underground Station, and follow the directions above. Please allow 55-60 minutes for travel time.

By taxi: check Taxi and minicabs

• Luton Airport
By tube or train: Take the First Capital Connect towards Brighton Rail Station, get off at King’s Cross Thameslink. Walk to King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground Station. Take the Victoria Line towards Brixton, get off at Green Park Underground Station, and follow the directions above. Please allow 45-50 minutes for travel time.

By taxi: check Taxi and minicabs


By Rail
Trains from all over the UK come to one of the mainline terminals (Euston, Kings Cross, Marylebone, Paddington, Waterloo, Victoria). You will need to use London Transport underground (tube) Transport for London to go to Oxford Circus station.


By Road
Directions: check http://www.multimap.com/ , click on “get directions”, enter departing post code and arriving post code.

Congestion Charge:
check http://www.cclondon.com/index.shtml. Please note that the University and the RAC have no parking places. Parking spaces are limited and parking is expensive.