Symposia held at The Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere

Travel for participants from abroad

In planning your journey you might find it helpful to visit http://www.travelselect.com where information is shown on discounted fares on scheduled airlines.

The information that follows on this page relates to travel within the U.K.

Take the London Underground from Heathrow to Leicester Square on the Piccadilly Line. Change and take the Northern Line to Euston Station then take the British Rail service from Euston to Windermere via Oxenholme. Journey time from Heathrow to Euston will be about 50 minutes.

http://www.thetube.com

http://www.virgintrains.co.uk

There is also the "Heathrow Express" rail service that runs from Heathrow to Paddington. The train departs every 15 minutes with a journey time of approximately 15 minutes.

http://www.heathrowexpress.co.uk

There are express trains direct from Gatwick to Victoria Station in London. These leave approximately every 15 minutes with a journey time of about 30 minutes. From Victoria Station take the London Underground Victoria Line to Euston then take the British Rail service from Euston to Windermere via Oxenholme. Journey time from Victoria to Euston Station will be approximately 15 minutes.

http://www.gatwickexpress.co.uk

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

There is a direct rail service to Windermere. The direct services operate from approximately 08.00 until 18.00 with a journey time of 2 hours. Other services are available to and from the airport but these may not be direct.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

Tickets can be purchased online at www.virgintrains.co.uk or www.nationalrail.co.uk. The fee will be charged to your credit card and tickets can be collected from ticket machines at the station. You will need to have the credit card which you used to purchase the tickets and the code issued by the provider. This service is also available to overseas customers. There is no charge for this service. Please ensure that you purchase your tickets early to take advantage of the reduced advanced fares.

The nearest station is Windermere. From London Euston, the intercity service stops at Oxenholme where travellers must change trains for Windermere.

To take the Windermere train, cross from Platform 2 to Platform 3 where, if services are running to schedule, the train should be waiting.

Details on train times and fares can be obtained by checking the web site http://www.virgintrains.co.uk .

From London take the M1 and M6 or M40/M42 and M6. Leave the M6 at Junction 36 which is the South Lakes turning. Take the A590 (Kendal Bypass) and follow signs to the A591. The A591 passes through Windermere and Ambleside before reaching Grasmere. The hotel is situated in the centre of the village next to the church and there is ample parking at the rear of the hotel.

Reimbursement will be made for the cost of petrol, a receipt for which will be required by the auditors. The Funds do not reimburse participants for mileage claims or the cost of hire cars.

There is a public bus service to Grasmere and the bus stop is just outside Windermere station. Buses run fairly frequently and the times of services are shown at the bus stop.

There are also taxi ranks at Windermere and Oxenholme stations from which participants may take a taxi to the hotel, the cost of which can be included in claims for travelling expenses. Please try to share taxis with other participants and obtain a receipt. The Funds will not reimburse taxi fares for any other part of your journey. The taxi fare from Windermere is approximately £15 and from Oxenholme £35.