The University of Surrey | Guildford | Surrey | GU2 7XH

Location | The conference takes place at Wates House, in the very centre of the Campus, directly located below Guildford Cathedral.

Getting to the University by Bus

The University is served by 5 different bus routes (Service numbers: 3, 26, 27, 36 & 37), which are all operated by Arriva Buses. Service numbers 3, 27 & 37 embark from the Friary bus station in Guildford town centre throughout the day. These buses call at Guildford Railway Station before arriving at the University campus on Stag Hill. The 37 bus continues on to Manor Park. During peak periods, the 36 bus will also serve both the Stag Hill and Manor Park sites from the bus station and via the main railway station.Return journeys to the station or town centre can be made using service numbers 3, 26 & 36. During peak periods, the 37 will also travel from the Stag Hill and Manor Park sites to town via the main railway station.The campus map has details of bus stop locations at the University.

By Coach

National Express coach No 030 runs between Victoria Coach Station and Woodbridge Road, Guildford (opposite Ladymead Retail Park) every two hours from 9.00 to 19.00. Coaches run Monday to Sunday, journey time 60 minutes.

Coach information (+44) 0870 5808080

By Rail

Guildford is on the main London (Waterloo) to Portsmouth line, with a good service. London Waterloo is also the terminus for the Eurostar service to Paris and Brussels.Fast trains to Waterloo take 32 minutes. There is an alternative line, with a slower service, via Cobham. Trains run every half hour from Aldershot, Farnborough and Reading, and every hour from Dorking, Redhill and Tonbridge.

From the train station:

By Bus Guildford Link Bus (leave the station by the footbridge and rear exit, cross main road to the bus stop).
By Taxi from main (eastern) exit
By Foot leave the station by the footbridge and rear (western) exit, turn right into Guildford Park Road, after 200 yards (just past the Evangelical Church), turn right via Borough Car Park (about 15 minutes).Train information (+44) 08457 484950

Train Timetables

National Rail Enquiries

By Road

If approaching from London (A3) or the M25 (Junction 10), remain on A3 until you reach the exit signed to Cathedral and University. Do not take the exit signed to Guildford.If approaching from the A322 or A323 from Bagshot or Aldershot, at the A3 roundabout take the exit signed to Portsmouth, and then turn off the A3 at the first exit (signed to Cathedral and the University).

If entering Guildford from Horsham (A281) or Godalming (A3100), leave the gyratory system at the exit marked Farnham (A31). After approximately 200 yards, at the mini-roundabout, take first turning into Guildford Park Road and continue along Madrid Road to The Chase for a mile. At the roundabout take the third exit, into the University entrance.

By Air

The University is conveniently situated for both London Airport Heathrow and London Airport Gatwick. Arrival at Stansted or Luton airports will involve a long journey across London. From London Airport Heathrow: Rail-air link coaches leave Terminal 4 for Woking Station from 07.20 to 23.10, picking up from Terminals 2, 3 and 1. The journey to Woking takes 30-40 minutes. There are frequent trains from Woking to Guildford.Airport coach information (+44) 08705 747777
Airport information (+44) 0870 0000123A taxi from the taxi rank at Heathrow will be very expensive, approximately £80. If you call a Guildford taxi to meet you at the airport they are much cheaper, approximately £35. You can find details of Guildford taxi firms at www.yell.co.uk or www.118.com
From London Airport Gatwick:
Gatwick Station is positioned in the South Terminal of the airport and provides direct rail-air link trains for Guildford hourly between 05.28 and 23.18 weekdays and 05.31 and 23.18 weekends, journey time 38 minutes.Train information (+44) 08457 484950

Airport information (+44) 0870 0002468

Finding your way about

The Campus It helps to remember that the University is laid out in three zones, academic, communal and residential. At the bottom of Stag Hill are the large academic buildings (AA, AB etc.) linked by access towers containing entrances, stairs, toilets and goods lifts.Schools and departments may have facilities in more than one building, and the site plan reference shows where the main offices are located.Next up the hill are the administrative offices, library, restaurants, lecture theatres, shops, bank, and other communal facilities.

Further up still, are the student residences, grouped in seven Courts.

Special Needs Access Please contact the Security Office (+44) 01483 682002 in advance for advice and to ensure that parking is available.

Please ask for advice about how to access the parts of campus you need to visit, so we can assist you in the best way.

Visitors Car Parking There is a system of security gates on campus designed to control parking and traffic.Visitors may park in Car Park 1. A pay and display machine operates in this car park. The current charge for a day ticket is £6.00. Short stay tickets are also available, for which the current charges are:

Parking machines do not take notes, so please bring sufficient change with you.Parking in car park 2 and Senate Square is for permit holders only and for those with prior permission from their University host, who will have arranged a special permit with the Security Office. All vehicles must display a permit between 0730 and 1700 from Monday to Friday. Parking outside of those hours and at weekends is free and does not require a permit.Visitors' vehicles displaying an Blue Badge may park free in the car parks and in disabled bays for up to 6 hours, unless the University host or driver has made arrangements with the Security Office for a longer stay.Improperly parked vehicles will be impounded, and released only on payment of a fee (currently £75.00 for the first 24 hours, plus the cost of a full day permit if no permit is displayed).

Please observe the 15 mph speed limit on campus.

[information by courtesy of the University of Surrey]