The Workshop will take place at the:-
Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
Sydney Road
Bath, BA2 6JF
U.K.
Tel.: +44 1225 444424
Fax: +44 1225 444206
Hotel Homepage
The hotel is conveniently located 10 minutes from the city centre. The main attractions in the city of Bath are all within easy walking distance. The map below shows the location of the hotel with respect to the Bath Spa rail station which is a 20 minute walk away.
View the hotel location on Google maps here
Bristol Airport is only 30km
away from the Bath Spa Hotel and it is possible to get cheap flights to Bristol
from many parts of Europe (e.g., on Easyjet,
Ryanair and Flybe).
We recommend this option if suitable flights exist.
i) The quickest way from Bristol Airport to the Hotel is by taxi. This
is a 30-40 minute drive that will cost approximately £35. If there are
three or more of you travelling together this is probably also the cheapest
option.
ii) There is an express coach service (Bristol
International Flyer) from Bristol International airport that takes about
20 minutes to get to Bristol Temple Meads train station (£6 single, £10
return). From here there is a very frequent rail service (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk)
that takes 10-15mins to get to Bath Spa station (~£6 single).
Bath is also readily accessible from London
Heathrow Airport with various alternatives for travelling on to Bath.
i) There is a regular RailAir Link
coach service between all Heathrow terminals and Reading rail station for most
of the day. From Reading, catch a train (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk)
to Bath Spa. Trains go almost hourly and the journey time is about an hour.
ii) Alternatively, take the Heathrow
Express rail link from the airport to London Paddington station, and get
the train (www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk)
from there to Bath (which takes about a hour and a half). This is slightly more
convenient, but will cost more at peak times. (N.B. You might be able to save
money by buying rail tickets in advance.)
iii) Finally a National
Express coach service operates from London Heathrow to Bath Bus Station.
It departs from London Heathrow central bus station which is next to Terminal
2. This is the cheapest option but the journey time to Bath is approximately
two and a half hours, depending on traffic conditions. N.B., to be sure of a
seat on a particular connection, it is best to book tickets in advance.
Many European cities are well linked to London St Pancras International Station via the Eurostar channel tunnel service. From there it will be neccessary to get additional tickets issued to cover the London Underground service to Paddington Station and the First Great Western rail service from Paddington to Bath Spa.
Bath Spa rail station and bus station are next to one another and about a 20min
~2km level walk from the Bath Spa Hotel. If you are travelling with heavy luggage
it would probably be best to take a taxi. These can be hired from in front of
the Bath Spa railway station.
The weather in Bath in May is usually mild with a minimum average temperature of 9 °C and a maximum average of 18 °C. The mean rainfall in May is quite low but it would be wise to expect occasional rainshowers. A weather forecast can be found here.
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