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Important travel information alert for London

The ASLEF, RMT, Unite and TSSA unions are currently planning strike action, affecting Tube services. The following information is expected:

Wednesday 8 July
Tube services will stop running at around 18:00, so please complete any Tube journeys by that time. Services are expected to be exceptionally busy between 16:00 and 18:00. Please travel earlier if you can and allow more time for your journey.

Thursday 9 July
There will be no Tube service all day. Extra bus and river services will run. Other public transport and roads will be much busier than usual, especially during peak hours. Please travel outside the peak times if you can.

Friday 10 July
There may be some disruption during the morning as services resume.

For the latest information please see: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/tube-strike

Homerton College

Homerton College is situated on Hills Road just out of the City Centre between the main railway station and Addenbrookes Hospital. For those using Satnav, the postcode is CB2 8PH. Please click here to see directions to Homerton College.

Parking
For conference visitors and long term parking, please enter the College via Harrison Drive, 100 yards from the main entrance, and continue to the end of this road where you will find the visitor's car park on the left had side. The car parking code for this event will be 3519.

Please click here to see a map of how to get to Cambridge.
Please click here to see map of how to get to Homerton College.

As car parking spaces are limited at Homerton College, if the car park is full, the college recommends that delegates use the car park on the leisure park at Clifton Road, or there are a number of residential streets opposite the college where delegates may find a place to park.

Local transportation

Buses
Cambridge has a network of local buses, called Citi buses, which travel around the city and beyond. To get to Homerton College from the city centre bus station at Drummer Street, take the Citi 1 bus marked 'Cherry Hinton' or 'Fulbourn' or the Citi 7 marked 'Duxford'. The bus stops directly outside the College on Hills Road and the stop is called 'Marshall Road'.
Please see link to buses and timetables:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/buses/bus-locations.htm?L=C&Loc=Cambridge

Taxis
Taxis are plentiful around the city. There are several taxi ranks, and for pre-booking taxis we Panther Taxis (http://www.panthertaxis.co.uk/).

Park and Ride
There is a regular Park and Ride service which runs from Babraham Road - the bus stops right outside the College.

Travel to Cambridge by train
Homerton College is less than one mile from the rail station. Take a taxi (fare at present about £10.00.) The fare will cost a little more if you arrive at Parkers Piece or Drummer Street Bus Station.

For all timetables see National Rail Enquiries (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)

From Cambridge train station to Homerton College

Take a taxi from the station to the college. The journey takes about 10 minutes.

From London Stansted to Cambridge

Trains depart from London Stansted airport approximately every hour direct to Cambridge, taking approximately 30-45 minutes. The cost of a return ticket is around £20.

The cost of a one-way trip by taxi from Stansted to Cambridge is approximately £75 and the journey takes about 30 minutes.

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From London Heathrow to Cambridge

Take the Piccadilly underground (tube) line from Heathrow Airport to Kings Cross train station. The service runs every 30 minutes. Underground tickets can be purchased at the ticket office at the Heathrow underground station. Then take a train from Kings Cross Station to Cambridge. Tickets from Kings Cross can be purchased at the station from self-service machines or ticket offices. The total journey time is about 2 hours and the cost of a single ticket is just over £45 approximately.

The cost of a one-way trip by taxi from Heathrow is approximately £100. The journey takes about 1.5 hours respectively.

From London Gatwick to Cambridge

Take a Southern Trains service to London Victoria station (a through ticket to Cambridge can be purchased from Gatwick). From London Victoria station take the Victoria underground (tube) line to King's Cross train station (15-30 minutes). Then take a train to Cambridge from Kings Cross train station. Trains from Gatwick depart every 30 minutes. The total journey time is about 2 hours and the cost of a single ticket is just over £45 approximately.

London Gatwick is approximately 95 miles from Cambridge. If you wish to travel by car we recomend you seek a taxi quote or hire a car.

Taxis

Taxis at the airports are usually plentiful. There are several taxi ranks, and for pre-booking taxis we recommend Airport Lynx (http://www.airportlynx.co.uk/) or Panther Taxis (http://www.panthertaxis.co.uk/).

Hire cars

Cars can be hired at the various London airports via various operators, including Easycar.com (http://www.easycar.com/?supptel=1) or Europcar (http://www.europcar.co.uk/). 

Travelling to the college by road

- from London:  Follow directions to Cambridge along the M11.  At Junction 11 take the A1309 into Cambridge.  At the second set of major traffic lights, ignoring all pedestrian lights, keep in the right hand lane and turn right into Long Road (signposted to Addenbrookes Hospital).  Continue to next main crossroads.  Turn left into Hills Road and Homerton College is approximately half a mile on the left hand side.

- from the North:  Follow directions to the A1 south and follow the A1 and A1(M) until it joins the A14.  Take the A14 as far as the M11, and then take the M11 to Junction 11 and follow the A1309 into Cambridge. At the second set of major traffic lights, ignoring all pedestrian lights, keep in the right hand lane and turn right into Long Road (signposted to Addenbrookes Hospital).  Continue to next main crossroads.  Turn left into Hills Road and Homerton College is approximately half a mile on the left hand side.

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