Venue
Conference Rooms 16 and 17
Building R80, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,
Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX
United Kingdom
Direction from Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Express to Paddington Rail to Didcot Parkway
- Trains run every 15 mins and the journey takes 15 mins to Paddington. Timetables can be found here www.heathrowexpress.com/timetable-schedule/heathrow-london
Directions from Paddington Station
Train from Paddington London to Didcot Parkway
- Depending on whether you take a direct train or a stopping train it can take from 40 mins to 1 hr 20 mins to get from Paddington to Didcot - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Directions by road
- From the A34 (Southbound) - Exit the A34 at the Milton Interchange Junction, the A4130 (A417) exit signposted Milton, Chilton, Didcot and Wantage. At the roundabout take the fourth exit signposted A4130 Wantage, Steventon, Drayton, Harwell. Follow this road for one and a half miles and continue straight on at the Rowstock roundabout onto the A4185. After about two miles turn right at the roundabout onto Fermi Avenue (signposted Harwell Business Centre, RAL, NRPB). Go straight across two mini roundabouts and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory can be found on the left hand side after the Diamond Light Source building.
- From the A34 (Northbound) - Exit the A34 at Chilton Junction, branch left (signposted, Wantage), then merge onto the A4185. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit (signposted Harwell Business Centre, RAL, NRPB). Go straight across two mini roundabouts and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory can be found on the left hand side after the Diamond Light Source building.
- From Heathrow Airport - Take the M4 motorway towards Slough, Reading and the West. Continue as far as junction 13 and then head North for about 8 miles on the A34 towards Oxford and follow the A34 directions given above.
- From Gatwick Airport - Take the M23 to London and Guildford. At junction 7/8 join the M25 to Heathrow and Watford. At junction 15, take the M4 towards Slough, Reading and the West, and continue to junction 13. Head North for about 8 miles on the A34 towards Oxford and follow the A34 directions given above.
Suggested Accomodation
The Crown&Thistle
Bridge Street
Abingdon
Oxford
OX14 3HS
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 522 556
Email: reception@crownandthistle.com
Distance from the Venue: 9.5miles, 20 minutes
The Four Pillars, Abingdon ***
Marcham Road
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1TZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 553456
Email: abingdon@four-pillars.co.uk
Distance from the Venue: 8.3miles, 17 minutes
The Upper Reaches***
Thames Street
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 3JA
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 522 536
Email: info@upperreaches-abingdon.co.uk
Distance from the Venue: 9.6miles, 21 minutes