Travel 2009

Due to park­ing lim­it­a­tions in Oxford, we strongly advise del­eg­ates to arrive by train or other pub­lic trans­port if at all possible.

St Edmund Hall is very cent­rally loc­ated ( map ) on Queen’s Lane, just off the High Street. The col­lege is within walk­ing dis­tance of the rail­way sta­tion, cent­ral bus sta­tion and the main shop­ping areas. Buses stop on High St near Queen’s Lane, includ­ing local buses (num­ber 5 from the rail­way sta­tion) and buses to/from Lon­don and Heathrow.

On arrival at St Edmund Hall, please report to the Lodge, where you will be dir­ec­ted to the XML Sum­mer School regis­tra­tion office and your accommodation.

By Air

The most con­veni­ent arrival air­ports are Lon­don Heath­row and Birm­ing­ham. There is a fre­quent express coach ser­vice to Oxford from Heath­row and a dir­ect train ser­vice from Birm­ing­ham Inter­na­tional. Lon­don Gatwick is a little fur­ther, but again there is dir­ect coach ser­vice to and from Oxford.

By Train

There are fre­quent dir­ect trains from Lon­don Pad­ding­ton to Oxford and reg­u­lar links to other main­line sta­tions across the coun­try, includ­ing dir­ect trains from Birm­ing­ham, Manchester, Leeds, New­castle and Edin­burgh. The sta­tion in Oxford is a 15 minute walk from the city centre and St Edmund Hall. There is also a taxi rank at the sta­tion. For timetable inform­a­tion, please see the www.nationalrail.co.uk website.

By Bus

There are very fre­quent coach ser­vices from London’s Vic­toria Sta­tion, Heath­row and Gatwick Air­ports to Oxford. A rather less fre­quent ser­vice con­nects with Birm­ing­ham Inter­na­tional air­ports. The cent­ral bus and coach depot (Gloucester Green) is in the city centre. For coach inform­a­tion, please see The Oxford Bus Com­pany website.

By Car

The col­lege has NO PARKING facil­it­ies for vis­it­ors and park­ing is very dif­fi­cult within the city centre. There are only a few Pay & Dis­play spaces avail­able nearby on Long­wall Street and overnight park­ing is not advised. You are there­fore strongly recom­men­ded to make use of the city’s Park & Ride facil­it­ies.

Oxford­shire County Coun­cil man­ages 2 of the 5 Park & Ride Sites around the city. These are at Water Eaton (to the north east of Oxford, off the A4260) and Thornhill (to the east of Oxford, off the A40). The charge is 60p per day (24 hrs) with a max­imum stay allowed of up to 72 hours. For longer stays, secure overnight park­ing can be arranged at Gloucester Green Under­ground Car Park (100 spaces). In order to take advant­age of this facil­ity, please con­tact the Enforce­ment Office dur­ing office hours on 01865 794307. Out of hours, please seek the assist­ance of the Car Park Officer on duty at Gloucester Green Car Park.

There is some park­ing on St Cle­m­ents near the Mag­dalen Bridge, within walk­ing dis­tance of the Col­lege. The cost in Septem­ber 2009 was GBP 17 per day. Oxford City Coun­cil keeps a list of local park­ing options at http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/GetHere.html with a map of loc­a­tions and list of prices.