The
meeting is being held at:
The Executive Suite
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
County Ground
New Road
Worcester
WR2 4QQ.
Directions:
The
cricket ground is located on the banks of the River Severn on the edge of the
town centre in Worcester. It is on the directly opposite side of the river than
the cathedral. There should be plenty of parking within the ground, but they
may be a match in progress. There is plenty of parking in the nearby town
centre.
Driving:
The
ground is 7 miles from Junction 6 or 3 miles from Junction 5 of the M5. The
ground is well sign posted with the brown cricket stump signs from both
junctions. Failing that just head for the town centre and the ground is located
just over the Severn Bridge, following signs towards Hereford / Malvern if
driving away from the town centre.
Trains:
Worcester
is served by 2 stations, one at Foregate Street and one at Shrub Hill.
The
best station is Foregate Street
which is an easy walk to the venue. You could walk from Shrub Hill but it is
about a one and half mile walk.
Services
are run by First Great Western for trains from London, Oxford & Bristol or
by London Midland for trains from Birmingham and the Midlands.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
The
best website to try is this one:
It
gives details of all train services to and from Worcester and you can book
cheap tickets in advance.
Walking from Foregate
Street / Worcester Town Centre:
The
venue is a comfortable 10 or 15 min walk from the Foregate Station.
As
you come out of the station turn left and walk towards the town centre. Take
the 3rd turning on the right: Broad Street, just before the
pedestrian area starts. Carry on straight down Broad Street, cross the main
road, then carry on straight, cross the Severn Bridge and the cricket ground is
on the left hand side just over the bridge. The cricket ground is right on the
banks of the river.
Accommodation:
There
are no big chain hotels in the centre of Worcester but there are a number of
smaller hotels.
First
place to try would be the Travel Lodge:
Other
hotels are:
The
White House Hotel
http://www.whitehousehotels.com/pages/worcester
The
Fownes Hotel
http://www.fownesgroup.co.uk/fownes
The
Diglis Hotel
http://www.diglishousehotel.co.uk
All
of these are within the town centre and are within an easy walk of the venue.
Airports:
If
you happen to be flying in, the closest airport is Birmingham International, it
is a lot more convenient to use than Heathrow. It is a short train journey from
the airport to Birmingham New Street train station where you can catch a train
to Worcester. Check the www.thetrainline.com
website for train times into Worcester.
Any
problems just send me an e-mail and I will try to suggest something.
Neil
Smith.
kallmann-syndrome@hotmail.co.uk