Logistics

Useful information for planning your visit to Oxford

Location and Travel

The workshop will be held at the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, Oxfordshire, UK.

Martin Wood Complex
The Martin Wood complex is the brick building in the centre of the above image

 

For international attendees: If you land at London Heathrow or Gatwick airports, you can take 'The Airline' coach service, which operates 24 hours a day. Alternatively, you can travel to Oxford by train from Heathrow via London, and from Gatwick via Reading.
For domestic attendees: Direct train services run from London Paddington to Oxford station (in the city centre), and from London Marylebone to both Oxford and Oxford Parkway stations. Services from the north operate via Birmingham New Street; from the south via Reading; and from the west via Didcot or Reading. Oxford station is a 15-20 minute walk from the Physics department.
 

Recommended Accommodation

The workshop location is a 10-15 minute walk from both Oxford city centre and Summertown, offering numerous accommodation options nearby. Below is a list of hotels for your consideration. The University webpages provide further suggestions here

Cost-effective hotels (££):
Best Western Linton Lodge, Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UJ
Premier Inn Oxford City Centre, Greyfriars Court, Paradise Square, Oxford, OX1 1BE
Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel, 73 High St, Oxford OX1 4BE
Bath Place Hotel, 4-5 Bath Pl, Oxford OX1 3SU
Economy hotel (£): 
easyHotel Oxford, 280 Banbury Rd, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DY
University rooms (£):
Student rooms might be rented out for relatively cheap even if you are not a student (depending on time of year and availability)