BAAL Annual Meeting
Bristol, 15-17 September 2005
How to Get There

Getting to Bristol

For details on how to get to the University of Bristol please go to: Bristol University maps

This includes detailed information for delegates arriving by, air, train, coach, bus and car including how to get up to the main University Precinct.

Getting from your accommodation to Wills Memorial Building

N.B. BAAL will provide a shuttle bus to transport delegates to and from Durdham Hall and the Wills Memorial Building.  Should delegates wish to travel outside the set times of the BAAL bus, please see below for details of the public services:

Clifton Hill House
Bus service 8/8A or 9/9A travels from the train station and the city centre via Clifton Village to the University precinct.  This bus service is ideal for delegates staying at Clifton Hill House.  The number 8 and 9 stops by the Berkeley Centre on Queen’s Road opposite the Wills Memorial Building. Please click on the following link to see route and timetable details:
Bristol bus timetables (1)

Durdham Hall
For delegates staying at Durdham Hall, getting to the Stoke Bishop campus is very straight-forward, with easy access from the M4/M5, and good transport links with the academic precinct and city centre.  There is ample parking at Durdham Hall.  Please click on the following link for information on how to get to Durdham Hall by road, from Bristol International Airport and from Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station. This link also gives information on local facilities including supermarkets, shops etc. and local tourist information.
Durdham Hall locality map

Should delegates need to get to the Wills Memorial Building outside the set times of the BAAL bus, the best option is to walk to Black Boy Hill and catch the 8a/9a bus down to the Wills Memorial Building. Click on the following link for route and timetable:
Bristol bus timetables (2) 

Or alternatively it is approximately a 45 minute walk.

All Hotel accommodation suggested by BAAL is either a short walk or bus ride from the Wills Memorial Building:

The Clifton Hotel: St Paul’s Road (10/15 minute walk from Wills)

The Rodney Hotel: 4 Rodney Place, Clifton (near Clifton Down Road – 20 min walk / Number 8/9 Bus to Wills)

Berkeley Square Hotel: 15 Berkeley Square (5 minute walk from Wills)

Thistle Bristol Hotel: Broad Street (in the city centre – 20 min walk / Number 8/9 Bus from The Centre to Wills)

Marriott Royal Hotel: College Green (indicated on map – 10 minute walk straight up Park Street)

Maps

Locations of University Halls of Residences in relation to main University Precinct:
University halls of residence

University Precinct Map indicating location of Wills Memorial Building (No.68 on key):
University precinct map

Map of the centre of Bristol:
Bristol centre