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TRAVELLING TO FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Campus addresses • Falmouth Campus, Woodlane, Falmouth, TR11 4RH • , Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE*

By rail Rail companies operate regular services to from all major British cities. The service from Paddington to Truro normally takes just over four hours. Change at Truro for branch line services to Falmouth and Penryn. From Truro, the journey times are approximately 20 minutes to Falmouth, and 15 minutes to Penryn.

If you are arriving at London , it is possible to travel to Falmouth by train via Reading. This cuts out the need to travel across London on the underground.

For more information visit: www.nationalrail.co.uk

By road *The Penryn Campus postcode changed in December 2013, so if you are using a Sat Nav system and it does not recognise TR10 9FE, please try TR10 9EZ.

Take the A30 from or the A38 from , which joins the A30 at . Continue along the A30 and, at the wind-farm, watch out for the signpost for the A3076 to Truro. Take this road to Truro where it joins the A39 to Falmouth.

For the Penryn Campus, take the first exit at the Treliever roundabout (about 9 miles from Truro) and approximately 150 metres further, turn right where signposted into the campus. Penryn Campus operates a Pay on Exit parking scheme and you will need to enter your car registration plate details at a pay station before leaving the campus. Payment can be made by coins or card. Current tariffs are:

Up to 1 hour – FREE Up to 2 hours – £1.60

Up to 4 hours – £2.10 Up to 9 hours – £3.00

Over 9 hours and up to 12 hours – £3.50 Mon– Fri overnight (8pm to 8am): £1 per night

Weekends (8pm on Friday to 8am on Monday): Free but barriers still in operation.

For the Falmouth Campus, continue on the A39 into Falmouth. Once in Falmouth, locate The Dell pay and display public car park next to Falmouth Town station. At the rear of The Dell car park, take the wooded footpath. Continue towards the rear of the campus where you will see

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construction barriers. Continue around to the left up Fox’s Lane which will take you onto the main road (Melvill Road). Bear right and walk up the main road for a short distance until you reach the entrance to Fox Rosehill Gardens. Walk straight through the gardens, via the path along the far right of the garden. This path exits on to the middle of the campus drive.

Alternatively, you may be able to find on-street parking around the campus on Woodlane or nearby side-roads such as Trelawney Road or Albany Road. Please be aware that some areas are reserved for those with residents parking permits only so please avoid any spaces where you see these signs.

By air Flights operate between in Cornwall and London City, Gatwick and Stansted Airports. The flight takes about an hour and is approximately 25 miles from Falmouth and Penryn.

The only way you can travel from Newquay Airport to Falmouth is by bus, taxi or hire car. Bus services are infrequent: it would be advisable to telephone Traveline on 0870 608 2 608 or visit www.traveline.org.uk for details of services, times and fares. Taxis must be booked in advance and the fare to Falmouth will probably cost between £45 and £55. A list of taxi firms is available overleaf.

Exeter and airports operate daily international flights to Europe and beyond. Regular train services run from Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St David’s rail stations to Falmouth and Penryn via Truro.

Taxi firms in Falmouth and Penryn (all area code 01326) Abacus: 212141 or 312181 Able Cabs: 373007 Bizzy Bee Cars: 317898 Donald’s Cars: 313123 A 2 B Cars: 378262 Premier Taxis: 375515 Century Taxis: 212000 Castle Taxis: 313747

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