Stafford House Summer Information Sheet
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON UXBRIDGE Address: Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH
Brunel University occupies a modern and All classrooms, leisure facilities and spacious campus, 15 minutes’ walk from accommodation are of a very high standard. CLASSIC COURSE the lively town of Uxbridge, West London. The campus has some of the finest sports As well as a range of on-campus amenities, RESIDENTIAL ONLY facilities in the country – which often students benefit from their proximity to AGES 10-17 (GROUPS ONLY) host world-class athletes, including the Central London, with all the major attractions British, US and Jamaican athletics teams. being easily accessible by tube. FACILITIES Total Capacity 500 Max. ratio of showers/toilets to beds 1:1
Ensuite Kitchen for Group Leader use
Standard Laundry - service wash
Single Laundry - coin operated, self-service
Twin WiFi access
Multi-bed Drink making facilities
Television Lounge Vending machines
Common room Swimming pool
Computer Room Coeliac / Special diets on request **
Towels provided Halal food on request **
**Must be booked at least two months before arrival
+44 (0) 1227 787 730 | [email protected] STUDYHOLIDAYS.COM Stafford House Summer Information Sheet LONDON UXBRIDGE POPULATION OF UXBRIDGE: 28,000
Public transport information: • Nearest airport: Heathrow 8km, London City 45km, Gatwick 73km, Stansted 100km • Nearest tube station: Uxbridge • 15 minute walk from campus to tube station
Local Amenities: • Nearest ATM: Santander on Brunel University Campus, UB8 3PH • Money Exchange: Eurochange, High St, UB8 1LA • Doctor/Health Centre: Church Road Surgery, 4a Church Rd, UB8 3NA • Hospital (A&E): Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Rd, UB8 3NN • Pharmacy: Brunel Pharmacy, Kingston Lane, UB8 3PH CENTRE EMERGENCY NUMBER • Convenience store: Costcutter, Cleveland Rd, UB8 3PH TBC • Restaurants/Cafes: »» Taste Kingdom, on Brunel University Campus, 20 Cleveland Rd, UB8 CENTRE DIRECTOR 3PH (variety of cuisines) TBC »» Subway, on Brunel University Campus, UB8 3PH (Sandwiches) »» 1966, on Brunel University Campus, UB8 3PH (Coffee and snacks) CENTRE OFFICE NUMBER »» Whistlestop, Brunel University Sports Centre, UB8 3PN (Coffee and TBC snacks) STAFFORD HOUSE HEAD OFFICE EMERGENCY NUMBER (24 HOURS) 0044 (0) 7889 895 200
SAMPLE PROGRAMME Morning Afternoon Evening PROGRAMME INCLUDES: Sunday Arrival, Induction & Campus Tour Welcome evening & Ice Breaker Activities HOURS of English Walking Tour of Uxbridge Town & Placement Test & Induction Lesson Welcome Disco or Drama based Games lessons per week Monday Shopping Centre 15 Included Half Day Excursion: London “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” Quiz Tuesday English Lessons Walking Tour (no entrance included) Night CERTIFICATE Each student will receive an end-of- Wednesday English Lessons Football, Tennis or Drumming Workshop International Night course certificate Included Half Day Excursion: London & The English Lessons Casino Night or English Conversation Club Thursday Science Museum “Mini Olympics” Competition or Arts & English Lessons Beach Party Disco or Sports Friday Crafts e.g. Jewellery Making HALF DAY EXCURSIONS Chill Out Evening including Films, Popcorn Included Full Day Excursion: Brighton, Walking Tour & The Royal Pavilion per week Saturday & Board Games 2 Can include Oxford or visits into London Onsite Activities e.g. British Sports Day, or Shopping in Uxbridge, or Optional Full Day Sunday British Culture Night for shopping, world famous museums Excursion (at extra cost) e.g. Canterbury, Walking Tour & Canterbury Cathedral or galleries. Fancy Dress Disco or Arts & Crafts e.g. Monday Volleyball, Badminton or Drama Workshop English Lessons Graffiti Design EVENING Included Half Day Excursion: Oxford Tuesday English Lessons Game Show Night ACTIVITIES Walking Tour (no entrance included) 7 per week Rugby, Basketball or Talent Show English Lessons “Uxbridge’s Got Talent!” Talent Show Wednesday Preparation Included Half Day Excursion: London & The FULL DAY Thursday English Lessons Murder Mystery Activity Excursion per week British Museum 1 Destinations may include Brighton, “Tribal Wars” Competition or Arts & Crafts Windsor Castle or Cambridge, with a Friday English Lessons Masked Ball Disco or Sports e.g. Mask Making walking tour and attraction entrance Chill Out Evening including Films, Popcorn Included Full Day Excursion: Windsor, Walking Tour & Windsor Castle Saturday & Board Games
Sunday Departure
STAFFORD HOUSE SUMMER | 19 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AS, UK +44 (0) 1227 787 730 | WWW.STUDYHOLIDAYS.COM Stafford House Summer Information Sheet UXBRIDGE JOINING INSTRUCTIONS Untitled map
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Heathrow is the nearest airport to the campus (15 minutes by car). From Heathrow, take the A10 “Heathrow Fast” bus to Uxbridge, which runs every 15 minutes and takes 25 minutes. TRAIN STATION
West Drayton is the nearest station to the campus (approx. 2km away). First Great Western provides rail services from West Drayton to London Paddington, Bristol and the West. From this station, take the 222 bus (alight in Cowley Road), U5 bus (alight in Station Road), or U3 bus (alight in Cleveland Road).
Bus routes U1, U3, U4 and U7 run regularly from Uxbridge town centre to the campus. Make sure you do not take the U2 bus as it will take a very long route to the university. OFFICE Untitled map Uxbridge is the last stop on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines. From the tube station, you can take a bus or taxi to the campus or it is a 15-minute walk. Brunel University Untitled layer Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH
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STAFFORD HOUSE SUMMER | 19 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AS, UK +44 (0) 1227 787 730 | WWW.STUDYHOLIDAYS.COM Stafford House Summer Information Sheet UXBRIDGE JOINING INSTRUCTIONS The Student Store Meeting House Marie Jahoda Gaskell Chadwick Zone A Wolfson Centre John Crank Heinz Wolff Halsbury Design and Print Bragg Arts Centre Zone B Service D. C. B. A. Isambard Complex J. I. H. G. F. E. P. O. N. M. L. K. Q.
Michael Bevis Meadow North Central David Neave Maurice Kogan West Stephen Bragg Concourse Syd Urry Shoreditch Trevor Slater George Shipp Runnymede East Brian Winstanley South Brunel University London Campus Map Wilfred Brown Michael Sterling Lecture Centre Hamilton Centre Conference Office Bannerman Centre Zone C Tower C and D Tower B Tower A Medical Centre Joseph Lowe Howell Antonin Artaud Zone D
= = Cash Machine Food and drink outlet St Johns Sports Centre Mary Seacole Lancaster Suite Eastern Gateway Indoor Athletics Zone E Centre www.brunel.ac.uk Fax 01895 232806 Tel 01895 274000 UB8 3PH, UK Uxbridge Kingston Lane Brunel University London Counselling Service Accommodation Zone F Lettings Brunel Student Rooms Brunel Campus Centre please follow the signs. entrance. From there, is very close to our main to Kingston Lane, which 3PN). You will be directed and the postcode (UB8 address (Kingston Lane) Please enter the road Sat Nav users: ACCOMMODATION Zone A 4 3 2 1
Sports Pavilion Sports Park Russell Gardiner Elliott Jaques Brunel Science Park Advanced Metal Zone G Mill Hall Fleming Hall Galbraith Hall Complex Isambard Casting Centre A – Q Zone E 17 16 15 14 13 Lancaster Stockwell Southwark Hall and Spa Lancaster Hotel Maria Grey Hall Hall Borough Road Complex 000810E 200717 directions www.brunel.ac.uk/about/campus/ To download the latest version visit Map last updated 06/09/17 Zone F Lancaster 12 11 10 9 8 Bishop Complex 7 6 5 18 Hall St Margarets Lacy Hall Kilmorey Hall Bishop Hall Complex Complex Faraday Clifton Hall Hall Chepstow Saltash Hall Gordon Hall
STAFFORD HOUSE SUMMER | 19 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 3AS, UK +44 (0) 1227 787 730 | WWW.STUDYHOLIDAYS.COM