HOW TO GET TO MARSTON ROAD SITE Maps and Directions 121102_maps&directions.indd Spread 1 of 6 - Pages(12, 1) 05/11/2012 15:06 1 WHERE WE ARE CONTACT US 10 IN OXFORD Oxford is very well located and easy to get to from many places. We strongly advise you not to come Oxford Brookes University Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 482600 Jack Straw’s Lane Fax: +44 (0) 1865 482775 It’s only just over 50 miles away from by car, since parking is not available Marston, Oxford Email: [email protected] central London, and just over 60 miles on site and is very restricted in the OX3 0FL Web: www.hls.brookes.ac.uk from Birmingham. Public transport surrounding area. Exceptions can UK links are excellent by both train and be made for visitors with a disability bus. permit. The Marston Road site is part of the Headington Campus, however please If you do wish to come by car, use the note it is approximately 20 minutes park & ride - the car parks are clearly walk from the main Headington signposted as you approach the city. Campus. You’ll fi nd some useful information on the following pages to This booklet also details information help you plan getting to Marston Road about reaching the site from the city site, shown on the map in black. centre and train station. 121102_maps&directions.indd Spread 2 of 6 - Pages(2, 11) 05/11/2012 15:06 9 POINTS TO NOTE 2 General transport policies As a large organisation in a congested city, This means that on street parking controls M40 (J8) Brookes has a responsibility to reduce its have been introduced by the local council London from traffi c impact on the surrounding area as to manage parking in the interest of the far as possible. Effects of car travel on a local community. Parking in the area is large scale include emission of greenhouse extremely limited and in most areas subject gases, pollution on a local level which can to specifi c restrictions. adversely affect health, and congestion, which in turn causes stress and slows movement of all road transport. Useful contacts Bus services: Brookes Sustainable Travel Plan together BROOKESbus with our Environmental Policy is a www.oxfordbus.co.uk commitment to improve the situation; our Oxford Bus Company commitment to the local community is a www.oxfordbus.co.uk A4074 further reason to work towards a reduction Wallingford from Henley Reading RH Transport in car use as far as possible. rhbuses.com M40 (J9) Bicester from Banbury Birmingham Brookes works with other local employers Stagecoach in Headington, such as the NHS Trusts www.stagecoachbus.com/oxfordshire Site and University of Oxford, in conjunction with the local bus operators and councils, Coach services: Marston Road to produce a coherent transport strategy National Express A34 Bicester from A34 so that traffi c congestion in this area is www.nationalexpress.com Newbury from Winchester Southampton lessened. Oxford Tube Information on travel options is available at: www.oxfordtube.com City Centre www.brookes.ac.uk/about/sustainability/ Oxford Espress sustainabilityinpractice/transport www.oxfordbus.co.uk A44 Evesham Train services: Car parking First Great Western Woodstock from The Harberton Mead entrance may be www.fi rstgreatwestern.co.uk used for those requiring disabled parking. National Rail enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk There is no public or student parking at Gloucester Cross Country A40 the Marston Road site. Please note the Cheltenham from A420 Marston Road site is located within a www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk from Eynsham Bath controlled parking zone. Bristol A420 from Swindon from 121102_maps&directions.indd Spread 3 of 6 - Pages(10, 3) 05/11/2012 15:06 To John To Hospital 3 GETTING AROUND Radcliffe 8 U7 There is a FREE U7 Brookes bus that will do a loop between: Lane Straws Jack Unipart (parking), Gipsy Lane (on road). Marston Road, Brookes Restaurant (at bus shelter), and Unipart. First bus leaves Unipart at 8:40 am, last bus is 4.30 pm. Simply show your Open Day booklet to the driver and get on. Below are various other buses to take you to the city centre, train station, and London. Please note only the U1 and U5 are FREE. Marston Road Site McCabe Place The city centre From London Mead Harberton Oxford Bus Company Oxford Bus Company 13 X13 www.oxfordbus.co.uk www.oxfordbus.co.uk Leaves from: Oxford city centre, Leaves from: Victoria Coach Station, St. Aldates, Stop G2. Grosvenor Gardens, Marble Arch, Baker Street William Destination stop: The Somerset. Street, and Hillingdon When you get off the bus, cross the road at Destination stop: Gipsy Lane, the pedestrian crossing, turn left and then Headington*. turn right into Harberton Mead. Travel time: 100 mins depending on traffi c. Way Garne John To Headington To Headington Hill Site (main entrance) to 25 minute walk) Marston Road Site (approx. Take the fi rst entrance on the left. Stagecoach Wheatley Campus To Travel time: 10 mins depending on traffi c. www.oxfordtube.com Leaves from: Victoria Coach Station, BROOKESbus Marston Rd U5 www.oxfordbus.co.uk Grosvenor Gardens, Marble Arch, Notting Leaves from: Oxford city centre, Hill Gate, Shepherd’s Bush and Hillingdon. St Aldates, Stop G1 Destination stop: Gipsy Lane, Destination stop: The Somerset. Headington*. Clive Booth Student Village This service will take you via Gipsy Lane Travel time: 100 mins depending on traffi c. and Headington Hill. Lane Cuckoo Travel time: 40 mins depending on traffi c. From the train station Oxford Bus Company Buses to Thornhill Park & Ride, Wheatley Campus Headington Road 13 PULLENS LANE www.oxfordbus.co.uk Pullens Lane Leaves from: Oxford train station, Stop R1 Buses to Gipsy Lane Site Headington Hill Site HEADINGTON CAMPUS Destination stop: The Somerset. Headington To Buses to Marston Road Site To Wheatley Campus To Travel time: 20 mins depending on traffi c. Headington Road FOR SPORT CENTRE City Centre, BROOKESbus Station, Train U1 www.oxfordbus.co.uk City Centre To Gipsy Lane Gipsy Harcourt Hill Campus Harcourt Leaves from: Hill Campus Harcourt Oxford Train Station, Stop R8 Seacourt Park & Ride, Reception CHENEY CHENEY VILLAGE Destination stop: Gipsy Lane, STUDENT Headington*. Buses to Marston Road Site, BUILDING (JHB) Travel time: 20 mins depending on traffi c, JOHN HENRY BROOKES plus 20 mins walk*. * Follow the ‘by foot’ instructions on reverse. ** Follow the walking route to the Marston Road site, shown opposite. Hospital Crescent & Crescent Warneford, Warneford, To Churchill To Gipsy Lane Site HEADINGTON CAMPUS Paul Kent Halls 121102_maps&directions.indd Spread 4 of 6 - Pages(4, 9) 05/11/2012 15:06 7 BY FOOT 4 From Gipsy Lane From Marston Road site Hospital to Marston Road site to Gipsy Lane The recommended route is via Pullens The recommended route is via John Garne to Thornhill park & ride and Uniport Lane, the Clive Booth Student Village Way, the Clive Booth footpath and Pullens footpath and John Garne Way. This is Lane. This is approximately a 20 minute approximately a 20 minute walk. walk. private road. No access for cars and • From Headington Road, turn right on to • From the school, walk down Harberton Pullens Lane. Mead, turn left on to the Marston Road. • Take the fi rst footpath on the left. • Take the second road on the left on • Walk downhill and take the next path to John Garne Way. This will take you on your right into the grounds of Clive through the grounds of Clive Booth. Booth. • Continue through Clive Booth, take the • Continue downhill until you reach the end last footpath on the right. X23 of the path, then veer left on to the road • At the top of this path turn left on to through the grounds of Clive Booth. This footpath with a brick wall running along becomes John Garne Way. its length. • Continue down John Garne Way until • Continue uphill until the junction with X23 you reach Marston Road. Turn right and Pullens Lane. Turn right on to Pullens carry on for about 500 metres, past the Lane. war memorial and William Street. • Turn left onto London Road, walk for • Turn right on to Harberton Mead. The about 350 metres. Gipsy Lane is on the fi rst entrance on your left will bring you to right. to Water Eaton park & ride to Water the front of the Marston Road site. BY BIKE Cycling is actively encouraged as part of For more information about cycle routes Oxford Brookes Sustainable Travel Plan. go to: www.brookes.ac.uk/travel/cycling Marston Road site Clive Booth Student Village U7 121102_maps&directions.indd Spread 5 of 6 - Pages(8, 5) 05/11/2012 15:06 5 BY TRAIN 6 First Great Western (FGW) Cross Country Operate services to Oxford from London Operate services which run through Oxford M40 (J8) Paddington, Gatwick Airport, Hereford and from Scotland, north of England, midlands London from Worcester. Combined train-bus tickets are and the south coast. available; please refer to individual websites www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk for further information. FGW also operate intercity services via Bus connections B480 Watlington from Didcot Parkway, from London, South Oxford is a main line station, situated near Wales and the west of England. the city centre. The 13 bus service and the www.fi rstgreatwestern.co.uk U1 BROOKESbus picks up from outside National Rail Enquiries the train station. See the ‘By bus’ section www.nationalrail.co.uk in this booklet for more information. A4074 BY CAR Wallingford from Henley Reading Travelling north on the M40 Park & Ride connection M40 (J9) Bicester from Banbury Birmingham Travelling from London on the M40, leave See the ‘By bus’ section on page 3 for Site the motorway at junction 8 and follow the more details.