Directions
Routes to Preston
Travelling to and from Preston is easy since the city is a major
focus of rail and road networks. The University is less than half
a mile from Preston train station. You can download a campus map showing the route to the University from the station. The M6 motorway links Preston with the rest
of the country and the M61 and M62 provide quick access to Manchester and Yorkshire.
International airports at Manchester and Liverpool serve the north-west, while
Ireland and the Isle of Man are easily reached by air from Blackpool or by
cross-channel coach services or ferry from Heysham, Liverpool, Fleetwood and
Holyhead. A pdf map showing the various routes into Preston can be downloaded.
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Rail
Enquiries: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Travel Times
- London - 2.5 hours
- Bristol - 4.5 hours
- Edinburgh - 3 hours
- Glasgow - 2.5 hours
- Birmingham - 2 hours
- Leeds - 2 hours
- Sheffield - 2 hours
- Liverpool - 1 hour
- Manchester - 1 hour
- Blackpool - 0.5 hour
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Driving to
Preston
South by Motorway M6
Leave the M6 at Junction 32 (M55) and take Exit 1 (A6) to Preston/Garstang.
Turn left from the slipway onto the A6 to Preston and proceed through
five major road junctions with traffic lights. Immediately after
the fifth set of traffic lights, take the right hand lane and bear
right at the next set of lights into Moor Lane. (There is a right
filter in operation at these traffic lights). You will be following
the signs for Liverpool. The University is also signposted along
the route.
At the end of Moor
Lane is a large roundabout. The University
(Foster Building, FB on the map below) is situated on the right
hand side of the roundabout. If you have reserved a
car parking space you should drive past
the University and turn left into Maudland Road. Turn left when
you get to the end of Maudland Road and the entrance to the car
park is to your left, just before the road bends to the right.
You should park in Car Park 10 (blue square on the map below).
North by Motorway M6 (also from M61/M62 East)
Leave the M6 at Junction 31. Turn left from the slip road onto
the A59 towards Preston. The Tickled Trout Hotel will be on your
right hand side. Proceed to the first roundabout bearing left
to follow the signs for Preston City Centre to New Hall Lane.
The University is signposted along the route. New Hall Lane ends
in a T junction with traffic lights. Turn right and proceed to
the first traffic lights at the ringroad. Go straight ahead onto
the dual carriageway. Approaching the next set of traffic lights
you will want to turn right, but take the second lane from the
right in order to be in the correct lane to enter Walker
Street.
The Holiday Inn is on the left hand side.
Turn right at these lights and then immediately left into Walker
Street. Proceed to the end of Walker Street at the junction with
a large roundabout. The University of Central Lancashire will be
facing you as you enter this roundabout (Foster Building, FB on
the map below). If you have reserved a
car parking space you should drive past
the University and turn left into Maudland Road. Turn left when
you get to the end of Maudland Road and the entrance to the car
park is to your left, just before the road bends to the right.
You should park in Car Park 10 (blue square on the map below).
Conference Venue
The conference will be held in the Darwin Building (DB on the map
below, adjacent to Marsh Lane).
Car Parking
There is a limited amount of car parking
space available around the University, however, there are several
car parks around Preston city centre, many within a 15 minute walk.
A number of parking spaces will be available at the University
on the day and will need to be pre-booked on the conference registration
form. Spaces can only be guaranteed for registration forms received
by the 10th August. Pre-booked car parking will be available on
Car Park 10 (blue square on the map below). Marsh Lane is a one-way
road and can not be accessed via the Corporation Street end. The
car park can be entered from Leighton Street.
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