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Conference Venue

Conference Venue

Durham
Durham is one of the most beautiful places in the UK. The UNESCO World Heritage city is dominated by the imposing Norman castle and cathedral, both of which delegates will visit throughout the course of the week.

Learn more about the city.

Collingwood College, University of Durham
The course will be held at Collingwood College, which is located a mile south of Durham City centre.

Among the history and charm of the city, Collingwood College provides an ideal setting, enabling you to concentrate on the course away from the office environment.
View details of the college, including a map.


Accommodation

Participants will be staying in ensuite rooms close to the conference complex on the college’s landscaped campus. All rooms are of a comfortable standard, with bedding and towels, and a desk, tea and coffee facilities provided.


Travelling to Durham

Durham is easily accessibly by air, rail and road.

By air:
Newcastle and Teesside Airports are both 30 minutes drive from Durham.

Newcastle Airport is served by the following airlines and cities:

Aer Lingus: Dublin
Air France: Paris
American Airlines: New York
British Airways: London Heathrow
easyJet: Barcelona
Belfast International
Bristol
Geneva
London Stansted
Nice
Paris
Prague
Rome
Eastern Airways: Aberdeen
Birmingham
Cardiff
Inverness
Isle of Man
London City
Southampton
Fly Be: Belfast City
Exeter
Jersey
Southampton
Hapag-Lloyd Express: Hanover
Jet2: Amsterdam
Cork
London Gatwick
KLM: Amsterdam
Lufthansa: Dusseldorf
Ryanair: Dublin
Barcelona
Milan
Oslo
SN Brussels: Brussels
 
Durham Tees Airport is served by the following airlines and cities:
BMI/BMI Baby: London Heathrow
Eastern Airways: Aberdeen
Brussels
KLM: Amsterdam
Ryanair: Dublin
Barcelona

There is a free bus service to the East Coast mainline rail station at Darlington (20 minutes' train journey from Durham) from this airport.

By rail:
Durham is on the main London to Scotland GNER rail line. Travel times are under 3 hours for London and 2 hours for Edinburgh.
For tickets, please go to http://www.thetrainline.com or for National Rail enquiries, please telephone: 08457 48 49 50.

By road:
Durham lies on the A1(M) between London and Edinburgh.

Please note that you should plan your travel arrangements so as to attend the whole event.