Planning Convention 2010

The 2010 Planning Convention: Planning: Shaping the Future

How to get there

Travelling to the QEII Conference Centre

BUS
Buses 11, 12, 24, 53, 77a and 88 stop at Parliament Square, then follow directions from Westminster Tube station to the Centre.

TRAIN
The centre is within walking distance of Charing Cross and Victoria Stations.

AIR
Heathrow
Take the tube to Green Park on the Piccadilly line. Change to the Jubilee line and stop at Westminster. Approximate journey time: 1 hour.
Alternatively take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster. Approximate journey time: 1 hour

Gatwick
Take the Gatwick Express to Victoria. The Centre is a 15 minute walk from Victoria via Victoria Street. Approximate journey time: 45 minutes.

Stansted
Take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street, and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster. Approximate journey time: 1 hour.

London City Airport
Take the jubilee line from the airport to Westminster.

Luton Airport
Take one of the special connecting buses from the airport to Luton rail station, where trains run frequently to Kings Cross, and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster. Approximate journey time: 1 hour and 15 min

Taxi’s from London Airports
A taxi journey from the major London Airports will take around 60-90 minutes and cost in the region of £60 – £90.

TUBE
Westminster on Jubilee, Circle and District Lines (5 minutes walk)
Exit the station via the underground tunnel towards Parliament Square (exit 6). You will come to street level on Whitehall. Turn left into Parliament Square, cross the road ahead of you then turn right into Broad Sanctuary. The Centre is located on your right, directly opposite Westminster Abbey.
St James Park on Circle and District Lines (5 minutes walk)
Take the Broadway exit from the tube station and walk straight down Tothill Street. At the end of this street turn left and you will see the Centre directly in front of you.

Victoria on Victoria, Circle and District Lines (10 minutes walk)
Exit from the front of the station, turn right and walk down Victoria Street. At the end of Victoria Street is Broad Sanctuary, the Centre is on the left hand side opposite Westminster Abbey.

ROAD
Please be advised that it is quicker and easier to travel here using public transport.

The Centre is within easy reach of the A1, M1, M25, M11, M40, M4, M3, M2 and M23.

To plan your journey by road, visit www.theaa.com (enter the postcode SW1P 3EE as your destination).

There is no car parking at the Centre however there are four public car parks nearby, for more information about car parking, visit www.ncp.co.uk.

The Centre is located within the congestion charging zone. For more information about congestion charging, visit www.cclondon.com.

If you are travelling by car, you could consider sharing the journey with someone else. Liftshare’s online network matches people with similar journeys so they can travel together – saving money and cutting their carbon footprint. Liftshare.com is completely free to use and the scheme won the RTPI/TPS Transport Planning Network Award 2009 for "Excellence in Delivery – Recognising Good Practice". www.liftshare.com

For further information

To find us on a map – visit www.multimap.co.uk

To plan your tube journey – visit journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk

To buy a travel card – visit www.londontravelpass.com

News photos presentations from the 2010 convention



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