Accommodation
There are plenty of hotels of all price ranges close to the venue:
Highfield House (Hotel close to Avenue Campus)
Banister Guest House (B&B close to Avenue Campus)
The Avenue Bed and Breakfast (B&B close to Avenue Campus)
Travelodge Southampton (Hotel close to Avenue Campus)
Jury’s Inn (Hotel close to Southampton Central train station)
Premier Inn Southampton Airport (Hotel close to Southampton International Airport)
Travel
By Car via M3:
Parking space will be available at the venue.
Exit at Junction 14 following the signs for Southampton A33 (not Southampton Docks). Follow the A33 (Bassett Avenue) through two roundabouts until you arrive at a major intersection with the University’s Medical and Biological Sciences building to your left. Cross straight over the intersection and continue to follow the A33 (The Avenue). Take the second turning on your left into Highfield Road (a one-way system) and the Avenue Campus will be on your right.
By Car via M27:
Parking space will be available at the venue.
Exit at Junction 5 (Southampton Airport/Eastleigh). If coming from the east, take the first exit off the roundabout. If coming from the west, take the fourth exit. Follow the A335 dual carriageway through three sets of traffic lights. At the fourth set, the road divides. Follow the right hand lane onto Burgess Road (McDonald’s will be on your left). Follow Burgess Road until you arrive at a major intersection, turn left onto the A33 (The Avenue). Take the second turning on your left into Highfield Road (a one-way system) and the Avenue Campus will be on your right.
Busses in Southampton:
The University’s Uni-Link bus service will take you straight to the University of Southampton campuses from the International Airport, from Southampton Central rail station and from Southampton Airport Parkway rail station. The U1 bus can pick you up from stations and airport and take you to the main Highfield Campus or to a stop close by Avenue Campus (see here for route and timetable). The U2 bus can pick you up from Highfield Campus and the civic centre and drop you off at Avenue Campus where the symposium is held (see here for route and timetable).
By train:
Southampton is easily reachable from most major cities in the UK through either Southampton Central station or Southampton Airport Parkway station. Look for timetables and prices on the Nationalrail website. Also have a look on the Megabus website which often offers very cheap train tickets from major cities (including London) to Southampton Central.
By bus:
National Express and Greyhound offer coach services from all over the UK to Southampton centre and Southampton University directly.
By plane:
Southampton International Airport is connected to major cities in the UK and Europe. Flybe and Eastern Airways, the airport’s main airlines, offer low-fare flights to most destinations. AirFrance operates services from Paris. Other low-fare airports close to Southampton include Bournemouth, Bristol and London Stansted. Travellers outside Europe are suggested to consult major airlines flying to London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports.