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Conference Venue/Location

The conference will take place in the splendour of Sir Christopher Wren’s Old Royal Naval College, now home to the University of Greenwich’s Maritime Campus. The Greenwich Maritime Campus is on a World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Thames. It is the university's largest campus and is centred on three baroque buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren at the end of the 17th century. The UK’s Independent newspaper once described it as “More breathtaking than the Versailles of Louis XIV”. The Stephen Lawrence Gallery is also on the campus. The Gallery provides a showcase for the work of contemporary artists. The grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, the location of the conference, also house the tourist attractions of the Painted Hall and Chapel.

Address: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, UK

Getting to the Conference Venue, University of Greenwich Maritime Campus

By Air

From Heathrow, take the Piccadilly Line to Green Park, then change to the Jubilee Line, changing again at Canary Wharf onto the DLR and alighting at Cutty Sark.

From Gatwick, take the Thameslink rail service to London Bridge, change onto the London Underground to take the Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf and take the DLR line to Cutty Sark.

From Stansted, take the Stansted Express train link to Liverpool Street, change onto the London Underground and take the Central Line to Bank then the DLR line to Cutty Sark.

From London City Airport, take the DLR to Cutty Sark Greenwich (change at Poplar). The DLR runs to London City Airport, change at Poplar and get onto a Lewisham/Greenwich Bound train - Journey time approx. 23 minutes.

By Tube

The best option is to get off at Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) and get a DLR Lewisham bound train to Cutty Sark. Turn left out of the station and proceed down the small arcade. Cross the road and head down College Approach towards the Old Royal Naval College.

By DLR – Docklands Light Railway

Cutty Sark DLR Station is just a two-minute walk from the campus West Gate Entrance. Direct services run from Bank, Canary Wharf, Lewisham and Stratford and easy connections are available from Tower Gateway, Beckton and London City Airport. When exiting Cutty Sark Station turn left, walk past the bank and shops, then cross the road onto College Approach. Walk down and enter the Old Royal Naval College at the West Gate. The campus is part of the Old Royal Naval College.

  

Greenwich & London Attractions

The location of conference, Sir Christopher Wren’s Old Royal Naval College, now home to the University of Greenwich’s Maritime Campus is one of the 20 most visit sites in the United Kingdom attracting over a million people worldwide. The venue is on a United Nations classified World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Thames.

Main tourist attractions at the conference site include:

Main tourist attractions around the conference site in Greenwich include:

London tourist attractions include: Too many and too awesome to list! They include museums, parks and gardens, galleries, historic buildings and attractions. What we can absolutely guarantee is that you will never run of out what to see or places of interest to visit in London. Please see http://www.visitlondon.com/.




Hotels/Lodgings


The delegates will have a choice from a range of hotels around the conference venue. The following four hotels are within 2 to 10 minutes’ walk to the conference venue. They are all 4* hotels, except Mitre hotel, and are reasonably priced by London standard – but some delegates might find them expensive. However, delegates can get better deal if they go through intermediaries such as Expedia, TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Laterooms.com, etc. You could also consider approaching the hotel directly.

These are some of the cheaper hotels for budget delegates. Although these hotels are located further afield, delegates can get to the conference venue quickly by tube or light railway in less than 30 minutes. Delegates can get better deal if they go through intermediaries such as Expedia, TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Laterooms.com, etc. You could also consider approaching the hotel directly.