Courses in Applied Social Surveys (CASS)

Venues

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The Westminster Conference Centre, BIS, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, UK

We are located at the bottom of Victoria Street, just off Parliament Square A map of the location is here

The nearest tube stations are St James Park (Circle and District lines) and Westminster (Circle, District, Jubilee lines)
The nearest train station is Victoria (also Victoria tube on Victoria, Circle, and District lines)
From Victoria - Walk 10 mins down Victoria Street, or take the Circle line to St James' Park, or take bus 211, 11, 148, or 24 straight down Victoria Street
From Euston or Kings Cross - Take the Victoria line south to Victoria station and follow directions from there.

Car Parks:

Horseferry
Ameway Street, London. SW1P 2TX. 24hr Opening
www.apcoa.co.uk

Abingdon
Great College Street, London. SW1P 3RX 24hr Opening
www.apcoa.co.uk

Please note that we are located within the Congestion Charging Zone

City University, London, UK

For exact Course location please see programme page, though they will be located in

Northampton Square,

City University,

London,

A map of Northampton Square site can be found here.

Directions to the Myddelton Suite can be found here.

Directions to the Northampton Suite C and B here.

A more detailed map can be found using Streetmap.co.uk here.

 

Accommodation near City University

PREMIER TRAVEL INN

London King's Cross

Tel: 02078 120106

 

PREMIER TRAVEL INN

Euston Station

Tel: 02075 543402

 

JURY'S INN

Islington

Tel: 02072 825500

 

THISTLE HOTEL

Barbican

Tel: 08703 339101

 

WALTER SICKERT HALL (CITY UNIVERSLITY)

Ensuite hall of residence

Executive single room £40 per night (room only)

Executive twin room £60 per night (room only)

Tel: 02070 408822

COSLA Conference Centre , Edinburgh, UK

Please consult the course description for specific room location for courses held at the COSLA Conference Centre.

Information on directions and travel can be found here

Download a copy of COSLA "Getting Here" Map (230k, PDF)

 

 

 

Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, UK

The course will be held at the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), Building 39, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO171BJ.

Travelling to the University of Southampton

Maps and travel information are available from the University of Southampton Travel Page. This also includes a map of the Highfield Campus. Building 39 is at the end of Salisbury Road edging onto Southampton Common.

Accommodation Near the University of Southampton

Below are a list of hotels that are situated near the University of Southampton, listed by distance from the campus:

Highfield House Hotel
Highfield Lane, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1AQ
Tel: 02380 554223 Fax: 02380 581914

Please telephone the hotel direct to request University rates when making reservations.

Whilst Highfield House Hotel does not offer evening meals, hotel guests receive 10% discount at Ceno's restaurant located just next door to the hotel. 

Elizabeth House Hotel
3 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XP
Tel: 023 80 224327
Email: elizabeth.house.hotel@cwcom.net

Jury's Inn
Charlotte Place, Southampton, UK, SO14 0TB
Tel: +44 (0) 23 8037 1111 Fax: +44 (0) 23 8037 1100

Banister House Hotel,
2 Bannister Road, Southampton, SO15 2JJ
Tel: 023 80 221279, Fax: 01703 221279

Travel Inn
New Road, Southampton, SO14 OHB
Tel: 0870 238 3308, Fax: 02380 338395

Travelodge
144 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 0QG
Tel: 08700 850 950, Lodge Reference 745

University rates may be possible; please ask for these when booking.

Those employed in Government Offices are also given a generous discount at the following hotels. They are both in the centre of Southampton and so would involve a taxi journey to and from the University each day.

Southampton Park Hotel
Cumberland Place
Southampton SO15 2WY
Tel. 023 80 343343, Fax. 023 80 332548
Email. snp@forestdale.com

De Vere Grand Harbour
West Quay Road
Southampton SO15 1AG
Tel. 023 80 633033, Fax. 023 80 633066
Email. grandharbour@devere-hotels.com

 

For information about Restaurants, Pubs and Clubs in the locality visit

http://www.thefoodplace.co.uk/uk/Hampshire/Southampton/

http://www.citikey.com/search/category/30257/city/Southampton

 

London Kowledge Lab, London, UK

The course will be held at the

London Knowledge Lab
23-29 Emerald Street
London WC1N 3QS

The room is on the ground floor and participants will need to ring the bell to get into the building. The address, maps and public transport info for the London Knowledge Lab can be found here: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=114

Medical Research Council, Head Office, London, UK

Address:

London Medical Research Council, Himsworth & Fletcher Rooms, Medical Research Council, 13th Floor, 1 Kemble Street, London WC2B 4AN.  A map of the location, including travel and accommodation details, can be found at http://www.mrc.ac.uk/About/Findus/index.htm

London underground: The MRC head office is located within easy walking distance of Covent Garden, Holborn and Temple underground stations.

The following hotels are recommended by the Medical Research Council.

Grange Fitzrovia Hotel

20-28 Bolsover Street

London

W1W 5NB

+44 (0)207 467 7000

email: fitzrovia@grangehotels.com

 

For discounted rates, please quote "18603" when booking. 

Further details on the Grange Fitzrovia Hotel are available here.

 

 

Grange Langham Court Hotel

31-35 Langham Court Street

London

W1W 6BU

+44 (0)207 436 6622

email: langham@grangehotels.com

 

For discounted rates, please quote "18603" when booking. 

Further details on the Grange Langham Hotel are available here.

 

Melia White House Hotel

Albany Street

Regents Park

London

NW1 3UP

+44 (0)207 391 3000

email: reservations.melia.white.house@solmelia.com

 

For discounted rates, please quote "MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)" when booking.

Further details on the Melia White House Hotel are available here.

 

National Council for Voluntary Organisations, London, UK

 

A map and directions to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) can be found here.

 

The following hotels are situated close to the venue.

 

Ambassadors Hotel Bloomsbury

12 Upper Woburn Place

London

WC1H 9AB

+44 (0)207 693 5400

email: reservations@ambassadors.co.uk

 

Further details on the Ambassadors Hotel Bloomsbury are available here.

 

Travelodge London Kings Cross

Willings House

Grays Inn Road

Kings Cross

London

WC1X  8BH

+44 (0)871 984 6256

 

Further details on the Travelodge London Kings Cross are available here.

 

Premier Inn London Kings Cross St Pancras

26-30 York Way

Kings Cross

London

N19AA

+44 (0)870 990 6414

 

Further details on the Premier Inn London Kings Cross St Pancras are available here.

 

Hilton London Euston Hotel

17-18 Upper Woburn Place

Bloomsbury

London

WC1H 0HT

+44 (0)207 943 4500

 

Further details on the Hilton London Euston Hotel are available here.

 

Holiday Inn London Kings Cross/Bloomsbury

1 Kings Cross Road

London

WC1X 9HX

+44 (0)207 833 3900

 

Further details on the Holiday Inn London Kings Cross/Bloomsbury are available here.

 

Hotel Ibis London Euston St Pancras

3 Cardington Street

London

NW12LW

+44 (0)207 388 7777

 

Further details on the Hotel Ibis London Euston St Pancras are available here.

 

Imperial London Hotels Tavistock

Tavistock Square

London

WC1H 9EU

+44 (0)207 636 8383

email: info@imperialhotels.co.uk

 

Further details on the Imperial London Hotels Tavistock are available here.

 

Thistle Euston Hotel

Cardington Street

Euston

London

NW1 2LP

+44 (0)871 376 9017

 

Further details on the Thistle Euston Hotel are available here.

 

 

Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

The course will be held at the McClay Library, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1LP.

 The address is:

The McClay Library
10 College Park
Belfast
BT7 1LP

To see the venue on an interactive map (letter A on map), click here.

 

Accommodation near Queens University

ASH-ROWAN TOWN HOUSE , 12 Windsor Avenue, Belfast BT9 6EE

Tel: 028 9066 1758.

It is a bed and breakfast, but a very superior one.

 

THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, 106 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HP, iRELAND

TEL: 44-28-90311909

Fax: 44-28-90311910

It is reasonably-priced and close to the venue.

 

Royal Statistical Society, London, UK,

further information of how to get to the RSS can be obtained from here.

 

University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

 

Information about the University of Bristol can be found at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/university/maps/

 

Accommodation in Bristol

University preferred Hotels

 

THE HAWTHORNS University Of Bristol Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UQ

Tel: (0117) 954 5555 (int. 45518)

Fax: (0117) 923 7188

Email: www.hawthorns-reception@bris.ac.uk

Web: www.bristol.ac.uk/hawthorns/

 

 

VICTORIA SQUARE HOTEL Victoria Square, Clifton, Bristol , BS8 4EW

Tel: 0117 973 9058

Fax: 0117 970 6929

Email: victoriasquare@btinternet.com

 

 

PREMIER TRAVEL INN The Haymarket, Bristol, BS1 3LR

Tel: (0117) 910 0600

Fax: (0117) 910 0619

Web: www.premierinn.com/

 

 

CLIFTON HOTELS GROUP (includes Berkeley Square, Clifton, Rodney Square and Washingon Hotels)

Web: www.cliftonhotels.com/bristolhotels/

 

 

 

University of Cardiff, Wales, UK

Courses will be held in committee rooms 1 & 2 in the Glamorgan Building on Cathays Park Campus. The Glamorgan Building is number 49 on the Cathays Park Campus Map and is 10 -15 minutes walk from the central train station.

Address: Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3WT

A map of Cathays Park Campus and the Glamorgan Building (number 49) can be found here.

A more detailed map using streetmap.co.uk can be found here.

Information about directions and how to travel to Cardiff can be found here. (Personalised directions can be found here. - You need to enter your own postcode).

 

University of Cardiff Accommodation

HILTON HOTEL (10 minutes walk from venue)

Tel : +44 (0)29 2064 6300
Fax: +44 (0)29 2064 6350
Email: reservations.cadiff@hilton.com
http://www.hilton.co.uk/crdiff

PARK PLAZA HOTEL (15 minutes walk from venue, in centre of town)

Greyfriars Road , Cardiff CF10 3AL , UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0) 2920 111 111

Fax: +44 (0) 2920 111 112

Email:  Sales
  Reservations
  Front Office


HOLLAND HOUSE HOTEL (5 minutes walk from venue, 1 minutes walk from centre of town)

24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0DD

Tel: 029 20 497349


ANGEL HOTEL (15 minutes walk from venue, in centre of town)


THISTLE HOTEL CARDIFF (10 minutes walk from venue, in centre of town)

The Parc Hotel, Cardiff, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3UD

Tel: 0871 376 9011

Fax: 0871 376 9111

Email: theparchotel@thistle.co.uk


THE BIG SLEEP (20 minutes walk from venue, 5 minutes walk from centre of town)


IBIS HOTEL (10 minutes walk from venue, in centre of town)

Churchill way - CF10 2HA - CARDIFF - UNITED KINGDOM

Tel : (+44)2920/649250

Fax : (+44)2920/649260 

Below is a list of recommended Guesthouses and Hotels outside of the main centre.
All are between 15 - 30 minutes walking distance from the venue.

LINCOLN HOUSE HOTEL


BEAUFORT GUEST HOUSE


PRESTE GARDEN HOTEL


CARDIFF BACKPACKER

 

University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

The course will be held in the CRESC/CCSR Training Suite in the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR).  This is located on the ground floor of the Humanities Bridgeford Street Building (building number 35 on the campus map) at the University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, M15 6FH.

Directions to the CRESC/CCSR Training Suite are available here.

A map of the campus, showing the Humanities Bridgeford Street Building (number 35) is available here.

 

The following local accommodation is recommended by the venue:

 

Manchester Business School

Commercial Activities and Conference

Manchester Business School

MBS West

The University of Manchester

Booth Street West

Manchester

M15 6PB

 

+44 (0)161 306 1320

email: reception@mbs.ac.uk

 

Further details on the Manchester Business School Hotel Services are available here.

 

Hotel Ibis - Manchester, Charles Street

Charles Street/Princess Street

Manchester

M1 7DG

 

+44 (0)161 272 5000

 

Further details on the Hotel Ibis - Manchester, Charles Street are available here.

 

Hotel Ibis - Manchester, City Centre

96 Portland Street

Manchester

M1 4GX

 

+44 (0)161 234 0600

 

Further details on the Hotel Ibis - Manchester, City Centre are available here.

 

Days Hotel, Manchester City

Weston Building

Sackville Street

Manchester

M1 3BB

+44 (0)161 955 8400

email: reservations@days-mcc.co.uk

 

Further details on the Days Hotel - Manchester City are available here.

 

Premier Inn, Manchester City (Portland St)

The Circus

112-114 Portland Street

Manchester

M1 4WB

+44 (0)870 238 3315

email: receptionmgr.manchestermti@travelinn.co.uk

 

Further details on the Premier Inn, Manchester City (Portland St) are available here.

 

Manchester City Centre is 10-20 minutes away by bus, 10 minutes by taxi.

Further information on other Manchester hotels with price deals and offers from LateRooms.com is available here.

 

University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK

There is currently no further information about the venue available.