Accommodation

Notice:

Conference delegates are encouraged to stay at the Ibis Harbourside Bristol Hotel to facilitate meeting with colleagues. However, delegates are welcome to stay at other hotels as listed below.

Delegates interested in booking a room at Ibis Bristol City Centre can contact h5547-dm@accor.com citing the ISCAIP conference on 20 September 2010 and the confirmation number 142255. The hotel has provided a special rate of £65 which includes bed and breakfast (it means the room for 1 or 2 people plus the Breakfast for 1 or 2 people). You will need to provide your name, telephone and credit card details to secure the booking. Payment will be made on arrival at the hotel. Note that a considerably less expensive rate is currently available on the website , but requires prepayment and no refunds for cancellations.

Where is the Meeting? : (Lifeskills Bristol) The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Hotwells, Bristol, UK

Where is Lifeskills Bristol located? : Lifeskills is situated on the 4th floor of The CREATE Centre, an old tobacco warehouse in Hotwells, Bristol, not far from the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The location on the 4th floor at The CREATE Centre, has a number of advantages; the self-contained space, 10,000 square feet on one floor capable of housing all the existing sets with space for a meeting room.

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USEFUL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLING TO THE ISCAIP CONFERENCE

MONDAY 20^TH SEPTEMBER 2010 AT THE LIFESKILLS CENTRE BRISTOL

ADVICE FROM THE LOCALS:

The easiest way to attend the ISCAIP meeting is to come to Bristol for a couple of nights. Arrive in Bristol for the Sunday night (19^th) and stay for the Monday night, and catch the train to London on Tuesday.
Bath is about 15 minutes away by train and offers good accommodation too.
Accommodation is generally cheaper in Bristol and Bath than in London.
While there are buses to and from London, the train is the usual way to travel to London and is faster than going by road.
Avoid going by road during weekdays especially when the traffic will be the heaviest in the mornings and evenings.

THE VENUE: LIFESKILLS CENTRE

The address of the Lifeskills Centre is:

Lifeskills Centre, Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

The website for Lifeskills, which includes a map of its location, is: http://www.lifeskills-bristol.org.uk

The Lifeskills Centre is about 3 miles from Bristol Temple Meads railway station. It takes about 10-15 minutes by taxi to get from the train to the Centre. The Centre is about 2 miles away from the city centre, where there are a range of hotels (5-10 minutes by taxi).

FROM LONDON: RAIL SERVICES TO BRISTOL

There is a regular train service from central London (Paddington Station) to Bristol Temple Meads. On Sundays there are hourly direct services which take approximately 2 hours (for example, the 14.03 train from London Paddington arrives at 16.04 at Bristol Temple Meads).

Important Note: Use Bristol Temple Meads station NOT Bristol Parkway (this station is on the outskirts of the city).

On week days, the trains run about every half hour and the journey time is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes (for example, the train that leave at 09.30 hours from Bristol Temple Meads arrives at London Paddington at 11.15 hours, and the 18.00 from Bristol Temple Meads arrives at 19.45 at London Paddington).

The website for train times is: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

Important Notes:

a) The current railway timetable runs until May 2010, then there is a new timetable which will give the times in September. This will be available in May 2010).

b) Information on train accessibility is available on the National Rail website at:

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/disabled_passengers/

FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD: AIR SERVICES TO BRISTOL:

The airline Easyjet flies to Bristol from a number of cities in the UK eg Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle. You can't fly from London. Easyjet also flies from a number of cities in Europe (for example, Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva) and there are flights that come in from other locations, such as New York.

Useful websites:

Bristol airport: Http://www.bristolairport.co.uk

Easyjet: Http://www.easyject.com

Getting from the Airport to the Lifeskills Centre or Bristol City Centre

Bristol International Airport is south of Bristol. There are regular trains from the airport to Bristol Temple Meads station and a regular coach service to Bristol city centre takes 20-30 minutes.

WHERE TO STAY FOR THE ISCAIP MEETING:

There are two cities to choose from close to the meeting: Bristol itself, or Bath.

WHERE TO STAY IN BRISTOL:

The best places to stay in Bristol, that are easy to get to from Lifeskills Centre and the Temple Meads Station, are around the old city centre and floating harbour. There are a number of restaurants and cafes nearby as well as interesting places to visit like the Cathedral, Bristol Old Vic Theatre and Arnolfini Arts Centre.

The tourist information website for Bristol is: http://visitbristol.co.uk

Bristol hotels in central locations (find these on this Bristol website) include:

The Bristol Hotel
Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel
Radisson Blu Bristol
Ibis Harbourside Bristol
Berkeley Square Hotel
Premier Inn, King Street

Conference delegates are encouraged to stay at the Ibis Harbourside Bristol Hotel to facilitate meeting with colleagues. However, delegates are welcome to stay at other hotels as listed above.

Bristol also has guest houses and those that are only a couple of miles from the city centre (find these on the Bristol website too) include:

Downs Edge
Downlands House
Westfield House

WHERE TO STAY IN BATH:

Conference delegates may wish to stay in or visit Bath. This famous Georgian city is also a World Heritage site. The city of Bath is 10 miles east of Bristol and is on the London - Bristol railway line. The train time from London Paddington Station to Bath Spa is about 1 hour 30 minutes and the train time from Bath Spa to Bristol Temple Meads is about 15 minutes. Bath has a compact city centre and many hotels are within walking distance of the railway station. Look for hotels or guesthouses in Central Bath rather than Greater Bath.

The tourist information website for Bath is: http://visitbath.co.uk

Central Bath hotels (find these on the Bath website) include: