Getting here
Edgbaston Park Hotel is located on the main University of Birmingham campus.
By Rail:
Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (ten minutes to University station, final destination Bromsgrove or Redditch). The hotel is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the station, depending on whether you take the scenic route through our Green Heart. A walking map will be available on the conference app to help you navigate.
By Bus:
Numbers X20, X21 and X22 travel from a number of stops in and around the city centre and surrounding area, and stop at Westmere (stop name). This stop is on the road directly outside the hotel.
There is a travel information office outside New Street Station, where you can obtain bus timetables and departure point information. Maps can be found throughout the city centre indicating bus stop locations. You can also access Network West Midlands' Live Travel Map for current rail and bus information.
By Car:
Parking is available for hotel visitors outside the hotel itself. In addition to the outdoor parking outside of the hotel, the adjacent multistory car park has the bottom level dedicated for use by hotel visitors. You will need to ensure that you enter your registration number on the terminal inside the hotel, or you may receive a ticket.
Taxis:
Birmingham is served by all major taxi apps, and taxi from the city centre (e.g. Birmingham New Street) to the hotel should cost you around £7.
Accomodation
Edgbaston Park Hotel, where the conference is being held, has a significant number of rooms that can be booked online. You can find more information about the hotel here: https://www.edgbastonparkhotel.com.
We have a small number of rooms available with the Hotel at a discounted rate, when compared to the standard rate. These are first come first served, and will be available on the booking system until all of the rooms have sold out. You can add these to your registration during the sign up process.
Across from the hotel is Peter Scott House, which is a Univeristy hotel and is bookable via Expedia, Trivago, Booking.com, and many other sites. The rate is, at the time of writing, £80 per night. You can find this hotel here: https://expe.app.link/jqP5qdah9Yb
Beyond the conference centre and immediate vicinity, there are a huge number number of hotels in and around the local area. Most hotel chains have a presence in the city centre and are a short walk from public transport which connects directly outside the hotel.
The following hotels are in the city centre, offer good value rooms, and are very close to transport links which can get you to the venue:
- Travelodge: Birmingham Central Bull Ring; Birmingham Central Moor Street
Very close to transport links, including buses and trains. Note, University station is not served by trains from Moor Street, although many buses stop outside.
- Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre, New Street Station
Close to New Street Station, which runs direct trains the University.
- ibis Budget Birmingham
Good value hotel rooms, and a small distance from the University. The 61 and 63 buses stop on the other side of the road to the hotel, and these buses bring you to the outer edge of campus. It is an approximate 5 minute walk from there to the hotel.
- easyHotel Birmingham
Good value rooms, close to buses and trains.
There are many, many others to choose from though!
