The
award winning East
Midlands Conference Centre is located
just outside Nottingham City Centre
on the University Park Campus. It provides
modern, state of the art lecture theatres,
spacious poster and exhibition areas
and lecture rooms, comfortable bar,
catering and lounge areas for networking
and relaxing. |
Nottingham
is the cultural and commercial capital
of the East Midlands. It’s vibrant,
cosmopolitan city centre offers Interflam
delegates a vast array of restaurants,
entertainment and nightlife
The
city of Nottingham has a colourful history,
from ancient underground caves and famous
lace industry, to the turbulent and
dramatic history of the castle with
its links to monarchs and folklore tales.
From the legend of the heroic outlaw
Robin Hood to the adventurous Pilgrim
Fathers and from the passionate verse
of Lord Byron to the working-class heroes
of DH Lawrence, Nottinghamshire has
a proud cultural and literary history.
It's vibrant, cosmopolitan city centre
offers Interflam delegates a vast array
of restaurants, entertainment and nightlife. |
The
East
Midland Airport is
just 15-20 minutes drive from Nottingham
and offers direct flights to many
of Europe's major cities including;
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Brussels,
Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Paris, Rome
and Vencie. . Airlines servicing the
East Midland Airport include Ryanair,
Easyjet and Bmi. Long-haul
delegates may wish to route through
mainland Europe and then connect directly
into East Midlands thereby cutting
out the journey through Heathrow and
central London.
For domestic, European and international
flights, Nottinghamshire is well served
by a range of regional airports.
East Midlands Airport is just 14 miles
from Nottingham and can be reached
quickly by taxi or on the frequent
Skylink bus service to the city centre.
There is also a dedicated shuttle
bus and Railink, which runs from the
airport to the new East Midlands Parkway
station every 30 minutes from 7am
until 11.30pm seven days a week. The
airport offers regular scheduled flights,
serving many shorthaul and longhaul
routes. To find out more click on
the link below.
Robin
Hood Airport is a major destination
for flights from all over Europe and
longhaul routes. With a runway 2.8km
long it is the only airport outside
London able to accommodate the new
Airbus. Find out more by clicking
on the link below.
Birmingham,
Coventry, Manchester and Luton airports
are also within driving distances
of Nottinghamshire.
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High
speed (under 2 hours) rail links run
from Nottingham to London, Birmingham,
Manchester and the rest of the UK. When
reaching Nottingham Station take the
exit to Station Road for taxis.
The
Nottinghamshire Convention Bureau is
working in partnership with East Midlands
Trains to offer Interflam
delegates discounted rail tickets
on selected routes. Return fairs London/Nottingham
cost £30 for standard fares and
£50 first class. Time of travel
is restricted. (Tickets are not valid:
Monday to Friday
on East Midlands Mainline services scheduled
to arrive in London before 1100hrs.
On all East Mainline services scheduled
to depart London St Pancras between
1529hrs and 1901hrs.
On all East Midland Connect services
departing before 0900hrs and between
1530hrs and 1900hrs Monday to Sunday.)
UK delegates can fill out a booking
form on-line for tickets. Please click
on the following link:
http://www.venuenottinghamshire.com/eastmidlandstrains
Overseas delegates will be able to book
tickets as soon as this service goes
live after 30th May.
Eurostar
Paris to Nottingham in less than five
hours. Nottingham’s
direct rail link with the new Eurostar
terminal at London St Pancras means
you can travel in luxury from the heart
of Paris to the centre of Nottingham.
And with services from Brussels and
Bruges, as well as connections to other
major European cities, the Eurostar
link puts Nottingham a quick, relaxing
train ride away from the heart of the
continent.
For
more information, timetables and to
book tickets click
here to go to Eurostar’s
website |
The proximity of the motorway network
of the M1, A1, A52 and A46 means Nottinghamshire
is easily accessible by car or bus.
Cities such as Birmingham, Leeds, and
Manchester are under two hours drive
time from Nottinghamshire. While London,
North England and Wales are just three
hours by car.
Drive times to Nottingham from…
London
2hrs 41mins
Manchester 1hr 42mins
Leeds 1hr 18mins
Birmingham 1hr 13mins
Sheffield 51mins
Lincoln 57mins
Leicester 41mins
Derby 27mins
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