Conference Venue
Royal Holloway College, University of London
The NCL2012 conference will be held at the Windsor Conference Centre, Royal Holloway College, London, UK. The Centre provides modern conference facilities including a banked auditorium and numerous meeting rooms, offering the flexibility and state of the art conferencing facilities (including free wi-fi access) needed to combine a major Scientific Conference, Parent Organisations meeting and the first Batten Disease International Alliance meeting, plus satellite workshops (For details of programme click here). On campus there is a range of flexible, affordable and accessible housing within a short walk of the conference centre and ample free parking. Together with catering and entertainment facilities (two bars), these offer a self-contained conference venue maximising the opportunities for collaborative and social interaction.
Further details about the conference venue can be found here: Royal Holloway Conferences Site
Getting to NCL2012
The campus is within easy reach of major international and national transport links, and close to Heathrow airport with public transport links (see links at the bottom of the page).
By Air: when booking your flights we recommend flying to Heathrow, as this is much closer to the conference venue than London's other airports. However, it is still possible to catch a shuttle bus from Gatwick to Heathrow, if this is your only direct flight destination.
Taxis: Gemini Cars are a taxi firm near Heathrow that can take you to the Royal Holloway College. Their set fares from Heathrow to/from Royal Holloway Campus (Egham) start at £21 for Terminals 1, 3 & 4, and £17 for Terminal 5. You can book a cab to meet you at arrivals by phone (+44-1784 471111 from outside the UK) or on-line (http://www.geminicars.co.uk/services.html) - you will need your plane arrival details including which terminal. Please say you are going to NCL2012 at RHC, and say if you are happy to share your cab with other meeting attendees. This of course may mean waiting a while for another plane arrival. We will arrange taxis for your return journey during the meeting.
By train: From Central London trains run every half hour from Waterloo station to Egham station, which is a short cab ride from the conference venue
By road: The College is conveniently located close to the motorway network (M4 and M3) and is just one mile from junction 13 of the M25. We can arrange on campus parking if you need it. To program your satnav/GPS the street address is : Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX.
Useful Travel Links
Heathrow airport travel and directions site
Gatwick airport travel and directions site
Transport for London (buses and tube trains)