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2009 Physics Events - Edinburgh - Scotland

Narrow Nucleon Resonances:
Predictions, Evidences, Perspectives
June 8 - 10

D I R E C T I O N S

Maps BACK TO THE TOP

Salisbury Green and Masson House
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Travel to Edinburgh:

Plane BACK TO THE TOP

Edinburgh Airport lies just to the west of the town and has frequent connections with the UK and Europe.

A frequent airport bus connects with Waverley Station in the city centre (passing Haymarket on its way). Single ticket is £3.50, return £5.00. Changing at Haymarket for Lothianbus 2 involves less altitude changes compared to Waverley.

The price for an airport taxi to Pollock Halls should be in the order of £15. The airport taxi may or may not be of the standard type seating five persons.

Glasgow Airport and Prestwick Airport are further away and require travelling via Glasgow. Prestwick has a train link, but requires a 5-10 min walk in Glasgow from Central Station to Queen Street Station.

Rail BACK TO THE TOP

Edinburgh Waverley is a major station and has frequent Scotrail services.

There are no international services.

Cross-border services with England are provided by GNER, Virgin and Scotrail, the latter also providing a sleeper train connection with London.

Booking early on cross-border services can result in a cheaper fare valid only for a particular train.

Heading for the bus stops on North Bridge climb the stairs northwards for Princes Street and circle the building of the Waverley Hotel clockwise. Alternatively leave southwards for Market Street and take the staircase at the southwest corner of North Bridge to the upper street level. There also is a taxi rank inside the station on the platform level next to platforms 10+11.

Road BACK TO THE TOP

A1 from the South take the bypass A720 up to the next junction, Sheriffhall Roundabout, then the A7 northbound.

A68 (A697) ends at Sheriffhall Roundabout, A7 continues northbound.

From Sheriffhall Roundabout A7 drive northwards for 3.5 miles until reaching Cameron Toll roundabout (no toll), continue A7 City Centre by turning left immediately after passing under the railway bridge, after slightly less than a mile (just after Royal Commonwealth Pool at your right and before the vertical honeycomb buildings) turn right into Holyrood Park Road with the main entrance to Pollock Halls about 100 yards to the right.

M90 from the North via Forth Road Bridge, no toll is charged when travelling southbound. Either take B8000 heading for M9 immediately after the bridge and then continue M8 and A720 bypass. Or continue on the A90 and on arriving in Edinburgh turn right to reach A720 bypass. Drivers familiar with the town may cross the city centre (Queensferry Road, Lothian Road, Meadows).

M8 from the West (M9, A71, A70, A702) take the A720 bypass in southeast direction, take A701 northwards at Straiton Junction, continue until the Black Spaceship with Red Stripe (this is Cameron Toll shopping centre) is right hand, at the end of this straight and level stretch with a vertical cliff silhouette straight ahead turn right at the sign "Cameron Toll, Musselburgh (A6095)". Ahead is Cameron Toll roundabout. Pass underneath the railway line, then immediately left, then see above.

Holyrood Park is closed to traffic on Sundays, thus the shortcut from the A1 through Duddingston Village is not feasible.

Congestion charging is not implemented yet in Edinburgh.

Parking is a challenge in Edinburgh, although limited parking space will probably be available at Pollock Halls.

When travelling to Edinburgh by car please have a look at the maps page.

Taxi BACK TO THE TOP

From Waverley Station (City Centre) to Pollock Halls about £5.
From Edinburgh Airport to Pollock Halls £15 (order of magnitude).

Bus BACK TO THE TOP

Royal Commonwealth Pool, the bus stop for Pollock Halls, is served by Lothianbus lines 2, 14, 30, 33. Services typically run 4 times per hour on weekdays and 2 times per hour on a Sunday. Line 2 passes via Haymarket, lines 14, 30 and 33 pass via North Bridge (above Waverley Station).

Lothian Buses require exact fare, the drivers do not have change. A single bus ticket (City Centre to Pollock Halls for instance) costs 80p.

First, Munro's and Stagecoach buses also stop at Royal Commonwealth Pool.

Ferry BACK TO THE TOP

Rosyth just northwest of the Forth Road Bridge has a daily overnight link with Zeebrugge in Belgium operated by Superfast Ferries. Onwards travel by car is via the A90 southbound across the Forth Road Bridge. There is also connecting bus service into Edinburgh.

Newcastle has daily night ferries from IJmuiden near Amsterdam. with DFDSSeaways now being a fare lottery club member with the recent changeover to "from" prices. DFDSSeaways also sails to Kristiansand and Göteborg. Fjord line is sailing to Bergen in Norway. Edinburgh is 2h30min by car, a shuttle bus connects ferry terminal and Newcastle railway station (fast GNER services to Edinburgh).