 AAGBI Annual Congress
travel
The meeting will take place at the Riviera International Conference Centre,
Chestnut Avenue, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5LZ.
Tel: +44 (0)1803 206 306 Fax: +44 (0)1803 206 310
Email: meet@conferencetorquay.co.uk,
www.conferencetorquay.co.uk
BY ROAD
The Riviera Conference Centre is only 6 miles from
the A380 dual carriageway and the M5 motorway, a
fast and direct link to London and the Midlands
From Scotland:
| Aberdeen |
10 hour drive |
| Edinburgh |
8 hour drive |
| Glasgow |
8 hour drive |
| From A74: |
Continue on A74 to M6; Leave M6 at
junction 8 taking exit to M5
(South
West, Birmingham) and follow to end.
Continue onto A38 to Torquay |
From North England:
| Newcastle |
7 hour drive |
| Leeds |
5 hour drive |
| Liverpool |
4.5 hour drive |
| Manchester |
4.5 hour drive |
| From M1 |
Leave M1 at junction 23a onto A42;
continue forward onto M42 leaving at
junction 4a onto the M5 (southwest).
Follow M5 to end and continue forward
onto A38 to Torquay |
| From M6 |
Leave M6 at junction 8 taking exit to M5
(South West, Birmingham) and follow to
end. Continue onto A38 to Torquay |
From South East England and London:
| Norwich |
6 hour drive |
| Cambridge |
5 hour drive |
London
(Central) |
4 hour drive |
| From M25 |
Leave M25 at Junction 15 to join the
M4 Motorway (The West), Leave M4 at
junction 20 joining the M5 (South West,
Bristol Airport). Follow M5 to end and
continue forward onto A38 to Torquay |
From Wales:
| Cardiff |
2.5 hour drive |
| Swansea |
3 hour drive |
| Liverpool |
4.5 hour drive |
| Manchester |
4.5 hour drive |
| From M4 |
Leave M4 at junction 20 joining the M5
(South West, Bristol Airport). Follow M5
to end and continue forward onto A38 to
Torquay |
From South West:
| Bristol |
2 hour drive using M5 |
| Exeter |
30 minute drive on local roads |
| Plymouth |
1 hour drive on local roads |
PARKING
Parking is available on site at the Riviera Conference Centre
BY AIR
The closest airports to the centre are Exeter and
Plymouth. There are daily flights to Exeter from
Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich, and
to Plymouth from Bristol, London Gatwick, Leeds,
Manchester and Newquay.
At the time of going to print, flights into Exeter were
leaving at the following times:
Aberdeen: 1420
Belfast: 0715, 0820, 1230, 1555
Dublin: 1140
Edinburgh: 0855, 2015
Glasgow: 1030, 2100
Leeds: 1555
Manchester: 0835, 1730
Newcastle: 1210, 2055
Norwich: 1505
At the time of going to print, flights into Plymouth
were leaving at the following times:
Bristol: 1020, 2040
Gatwick: 0905, 1245, 1625, 1955
Leeds: 0855, 1910
Manchester: 0855, 1915
Newquay: 2120
BY RAIL
Fast train services offer direct links from all parts of
the UK to Torquay (and Newton Abbot). It now takes
just under 3 hours to get from London to Torquay. The
railway station is located in the centre of Torquay, just
minutes away from the Riviera Conference Centre.
At the time of going to print direct trains from the
following places were available at the following times:
London Paddington: Regular direct train service
regularly from 0527 till 2345.
Average journey time: 3–4 hours.
London Waterloo: 0710, 1420, other trains are
available with changes.
Average journey time: 3–4 hours.
Bristol: 0755, 1058, 1258, other trains
are available with changes.
Average Journey time: 2 hours.
Birmingham: 0610, 0940, 1140, other trains
are available with changes.
Average Journey time: 3–3.5
hours.
For train times and information for all stations in the
UK please go to www.nationalrail.co.uk
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