We have two bases in the Midlands: one for our meet-ups in Nottingham and one for our Coventry meet-ups.
Nottingham
Our home is the Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus; just a short distance from the city centre, and easy to reach from the M1, A453 and A52.
Computing and Informatics Building
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Clifton
Nottingham
NG11 8NS
Getting there:
By car
Leave the M1 at junction 24A and take the A453 towards Nottingham. The A453 takes you straight through Clifton, with the University campus on your left. Enter through the North Gate, there’s plenty of parking on the campus – park anywhere you like.
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By train
East Midlands Trains operate high-speed services from London St Pancras to Nottingham, via Leicester and Loughborough. They also operate services from Lincoln, Peterborough and Liverpool (via Manchester).
Cross-country Trains operate direct services to Nottingham from Birmingham, via Tamworth and Derby.
On arrival, take the East Midlands Airport connecting bus service (Skylink) direct to the venue.
By bus
Take the NCT Skylink bus from either Friar Lane (Stand F1) or outside Nottingham Train Station (Stand S1), and get off at Nottingham Trent University – Clifton (Stand CL83).
Coventry
Our meet-ups are hosted by the University of Warwick on their main campus, which is easily reached from either the A45 or A46, and well-served by buses from Coventry city centre and Leamington Spa.
Social Sciences Building
The University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Getting there:
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By car
Leave the A46 at the Stoneleigh/University of Warwick junction (Between Coventry and Kenilworth). Take the Stoneleigh Road towards the University, then proceed along Gibbet Hill Road until you reach the main campus. Turn left at the roundabout in the main campus, and follow University Road to car park 10b.
By train
Coventry is a west-coast mainline station served by Virgin Pendolino services operating between London Euston and Birmingham. From the station, take the number 12 bus from the bridge beside the station.
By bus
From Coventry, take the number 12.
From Leamington Spa, take the U1, U2 or 12.
