Conference Venue

The Institute of Education, University of London 20, Bedford Way WC1H OAL, is a 2 minute walk away from Russell Square underground station. It has excellent bus, taxi and tube links to all mainline stations (Paddington, Kings Cross, Euston, Waterloo, Charing Cross and Liverpool Street). It is also within easy commuting distance of London’s main international airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton.

We hope that the plethora of cheap international flights to London will encourage many of our overseas colleagues to join us at BERA 2007. Book your flights early to ensure you get a really cheap deal. Conference accommodation will be primarily in the Royal National Hotel, opposite the Institute, but Bloomsbury is particularly well served by hotels in all price ranges.

Transport to London

The University of London is in Bloomsbury in central London, easily accessible by road, rail and air.

By Air
Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports are all served by express train services into the city centre. Booking can be made on-line at: www.gatwickexpress.com www.heathrowexpress.com www.stanstedexpress.com

London City Airport is situated just 10 miles (16km) from the West End (the major shopping centre) and Westminster (location of main government offices), six miles (10km) from the City of London (the financial district) and three miles (5km) from Canary Wharf (London's newest business and financial centre). It has a direct line railway station on site and the nearest Underground station is Canning Town, on the Jubilee line.

By Road
You can plan your route by using the RAC or the AA route planners: www.rac.co.uk/routeplanner or
www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner. Nearby car parks are shown on the IoE map (see www.ioe.ac.uk). We regret that no general parking facilities are provided on any Institute site. Please note: The IoE is inside the TfL Congestion Charging Zone. For more information please visit www.cclondon.com

By Underground / National Rail
Russell Square Underground station is the nearest to the Institute main building. On leaving the station in Bernard Street, turn left. After 50m go straight over the traffic lights at the corner of Russell Square, then after 40m turn first right into Bedford Way - see our map.

For Underground maps see www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps
For National rail enquiries see www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney

By Bus
Connections are excellent: Euston Road, Gower Street, Tottenham Court Road and Southampton Row are all major bus routes.

For bus route maps see: www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/buses_map.shtmlGENERAL