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TRAVEL INFORMATION


Travel Information for Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre


Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre
Chancellors Way
Off Moseley Road
Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6ZT

24-hour switchboard: +44 161 907 7414
For maps see: http://www.chancellorshotel.co.uk/location

By Train from the City
Most Intercity trains call or terminate at Manchester Piccadilly Station. Either take a taxi (approx. 15 minutes) or take a five minute walk to Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station. More local rail services also stop at Manchester Oxford Road Station and Manchester Victoria Station.

From Manchester International Airport
Manchester International Airport is approximately 5 miles from Chancellors (about 20 minutes by taxi, which costs 15-20 pounds and is the most convenient route). If you wish to take the train from the airport there is a 24-hour service which runs 7 days a week, every 15 minutes during peak times and goes direct to Piccadilly Train Station. From the station either take a taxi or take the short walk to Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station and catch one of the many buses that follow the route to Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield.

By Bus from the City
Take a bus numbered 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 48, 142, 143, 157, X57 from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station to Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield. Walk to the junction with Moseley Road and turn left. At the next set of traffic lights turn left into Chancellors Way and the hotel is on your left, opposite the Armitage Sports Centre.

By Car Using GPS
Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre has free on site car parking for hotel and conference guests. SatNav users should use the following postcode: M14 6ZT. This will lead you to Moseley Road, from Moseley Road turn onto Chancellors Way and Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre is signposted on the left hand side across from the Armitage Sports Centre.

By Car from the North
Leave the M6 at Junction 20a (Lymm Interchange), onto the M56, following signs for Manchester Airport/City Centre. Take the right hand lanes at the end of the motorway where it becomes the A5103 - signposted Manchester City Centre. At the 5th set of traffic lights turn right onto Wilbraham Road (A6010 signposted Sheffield). At the 4th set of traffic lights turn left onto Chancellors Way. Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre is situated on the left hand side opposite the Armitage Sports Centre.

By Car from the East
From the M62, leave at J18 (Simister Island) and follow the M60 S&E (Stockport). From the end of the M67 turn left/south onto the M60 S&E (Stockport). Leave the M60 at Junction 5 and join the A5103 - signposted Manchester City Centre. At the 5th set of lights turn right onto Wilbraham Road (A6010 signposted Sheffield). At the 4th set of traffic lights turn left onto Chancellors Way. Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre is situated on the left hand side opposite the Armitage Sports Centre.

By Car from the South
From the M6, leave at J19 (Knutsford) and follow the A556 to Manchester. From the end of the A556 turn right onto the M56 following signs for Manchester Airport/City Centre. Take the right hand lanes at the end of the motorway where it becomes the A5103 - signposted Manchester City Centre. At the 5th set of traffic lights turn right onto Wilbraham Road (A6010 signposted Sheffield). At the 4th set of traffic lights turn left onto Chancellors Way. Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre is situated on the left hand side opposite the Armitage Sports Centre.

Going to the Willowbank Hotel
The hotel is at 340 Wilmslow Road, which is to the south of Chancellors and on the opposite side of the road. From Wilbraham Rd turn right at the 3rd set of traffic lights onto Wilmslow Rd. The Willowbank Hotel is approx ΒΌ mile on the right. Postcode is: M14 6AF.

Going to Luther King House
Luther King House is on Brighton Grove, which is off Wilmslow Road to the north of Chancellors and on the same side of the road. From Wilbraham Rd turn left at the 3rd set of traffic lights onto Wilmslow Rd. Brighton Grove is approximately half a mile on the right. Postcode is: M14 5JP.

Registration
Registration will be in the Reception area at Chancellors from 16.00 to 18.30 on Sunday 25th March (see the map). When you arrive, either go to registration, or if your accommodation is in the Willowbank Hotel or Luther King House you should check in there first (accommodation check-in available from 14:00 at all 3 locations). Please wear your conference badge at all times (including lunches/dinners). Delegates staying at Luther King House or the Willowbank Hotel are within 10-15 minutes walking distance of Chancellors (see map for footpaths).


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