[tei-council] Oxford Face to Face: 30 June - 3 July: Lunch question

[Lou Burnard]

Just in case you are tempted -- think twice before flying into any 
London airport other than Heathrow if you're planning to visit Oxford! 
The other London airports (Gatwick, Luton, Stansted etc) are all on the 
other side of the Great Wen from here, and thus involve you in HOURS of 
bus travel, or complicated train routes.

FWIW, there *is* a train from Gatwick to Oxford (via Reading) -- but it 
takes 2.5 hours in all. There is also a bus which takes over 3 hours!


On 21/02/14 15:54, Paul Schaffner wrote:
> The closest major airport is Heathrow. A good bus service connects
> Heathrow to Oxford, terminating at Oxford's Gloucester Green Bus
> Station (which is probably where you want to get off). THe service
> is run by the Oxford Bus Company (google it for details.)
>
> Heathrow is actually several airports: the bus stops at Terminal 5
> and at Heathrow Central Bus Station (terminals 1&3). I fly into
> Terminal 4, so need to take the rail shuttle from T4 to Central.
> If you fly into T5 or T1/3, you'll have it a little easier.
>
> At Heathrow Central, it stops at stand 14A
> At Terminal 5 it stops at stand 10 on the arrivals concourse.
>   (allegedly -- haven't tried it).
>
> You can pay the driver, or you can book in advance. If you book
> in advance, you'll need a printout of your voucher/receipt, and
> picture ID. Just show both to the driver. Booking is for a specific
> bus, but leaving from the airport, you can take later or earlier
> buses as well using the same booking, if you happen to arrive
> early or late. I believe that for departures from Oxford, the prebooked
> ticket is good only on the actual bus you booked.
>
> I'd recommend a period return ticket for the best fare.
>
> (There is also a bus, same company, same name, from Gatwick to
> Oxford, but I haven't taken that in a long time. )
>
> pfs
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014, at 10:41, Peter Stadler wrote:
>> James,
>>
>> being new to Council please excuse some questions
>> * I guess the next airport is London?
>> * There have been some stories (last time) about bus transfer to/from
>> Oxford. Could someone who already did this journey give some hints about
>> what route to take and how much time it will take?
>> * What time on Wednesday evening could we leave?
>>
>> Concerning lunch: no dietary restrictions from my side and I will take
>> whatever the old chaps think is good for me ;-)
>>
>> Best
>> Peter
>>
>> Am 21.02.2014 um 13:08 schrieb James Cummings
>> <James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk>:
>>
>>> On 20/02/14 22:11, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>>>> On 20 Feb 2014, at 19:17, Fabio Ciotti <fabio.ciotti at uniroma2.it> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe going out one day could be fine, but I haven'y any particular
>>>>> preference and any dietary restriction . Of course I'll regret forever
>>>>> that I missed the dinner Chez Rahtz :)
>>>> this is just lunch we are talking about so far.
>>> Yes. I'm moved by the idea of variety. So will try to arrange it
>>> to be different each day.
>>>
>>>> of course I’d be happy to host you all for an evening meal. perhaps
>>>> it would be nice enough to eat outside.
>>> We can't really know that until the day so would need to plan
>>> alternatives.
>>>
>>>> how about a picnic in the park by the river? heck, I’ll even lay on a punt.
>>> For dinner maybe, we could wander over to the university parks
>>> and I can provide blankets to sit on, etc.
>>>
>>> But only if we've completed a sufficient number of tickets!
>>>
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>>> Also reminder: If you have any non-meaty non-omnivorous dietary
>>> requirements, email me, preferably before Monday.
>>>
>>>
>>> -James
>>>
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