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

[James Cummings]

The Heathrow <--> Oxford bus also has wifi, just in case you want 
to finish off some of those tickets as well. ;-)

-James


On 21/02/14 16:49, Martin Holmes wrote:
> A strong vote in favour of the Oxford Bus from me. It's great.
>
>> I believe that for departures from Oxford, the prebooked
>> ticket is good only on the actual bus you booked.
>
> Actually last time I got to the bus station a bit early and was able to
> travel on the earlier bus with Syd, and have a leisurely breakfast at
> the airport.
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
> On 14-02-21 07:54 AM, 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!
>>>>
>>>> IMPORTANT: For those needing accommodation please fill in this
>>>> doodle poll http://doodle.com/unu8wz9tuks8wt4w#table indicating
>>>> nights of accommodation needed.
>>>>
>>>> Also reminder: If you have any non-meaty non-omnivorous dietary
>>>> requirements, email me, preferably before Monday.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -James
>>>>
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