Venue
AVoCS 2009 will be organised by Swansea University and held at the Gregynog conference centre. Gregynog is situated six miles north of Newtown in Mid Wales. It is surrounded by the beautiful Montgomeryshire countryside and Gregynog Hall is set in fabulously landscaped gardens that provide extensive grounds for peace and relaxation.
The conference centre will host all participants of the workshop and will provide all catering.
The workshop will start on Wednesday 23/09/2009 with lunch (1pm - 2pm) and conclude on Friday 25/09/2009 with lunch (1pm - 2pm).
Travel Information
You can look up train connections, e.g., at National Rail Enquiries. The train station for Gregynog is Newtown (Powys).
A taxi from Newton Train Station to Gregynog will take about 10 to 15 minutes. If you let us know your arrival time then we might be able to organize transport from the train station to Gregynog.
Closest airport is Birmingham. Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester and Liverpool are in reasonable distance, train connections are e.g.,
WED 23 SEP Birmingham International to Newtown (Powys) Departs Arrives Duration 10:09 12:05 1:56 FRI 25 SEP Newtown (Powys) to Birmingham International Departs Arrives Duration 14:46 16:50 2:04 ------------- WED 23 SEP Bristol Airport to Newtown (Powys) Departs Arrives Duration 08:15 12:05 3:50 FRI 25 SEP Newtown (Powys) to Bristol Airport Departs Arrives Duration 14:46 18:50 4:04 --------------------- WED 23 SEP Rhoose (Cardiff International Airport) to Newtown (Powys) Departs Arrives Duration 08:06 12:05 3:59 FRI 25 SEP Newtown (Powys) to Rhoose (Cardiff International Airport) Departs Arrives Duration 14:46 19:06 4:20 ------------- WED 23 SEP Manchester Airport to Newtown (Powys) Departs Arrives Duration 09:11 12:05 2:54 FRI 25 SEP Newtown (Powys) to Manchester Airport Departs Arrives Duration 14:46 17:04 2:18