ILRT
Maps and Directions
University of Bristol
8-10 Berkeley Square
Bristol
BS8 1HH
United Kingdom
The Institute is located in the corner of Berkeley Square, at the top of Park Street opposite the spectacular Wills Memorial Building. We occupy the upper two floors of 8-10 Berkeley Square.
There is a porter's lodge at the main entrance, should you require any assistance.
Access to the Building
ILRT is situated on the 2nd and 3rd floors of a listed Georgian townhouse with complex access facilities. There is disabled wheelchair access from the disabled parking area to the rear of the building on the ground floor and an internal lift to fit wheelchairs up to the main offices, Hawaii Suite and Videoconferencing facilities which are all based on the 3rd floor.
If you are a wheelchair user or have any other disability which would require the use of an 'evacuation chair' in the case of fire or other emergency, it is important that you contact the event organiser (meeting, workshop or videoconference) at least 2 weeks prior to your visit so that necessary arrangements can be made.
Directions
Travelling by car
Finding on-street parking in the Berkeley Square area can be difficult for a long visit as parking is limited to pay and display (maximum stay 2 hrs). However, there are two NCP car parks within easy walking distance of the Institute:
- Trenchard Car Park (on Park Row)
- West End Car Park (on Berkeley Place), this is the neareast and the one most likely to be empty.
Both car parks now operate a pay as you leave system and the machines take notes. There is also metered parking at the Park Row end of Woodland Road, and on Elmdale Road.
Travelling by train
The most convenient station is Bristol Temple Meads (NOT Bristol Parkway). From there you can either take a taxi or catch one of the following buses. Return tickets can be purchased. From Bristol Parkway it is advisable to take a taxi, which will cost around £8.
From Temple Meads' bus stops, CityLine bus services 8 and 9 depart for the top of Park Street approximately every ten minutes.
Travelling by coach
The coach station is on Marlborough Street in the centre of Bristol. From there either take a taxi or one of the following buses. Return tickets can be purchased.
From Rupert Street (opposite the NCP car park) bus stops, CityLine bus services 8 and 9 depart for the top of Park Street approximately every ten minutes.
Travelling by air
From Heathrow: There is a direct National Express coach service between Heathrow and Bristol. There is also a Railair link coach service which runs between Heathrow and Reading. Most Bristol-Paddington trains stop at Reading. The rather slow alternative is to go via Paddington.
From Bristol Airport: The airport is about 8 miles to the south of Bristol centre. A taxi will cost between £12 - £15; the Bristol Flyer coach service runs to the bus station every half hour and costs £5 single, £7 return. There are two Flyer coaches, the 330 and the 331. We would recommend the 330, which has a drop point at the Triangle, a few minutes walk from the ILRT. Please see the Bristol Flyer timetable for more details