{"id":2,"date":"2017-08-15T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/eslp2018\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T16:25:10","slug":"travel-local","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/eslp2018\/travel-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel &amp; Local Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lancaster is an historic city in northern England with excellent transport links across the UK and beyond. The conference will be held in <a href=\"https:\/\/dukes-lancaster.org\">The Dukes Playhouse<\/a>, which is about a 10 minute walk from Lancaster train station. Accommodation is available in Lancaster City Centre, Morecambe and on campus at Lancaster University.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Train<\/b> Lancaster is approximately 2.5 hours from London Euston, 1 hour from Manchester, and 2 hours from Glasgow. See <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalrail.co.uk\">National Rail<\/a> site for journey planning and tickets.<\/p>\n<p><b>Airport<\/b> The nearest major airport is <a href=\"http:\/\/manchesterairport.co.uk\">Manchester International Airport<\/a>, with direct flights across Europe, North America, and worldwide. There is a direct rail link from Manchester Airport to Lancaster that takes 1 hour 15 mins.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/eslp2018\/travel-local\/getting-here\"><strong>Getting Here<\/strong><strong>\u00a0page<\/strong><\/a> for more details.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some popular examples are given below. For a more detailed list of suggestions, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/eslp2018\/travel-local\/accommodation\/\"><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page, or check\u00a0the <strong>local suggestions\u00a0map<\/strong> at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboroughlancaster.co.uk\/hotel-rooms\/\"><b>The Borough<\/b><\/a>\u00a0Luxury 4* boutique hotel. Rooms from <strong>\u00a387.50 per night<\/strong>. A\u00a0historic building in the centre of town, with a lovely atmosphere serving good food and drink. Pay and display car park close by.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesunhotelandbar.co.uk\/\"><b>The Sun Hotel<\/b><\/a>\u00a0Luxury 4* boutique hotel. Rooms from <strong>\u00a385.00 per night<\/strong>. Cosy setting with\u00a0food and drinks served all evening. Under cover car park (Park Safe) close by.<\/p>\n<p><em>There are also popular accommodation websites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.en-gb.html?aid=356983&amp;label=gog235jc-searchresults-en-XX-city_N2600656-unspec-gb-com-L%3Aen-O%3AosSx-B%3Achrome-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3Ac-H%3As&amp;sid=406d9b7fa1f9b9ca2c8cb8ba5b614972&amp;checkin_year_month_monthday=2018-01-21&amp;checkout_year_month_monthday=2018-01-22&amp;city=-2600656&amp;class_interval=1&amp;dest_id=-2600656&amp;dest_type=city&amp;dtdisc=0&amp;group_adults=2&amp;group_children=0&amp;inac=0&amp;index_postcard=0&amp;label_click=undef&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;oos_flag=0&amp;postcard=0&amp;room1=A%2CA&amp;sb_price_type=total&amp;ss_all=0&amp;ssb=empty&amp;sshis=0&amp;=&amp;order=distance_from_landmark&amp;dst_landmark=cc\">booking.com<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.co.uk\/s\/Lancaster--United-Kingdom?listing_types[]=2\">airbnb.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Map of Lancaster with recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1QK23DCcDkHzbRbUCD9e8r0036D3yMhZP\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lancaster is an historic city in northern England with excellent transport links across the UK and beyond. The conference will be held in The Dukes Playhouse, which is about a 10 minute walk from Lancaster train station. Accommodation is available in Lancaster City Centre, Morecambe and on campus at Lancaster University. 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