The Lancaster University campus is based at Bailrigg, just three miles from Lancaster City Centre.
Please note accommodation is not included in the ticket price. If you require accommodation for during the event, further details on accommodation at Lancaster University can be found below.
Lancaster University Campus
The welcome drinks and dinner reception will take place on the University campus. Venue details will be confirmed in due course.
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA)
The LICA Building
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
Travel is the biggest contributor to the event’s carbon footprint, and we encourage all guests to travel via public transport if possible or to travel in groups in taxis or private cars. Finding your way to the event is easy; the venue is accessible via road and rail.
Getting around the campus:
Lancaster train station is a five-minute walk from the city centre.
There are direct rail links between Lancaster and many of the UK's major cities and airports. For train times, visit National Rail Enquiries.
The 4 and 4X bus services operate between Lancaster Railway Station (Platform 3 exit) and Lancaster University every 30 minutes Monday to Friday daytimes. The journey time is around 25 minutes. Taxis are also available at the station.
Local bus services to the University campus are operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
In the city
Lancaster Bus Station is situated on Damside Street in the city centre and most bus services also stop at Common Garden Street. Service 1/1A provides a direct connection to the University every 10 minutes, Services 100, 4, 4X, 40, 41 and 42 also serve the University giving a total of 14 buses per hour from Monday to Saturday until 7pm. A less frequent service then runs daily until around midnight.
On campus
All buses (except 40 or 41) drop off and collect passengers at Lancaster University Bus Station, situated underneath Alexandra Square in the centre of campus. The hourly 40 or 41 journey calls at the bus stops on the A6 outside the campus.
Additionally, services 100 and 42, along with certain 4, 40 and 41 journeys serve the southern perimeter road and South West Campus. There are also bus stops directly outside the Sports Centre on the main drive. All the buses which serve the Lancaster University Bus Station also stop here.
All the above buses serve the bus stops on the A6 outside the entrance road to the Health Innovation Campus.
There are daily scheduled coach services from Lancaster University Bus Station to destinations across the UK. These are operated by Megabus and Flixbus.
From Manchester Airport
An hourly rail link runs directly between Manchester Airport and Lancaster. Journey time is just over an hour, For train times, visit National Rail Enquiries.
Megabus operate a daily coach service between Manchester Airport and Lancaster University. For coach times, visit Megabus.
Alternatively, take the M56 motorway at Junction 5 and join the M6 motorway at Junction 20 (north), then follow the 'By Car' directions below.
From London Heathrow or Gatwick Airport
If you arrive at Heathrow or Gatwick airport, you can catch a connecting flight to Manchester.
Alternatively, you can travel from Heathrow or Gatwick to Lancaster by train or coach.
By train
From Heathrow, take the Heathrow Express to Paddington station in central London, and then the London Underground to Euston station.
From Gatwick, take the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station in central London and then the London Underground to Euston Station.
From Euston Station, trains depart every hour for Lancaster city from Monday to Friday (but less frequently on Saturdays and Sundays). The journey takes about three hours and you can find times on the National Rail Enquiries website. On arrival in Lancaster, you can then take a taxi or bus from the station to the University campus.
By Coach
You can also travel by coach (Flixbus or Megabus) from London. Please note that even a direct coach can take six to seven hours to get from London. However, this is often a cheaper option than a one-way train ticket.
If you wish to travel to Lancaster on the coach you should book a seat in advance. Please note that you may not be allowed on the bus/coach if you have more than two suitcases. See the Flixbus or Megabus website for details of fares and coach times.
It takes around 20 minutes to cycle from the city centre to campus on the signed University cycle route. This is traffic-free from Whinfell Drive in Hala to Bailrigg Lane from where alternative paths lead to North Campus passing Bailrigg House, and to other campus destinations passing Health Innovation One.
An alternative traffic-free signed cycle route runs along the Lancaster Canal from the city centre. This offers an option that is mainly traffic-free, with a short section on quiet roads. Most colleges have secure cycle stores. Undercover cycle stands are provided across campus.
Leave the M6 motorway at Junction 33 and take the A6 north towards Lancaster.
After Galgate village, three junctions with traffic lights on the A6 serve the University.
For South West Campus (Alexandra Park), turn right at the first traffic lights into Hazelrigg Lane and then left at the roundabout into Alexandra Park Drive.
For North and South Campus, turn right at the second traffic lights into the University main drive.
For South East Campus (Forrest Hills), follow the directions to South West Campus but go straight ahead at the roundabout and follow the signs.
For Health Innovation One, turn right at the third traffic lights into Sir John Fisher Drive. It takes around 20 minutes to walk the length of the campus and there are frequent buses with a 50p single fare within the campus.
You can use either the RAC or AA route planners to view and print directions for your journey.
If using an online route planner or satnav, the main University postcode is LA1 4YW.
If you are travelling to campus in a plug-in electric vehicle, electric charging is available.
You can use MazeMap to identify the most convenient car parking facilities for your destination.
Visitor car parking is available across campus, with over 750 visitor parking spaces across visitor car parks A to M. The closest car to the event is here.
RingGo Cashless Parking Solution is available across all visitor car parks, as well as at the Sports Centre, Health Innovation Campus, and South West Campus. Visitors can pay for their parking at an on-site, card-only payment machine, or by the RingGo app, or using the RingGo website. Detailed instructions on using RingGo to pay for parking are signposted at all visitor car parks.
Visitor parking is free between 6pm-8am, Monday to Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Accessible Visitor Parking
Accessible parking bays are clearly marked across campus. Accessible parking users should purchase parking as normal. Blue Badge holders are exempt from all parking charges and can park in dedicated accessible parking bays in all parking zones. Please contact the Car Parking team by emailing car-parking@lancaster.ac.uk to pre-arrange accessible parking with a Blue Badge.
There is no accommodation included in the ticket price. But if you require accommodation during the event, AUDE have reserved accommodation on campus at Lancaster University for event attendees, available through Lancaster University Guest Rooms, set on the University campus. Bed and breakfast accommodation is priced at £70 per night. Bookings can be made through the Lancaster University Guest Rooms site and entering the group promotional code of AUDE2025 into the 'promotional code' box, to book under AUDE's reserved rooms and special rate.
Alternatively, Lancaster House Hotel is based on the University campus as another accommodation option. Please note that this hotel is external to the University and AUDE do not have a group allocation or group code with the hotel. Any individuals wishing to book can do so via the Lancaster House Hotel website at their best available rate and subject to the hotel's availability.
