%TOC% ---++ Local Information ---+++ <a name="venue"></a>Venue All the talks will happen at Robinson College in the<strong> Auditorium</strong>. Coffee breaks and lunches will be served in the main dining hall of the College or in the Garden restaurant. Robinson College is located at Grange Road in Cambridge, and is on the Uni-4 bus route, but, when arriving by train, it is necessary to get another bus from the railway station to the central bus station first. It is easiest to get a taxi direct from Cambridge railway station to Robinson College. ---+++ <a name="getting"></a>Getting to Cambridge Cambridge is only 60 miles (100 km) north from central London. There are frequent (two per hour) direct train connections between London Kings Cross station and Cambridge station, and the trip takes 50 to 55 minutes. There are also train services once per hour direct from London Stansted airport to Cambridge - journey time about 40 minutes. There are train and bus services from all the other London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and City) but journey times can be quite a lot longer than from Stansted. Trains are usually quicker than buses, but will involve one or more connections. ---+++ <a name="hotels"></a>Accomodation (Robinson College or Hotels) Limited accomodation has been reserved for SPARS attendees at Robinson College and will be priced significantly below that of typical hotels in the Cambridge area. Please see the Robinson College website for more details. Rooms at Robinson College should be booked through the SPARS Conference Office. There are a number of hotels within about 20 minutes walking distance of the workshop venue at Robinson College, which may be booked through websites such as booking.com etc: * Double Tree by Hilton * Cambridge City Hotel * Hotel du Vin & Bistro * Royal Cambridge Hotel * Lensfield Hotel * University Arms Hotel * Varsity Hotel and Spa * Arundel House Hotel * Regent Hotel * Gonville Hotel (Best Western)
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