Travelling to Workshop on Benchmarking in Computer Vision

The workshop will be held from Monday 17th November to Friday 21st November. The venue is Milsoms Stratford Road, Dedham, Colchester, Essex, which is a very nice small country hotel. The nearest large town is Colchester and if you are travelling by public transport this is where you will arrive.

Locating Colchester

Click on map for Colchester environs (London and East Anglia).

By Air

There are three London airports Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. Stansted is by far the closest to Colchester but most trans-Atlantic flights arrive at Heathrow.

Heathrow Airport

Heathrow has 4 terminals.

Take the Heathrow Express train to London Paddington see timetable below. Then take the tube (underground), Circle or Hammersmith & City line, to Liverpool Street. From there take the train to Colchester.

Heathrow Airport -> London Paddington
Monday to Saturday from until mins past each hour
Departs T4 0507 0525 2310 2332 0001 10 25 40 55
Departs T1, 2 & 3 0512 0532 2317 2337 0008 17 32 47 02
Sunday from until mins past each hour
Departs T4 0503 0848 03 18 33 48
0855 2125 55 10 25 40
2147 2203 2333 0001 48 03 18 33
Departs T1, 2 & 3 0508 0853 08 23 38 53
0902 2117 2135 02 17 32 47
2153 2338 0008 53 08 23 38

London Paddington -> Heathrow Airport
Monday to Saturday from until mins past each hour
Departs Paddington 0510 2310 2330 10 25 40 55
Sunday from until mins past each hour
Departs Paddington 0510 2310 2333 10 25 40 55

Average journey time 15 minutes (8 minutes more to and from Terminal 4).

For further information on London Heathrow click here.

Gatwick Airport

Take the Gatwick Express to London Victoria, see timetable below, and then take the tube (underground), Circle Line, to Liverpool Street. (You can also take the Victoria Line to Oxford Circus and then change to the Central Line to go to Liverpool Street) From there take the train to Colchester.

Gatwick Airport -> London Victoria
Monday to Sunday From Until Minutes past each hour
Departs Gatwick Airport 0520 0550 20 50
0605 0050 0135 05 20 35 50
Last train 0105 0135

London Victoria -> Gatwick Airport
Monday to Sunday From Until Minutes past each hour
Departs Victoria 0430 0500 00 30
0515 0001 0030 00 15 30 45
Last train 0001 003

Journey time 30 minutes (35 minutes on Sundays).

For further information on London Gatwick click here.

Stansted Airport

Take the Stansted Coachlink, see timetable below, to Colchester North railway station. Before arriving at Colchester contact Adrian and someone will meet you at the station.

Stansted -> Colchester
Monday to Sunday 0600 0700 then hourly until 1900 2000 2050 2150

Colchester -> Stansted
Monday to Sunday 0450 0550 0640 0740 then hourly until 2043 2143

Journey time 59 minutes. The single fare is currently £10, return fare £15.

For further information on London Stansted click here.

By Train

The Liverpool Street to Colchester trains run at approximately half-hourly intervals during the day. The journey takes under an hour. Services also connect with Colchester from Norwich, Ipswich, Harwich, Felixstowe and Clacton/Walton. (Note: Colchester has three stations - these directions refer to the main station which is really called Colchester North station but `North' is usually omitted. The other two are Colchester Town or Hythe don't go to them.)

For information on train times and planning your trip go to National Rail Travel Information website then click on `Planning your journey'.

Before arriving at Colchester contact Adrian and someone will meet you at the station.

By Car

There is good access from all parts of the country.

Arriving from North of Milsoms.
RegionRoute
North EastM1, A1, A14, A12
WestA14, A12
North WalesM6, A14, A12
MidlandsA14, A12
You will join the A12 just South of Ipswich. Continue South for about 7 miles then take the exit signposted "Stratford St. Mary and Dedham". (If you reach Colchester you have gone too far south.) Take the first right signposted to Stratford St. Mary and Higham. Go under the bridge. Then keep going for about 1.5 miles through Stratford St. Mary. Turn left signposted for Dedham. You are now on Stratford Road and are very close to Milsoms. Go over the bridge and turn left where the road widens into lay-by. Milsoms car park is on the right.

Arriving from South of Milsoms.
RegionRoute
South WalesM4, M25, A12
South WestM4, M25, A12
South EastM3, M2, M20, M25, A12
Go past Colchester on the A12. After about 8 miles take the left exit signposted "Stratford St Mary, Dedham and Higham". Continue for about 0.5 miles, when you will be going down a hill, then turn right signposted Dedham. You are now on Stratford Road and are very close to Milsoms. Go over the bridge and turn left where the road widens into lay-by. Milsoms car park is on the right.

For maps to go www.streetmap.co.uk. The postcode of the hotel is CO7 6HW.

Milages (approx)
Birmingham 170   Cambridge 50
Dover 120   Harwich 20
Hull 190   Leeds 200
London Central 60   Manchester 210
Norwich 60   Portsmouth 150
Sheerness 85   Stansted 30
York 210

Car Hire

The major firms can be contacted as follows:
AVIS
BUDGET
ALAMO
HERTZ
DOLLAR
THRIFTY
EUROPCAR

By Sea

Colchester is only 30 minutes (by road A120) from Harwich. Harwich is served by two major shipping companies

By Coach

There are regular coach services to Colchester Bus Station from most parts of Britain, either direct or via London.

For National Express Coaches click here.

Taxis

A taxi from Colchester North Station to Milsoms takes about 20 minutes outside rush hour (about 40 minutes in rush hour) and costs about £12.

Creator: Christine Clark <cc@essex.ac.uk>
Keywords: index benchmarking workshop
Date: Oct 2003