Shrivenham campus is located just off the A420 between Oxford and Swindon. Swindon is approximately 12km west of the campus and Oxford is around 34km east.

By Car
Traveling from Oxford:
Leave the Oxford ring road (A34) at the A420 Botley Interchange. Follow signs for the A420 to Swindon. Travel on the A420 until you reach the Watchfield Roundabout - Junction with B4508 (will take around 30 minutes). Take the second exit off the roundabout (following signs for Defence Academy) and the main gate is just after the exit on the left. All visitors must report to the main gate.

Traveling from Swindon:
Leave the M4 at junction 15, take the A419 for approximately 5 km, then take the A420 towards Oxford. Continue past the right turn for Shrivenham Village and at the next roundabout take the third exit (following signs for Defence Academy). The main gate is just after the exit, on the left. All visitors must report to the main gate.

By Coach
Frequent coach services run to Bournemouth from many large centres. Journey time from London (Victoria) is approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes. The Bournemouth Travel Interchange for all coach and bus services is located on the ground level of the Asda Superstore next to the Bournemouth railway station near the town centre. Please direct any coach passenger enquiries to the National Express Information Line on +44 (0)8705 808080 or visit the National Express website. Melbury House is about a 5 minute walk from the Bournemouth coach station.

By Rail
Swindon is just 50 minutes from London Paddington and 25 minutes from Bristol. The Great Western Trains service also links Swindon with South Wales, and other services provide easy access to the Midlands and North. Please direct any rail passenger enquiries to National Rail Enquiries on +44 (0)8457 484950, or visit the TrainLines website.

By Plane
The major UK airports are easy and quick to reach. Heathrow is less than two hours by road along the M4 and the M25 has now reduced traveling times to Gatwick. There are also good rail links to the airports. Also close by are Bristol, Southampton and Cardiff airports.

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