Note: if you have paid for an extra night's accommodation in order to arrive on Sunday 28th July, this section does not apply. Please refer to "Arrival Instructions (Sunday)", below, instead.
Registration and Check-In will be at Glen Eyre Main Hall, SO16 3ZG (more precisely: at 50.943889, -1.402944). Registration and check-in is open from 0930-1000. On arrival, you will be given a name badge (which you should wear for the week), and you will be able to check into your room with your luggage. If you are going to be arriving late, please contact us in advance on the Taster Course telephone number, which has been emailed to you.
If you are arriving by car, there is short-term parking available at (50.943444, -1.402417), as well as roadside parking nearby. As this car park has restricted capacity, we respectfully and politely ask your driver to leave shortly after dropoff. If you are arriving by train, the U2B bus from Southampton Central will take you to Glen Eyre Halls directly. For further information about bus services in Southampton, visit https://www.unilinkbus.co.uk/ . Please note that we are unable to offer any parking facilities to students (except in exceptional circumstances, e.g. blue badge holders).
If you are arriving by public transport, fast trains from London and Bournemouth/Weymouth typically stop at both Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway stations. Trains from Portsmouth and Bristol/South Wales stop at Southampton Central. You can find details of routes and timetables on the National Rail Website. National Express provides a regular coach service to Southampton and some services stop at the University of Southampton. Please check their website for more information.
The University's Highfield Campus is three miles from Southampton Central Railway Station, and two miles from Southampton Airport Parkway Railway Station. You can continue your journey to the University's Highfield Campus from the coach and train stations using our own Unilink bus service or by taxi (fares from the city centre are around £15). The Unilink bus fare is £3.00 for a single or £4.00 for an all-day pass. We would recommend to tell the driver that you want to go to Glen Eyre Main Hall, just to make sure you are on the right bus. You are able to pay using cash or contactless payment.
A useful map of the University and surrounding area can be found at https://maps.southampton.ac.uk/ - use the "Layers" menu (top-right) to show a range of useful locations.