GENERAL INFORMATION - Venue
Conference Venue
SIROCCO takes place on the Campus of Chester University. The conference is held in the Riggs Building with Campus accommodation a few minutes walk away.
For a Chester Location Map - http://www.chester.ac.uk/contact/location_chester.pdf
For a plan of Chester Campus - http://www.chester.ac.uk/contact/campus_ches.pdf
For schedule in pdf file see - SIROCCO schedule
For further information see - SIROCCO'06 Information
Travelling to Chester Campus
By Car
Chester is linked directly to the national motorway system via the M53. The Campus is situated at the junction of Cheyney Road and Parkgate Road (A540), which is a continuation of Northgate Street leading out from the city centre. Access to the main car park is by the Exton Park entrance.
By Rail
Chester is well served by rail with journey times: London 2hrs 40mins, Manchester 1hr.
The University is twenty minutes' walk from Chester Railway Station, and a taxi costs
approximately £2.50.
Information on train times can be found at http://www.thetrainline.com/
By Air
Manchester International Airport is 30 miles from Chester and can be reached in 40 minutes by road or 1hr 30 mins by rail. Liverpool Airport is 25 miles from Chester and can be reached in 35 minutes by road.
Welcome to Chester
Chester sparkles with a magical heritage all year round and is
the perfect place for revitalising breaks at any time.
As the nights draw in, why not experience the more mysterious side
to the city centre and take a night-time journey around the eerie
haunts of Chester's past on our Ghosthunter Trail.
Christmas will be particularly enchanting this year, with Midwinter Watch, Lantern parades and new street decorations to light up the city centre.
Archaeological excavations are now taking place at the 2000 year-old Roman Amphitheatre - the largest stone-built arena of its kind in Britain - with finds being put on show in a new exhibition at the nearby Chester Visitor Centre. The building offers one of the best views of the site from its top-floor gallery.