Wednesday’s ‘Unlocking Big Data’ event is being held at the Met Office in Exeter. Please remember to bring a picture ID with you, as you will need this for registration. Registration will be on the 2nd floor balcony, where you will collect your badge and be given instructions for accessing the guest wi-fi.
The Met Office is easily reachable from a number of different routes; please see below for directions. We encourage attendees to use public transport if possible, as visitor parking will be limited.
(Directions provided by the Met Office)
By walking or cycling
Pedestrian/cycle links with safe crossing facilities have been provided from the Met Office site to Honiton Road and Hill Barton Road (adjacent to the site), and to Honiton Road Park and Ride.
Typical walking times and distances from the Met Office site are:
• to Honiton Road Park and Ride: 10 minutes (700 m)
• to Pinhoe Station: 20-25 minutes (1.5 km)
• to Digby and Sowton Station: 25 minutes (2 km)
By rail
Frequent direct services operate to Paddington and Waterloo stations in London to Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central. A typical journey from London to Exeter takes around 2 hours 15 minutes, and from the Midlands around 2 hours 30 minutes. See By Bus section for bus connections from these train stations.
The stations closest to the Met Office site are Pinhoe station to the north and Digby and Sowton station to the south. Note: these stations are not serviced as frequently as Exeter St Davids.
Pinhoe can be reached from London Waterloo from the east or Exeter St Davids from the west and south. It is possible to travel direct to Digby and Sowton without changing trains from stations on the Paignton line.
By bus and coach
From Exeter city centre
The Park and Ride service (PR2/M2) provides a regular, quick route from Exeter city centre every 12 minutes, and stops at the Honiton Road Park and Ride stop, from which it is a 10-minute walk to the Met Office. This service departs from Paris Street (stop 17), or Sidwell Street (stop 19). Journey time approximately 20 minutes.
Service B operates every half hour and passes Pinhoe railway station. On the journey from the city centre you need to alight at Honiton Road Park and Ride stop, from which it is a 10-minute walk to the Met Office. However, on the return journey the service passes through the Met Office site. This service departs from the High Street (stop 3) and Sidwell Street (stop 19). Journey time approximately 26 minutes.
Service 56 operates approximately hourly from the bus station in Paris Street. Journey time approximately 26 minutes.
From Exeter St Davids railway station
The 56 operates approximately hourly and passes through the Met Office site, and continues on to Exeter Airport. Journey time approximately 26 minutes.
By road
From the north, south, and west
Leave at junction 29 of the M5 motorway.
Turn right at the end of the motorway slip road and go straight across the first roundabout.
Take the second turning on the right into FitzRoy Road.
Follow the road around the Met Office building.
From the east
Follow the A30 under the M5.
Go straight across the first roundabout.
Take the second turning on the right into FitzRoy Road.
Follow the road around the Met Office building.
If you are driving, please proceed to the West Car Park, where spaces have been reserved for event attendees. Signs will direct you to the Visitors main entrance.
For further directions or to view a map, please see this guide provided by the Met Office.
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