Marlborough College Transport Information

Upper School Code of Conduct

All pupils entering the Upper School are required to agree to support the Upper School Code of Conduct. A copy of the Code is included with the Joining Forms and should be read and understood by all new Upper School pupils.

Please ensure that new Upper School pupils bring back the correct uniform and that pupils who opt for Dress Code 2 have at least two uniform skirts, to be purchased from Crosby & Lawrence.

Coach Transport

The College provides coach transport for pupils at: • the start and end of every half-term, and at the end of the Lent, Summer and Michaelmas Terms

• the start and end of every exeat weekend • the end of Michaelmas Term the College provides transport to London Victoria, South Kensington and Heathrow ONLY. Note: there is no College transport provided at the start of the Michaelmas, Lent or Summer terms.

Destinations can be found in the transport section of the Almanac.

Taxis

Parents can book taxis direct with the following taxi firms whom we know and have approved: ABC Airport Transfers: 07738 195805; ADS Chauffeur Services: 01380 816892/ 07802 689658; Aldbourne Taxis: 07977 059991; Arrow Cars: 01672 515567; Avebury Taxis: 07525 690207; Browns: 07847 097189; DB Chauffeurs: 07850 100859; Flight Link Chauffeurs: 07739 669436; Marlborough Taxis: 01672 512786 /07791 673192; Paragon Cars: 07823 337377; PD Taxis: 01672 511884; Swindon Corporate Travel: 07773 299372; Umbrella Taxis: 07585 003555.

The College will help families with taxi arrangements for destinations that are not available on the College transport list, but any arrangement is ultimately between the taxi firm and the family. Changes or cancellations to bookings outside of term time will need to made directly with the taxi company.

How to book:

Coach and Taxi Transport: Both can be requested via the Transport Booking System. The booking platform, instructions, travel policy and coach charges can be found on the Parent Portal, under the ‘book transport’ tab.

Travel Destinations (to and from):

Journey times London Victoria Greenline Coach Station 6.45pm 2 hrs London Hammersmith Novotel (Car Park) 7.00pm 1½ hrs Godalming Homebase (Car Park) 7.00pm 2 hrs Guildford Bus Station (Commercial Road Car Park) 7.20pm Salisbury Rail Station 8.00pm 1¼hrs Bristol Temple Meads Station 7.30pm 1hr 35 Parkway Station 7.50pm Maidenhead Holiday Inn (SL6 2RA) 7.15pm 1½ hrs Reading Rail Station 7.45pm Oxford Rail Station 7.30pm 1½ hrs Pear Tree Services 7.45pm Tunbridge Wells Rail Station 5.45pm 3¼ hrs East Grinstead Rail Station 6.10pm Pease Pottage Services 6.30pm Chichester Festival Theatre (Car Park) 5.35pm 2¼ hrs Midhurst (North Street Bus Stop, GU29 9DZ) 6.00pm Petersfield Rail Station, Lavant Street 6.25pm West Meon Hut (Car Park) 6.45pm Sutton Scotney Services (North side) 7.30pm Swindon Rail Station (Car Park) 8.00pm 30 mins 57

• any cancellations or no shows will incur a charge as per our Cancellation Policy. • College transport may be a coach, minibus or taxi depending upon the number of bookings received. • a destination will be cancelled if the number of pupils booked is fewer than three. • all places need to be pre-booked, please do not arrive without a prior booking. • College transport is available to take pupils from the College to Heathrow at the start and end of every half-term and end of term. There are two stops; the central Heathrow

Bus station (between T1 and T3) and Terminal 5. • College transport is provided to pick up pupils from Heathrow Terminal 5 departures at 7pm, only on the evening the half-term holiday ends. • outbound London coaches stop at South Kensington (Natural History Museum) and

Victoria (Green Line Station) and return from Victoria (Green Line Station) and

Hammersmith (Novotel).

College Transport Office

(Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm term time only). coaches@marlboroughcollege.org or 01672 892422

Emergency contact for travel

Security Team (24hrs): 01672 892201