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HOW TO REACH THE UNIVERSITY London Heathrow: Go to www.baa.co.uk for flight information. Take the underground to London Victoria railway station, then the mainline train from Victoria to Chatham station. London Gatwick: Go to www.gatwickairport.com for flight information. Take the Gatwick Express to London Victoria railway station, then the mainline train from Victoria to Chatham station.
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London Victoria to Chatham Journey time approx 55 minutes. Dover – direct trains from Dover Priory to Chatham every half hour on weekdays. Journey time approx 70 minutes. Ramsgate – direct trains from Ramsgate to Chatham every half hour on weekdays. Journey time approx 70 minutes. National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk
By Road From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise) and from the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Leave M25 at junction 2 signposted A2 Canterbury, where the A2 becomes the M2 at junction 1 leave the motorway and continue on the A2 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A289 and the Medway Tunnel. Take the first exit directly after emerging from the tunnel, turn right at the end of slip road, leading up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway. From the South-East: Leave M2 at junction 4 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A278, A2 and A289. Take the last exit just before the Medway Tunnel, signposted Chatham and Historic Dockyard. At the end of the slip road, turn left up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.
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By Rail
A high speed service is available from London St Pancras to Chatham, which takes approx 40 minutes.
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From France and Belgium: Take the Eurostar to Ebbsfleet International, then connecting train to Chatham.
Chatham train station is the most accessible station for the campus and has regular services from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge, Cannon Street, London Victoria, Ramsgate and Dover. Call 08457 484950 for train times and further information. There are various bus stops and a taxi rank outside Chatham train station. A taxi to the campus from the station will take approximately 10 minutes or see local bus information.
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By Bus Arriva bus service 116 runs to and from Hempstead Valley – Gillingham – Universities at Medway – Chatham. This bus service allows you to travel directly onto the University campus. It also stops at Chatham bus station (which is only a short walk from Chatham and Gillingham train stations) and Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre where the National Express coach service stops. This service runs every 20 minutes.
How to reach the University and finding your way around
Arriva buses 100, 140 and 141 also leave frequently from the bus stops outside Chatham train station and take approximately 15 minutes to get to the bus stop on Dock Road outside the campus entrance. This is known as the Chatham Maritime stop or the Compass Centre stop. For more bus information, contact Traveline on +44 (0)871 2002233 or go to arrivabus.co.uk/south-east/
Useful addresses / satellite navigation University of Kent The Medway Building, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4AG The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE Liberty Quays, Blake Avenue, Gillingham, Kent ME7 1FL Medway Park, Mill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 1HF Further information about the University may be obtained from: University of Kent, The Registry, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ T: +44 (0)1227 764000 E: information@kent.ac.uk Produced by Corporate Communications
Every possible care has been taken to ensure that the information given in this leaflet is accurate at the time of going to press.
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FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND MEDWAY
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The Universities at Medway campus in shared with the Universities of Canterbury Christ Church and Greenwich