Surrey Hills Symposium 2025 joining instructions
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Arrival from 5pm. We expect the event to finish at 8pm.
Event Venue:Austin Pearce building, Stag Hill Campus, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH (University of Surrey)
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The Austin Pearce building is situated in the centre of the piazza if you are looking at it from the direction of the University’s main car parks.
Travel information
IMPORTANT! You must upload your car registration via the link below. Please do this before arrival to avoid queues.
Please park in the ‘North Car Park main entrance’.
Guildford is on the main line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth. Half-hourly train services run from Guildford to Waterloo, with journey times of 40 minutes. For further information, call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.
From the railway station
Walking: Leave station by footbridge and rear exit. Turn right from the station along Guildford Park Road and take the second turning on the right. Follow the path through the park-and-ride car park to the campus. Follow Google maps.
Bus: Stagecoach have taken over from Arriva and now the number 1 and 17 runs between the station and the various University locations. Get off at Austin Pearce. Use the same stop to return to Guildford https://wheelmap.org/node/565759243
Taxi: From main (eastern) exit.
Guildford is 30 miles south-west of London, on the A3 London-Portsmouth road. If approaching from London or the M25 (Junction 10), remain on the bypass (A3) until you reach the exit signed to the Cathedral and University. The campus is very close to this junction. Simply follow the signs to the University, being careful not to follow signs to the Town Centre.
If approaching on the A322 or A323 from Bagshot or Aldershot, at the A3 roundabout take the exit signed to Portsmouth, and then turn off the A3 at the first exit (signed to the
Cathedral and University).
If entering Guildford from Horsham (A281) or Godalming (A3100), leave the central gyratory system at the exit signed for Farnham (A31). After approximately 200 yards, at the mini-roundabout, take the first turning right into Guildford Park Road, and continue along Madrid Road and The Chase for a mile. At the next roundabout, take the third exit for the University entrance.
Accessibility information
- Accessibility guide on the venue can be found here AccessAble – Your Accessibility Guide
- Disabled parking bays are available in the Senate House Car Park. What3Words ///less.notion.pages
- Please find a map of the drive to the Senate House car park, and access to the Austin Pearce building here.
- Wheelmap guides for parking https://wheelmap.org/way/27364816 & https://wheelmap.org/node/12652645362
- If you require closer parking or further information, please email info@surreyhills.org by Monday 17 November. Please let us know if you require a guide from the car park.
- There is step-free access to the Austin Pearce building and there is sufficient space for wheelchair users in the front row of the Austin Pearce lecture theatre.
- There is an Assistive Listening Service over WiFi available in this building. Please come and see us upon check in, and we will get you set up. More information at www.surrey.ac.uk/mobileconnect
If you would like to discuss any access requirements, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at info@surreyhills.org
Photos of the Senate House car park and the back entrance to the Austin Pearce building.