How to get there
How to Get There
The gathering will take place near Paddock Wood in Kent, South East England.
The assembly place will be Paddock Wood train station. Here you will be
met by volunteers with directions and maps. On or before arrival at the
station, phone one of the gathering mobile phones 07806 266592, 07806 266417
or 07899 775493, to let us know you're arriving.
It will help us to plan facilities and catering etc if we have an idea of how many people are expected, so please let us know if you plan to attend, how many of you and when you expect to arrive/leave.
Driving
Paddock Wood is just off the A228 between Maidstone and Tonbridge in Kent.
For a map use one of the web based map programs such as http://maps.google.com
or http://.google.co.uk, use the zoom
feature to zoom and out, and the arrows to navigate, and you should be able
to work out directions, contact us if you have problems.
From London by train
Paddock Wood train station is less than an hour from London, with frequent
direct trains from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge and Cannon
St stations. There are 4 daytime trains an hour during the week, two per
hour in the evening, from Charing Cross station, these also call at Waterloo
East and London Bridge, so you should catch the train from whichever station
is convenient. There are also 3 trains per hour from London Cannon St, which
also call at London Bridge. A single journey or day return costs about £12,
a return ticket over 5 days costs about £20. For more information use National
Rail Enquiries, see the website http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
or call 08457 484950
If you can't get to Paddock Wood directly by train, you should get to Tonbridge train station which is a few miles away, and take a connecting train to Paddock Wood.
By Bus
Long distance buses to London usually stop at Victoria Coach Station. From
here you should take the underground for a short journey to Charing Cross
Station to take a train, see above for train details.
Vehicle Shares
If you are driving in your own vehicle, we have set up a list of possible
transport shares for activists either offering lifts or in need of lifts
to the gathering. If you are travelling from anywhere by car or bus and
can offer a lift to fellow activists, please let us know and we will put
people in touch with each other. Likewise if you need transport contact
us and we will try to help.
Contact us if you need any more advice.
Sorry - No dogs on account of rescued animals near by.
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