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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY BACK TO BLOOMSBURY 14^thAnnual International Conference on VIRGINIA WOOLF 23 – 26 June 2004
In affiliation with the International Virginia Woolf Society and the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain

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Local Information

Map

Woolf Conference delegates might find this numbered map helpful.

Getting to the Senate House:

By Tube
Nearest underground stations: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)
Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Tottenham Court Road (Central Line and Northern Line)
Euston Square (Circle and Metropolitan Lines)
Euston Station (Victoria & Northern Line)

By Air
From Heathrow, the Piccadilly tube line provides a service to Russell Square (approximately 45 minutes).
From Gatwick, there is a British Rail train to Victoria station (30 minutes) where tube trains and taxis are available.

By Rail
Euston, King's Cross and St. Pancras mainline stations are within walking distance. The other London mainline stations are a short tube or taxi journey away.

Car Parking Facilities
NCP at Woburn Place & Bloomsbury Place.
Public car parking is not available at Senate House

Location

The conference will be held at Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU. Senate House is conveniently located in the Bloomsbury area of central London close to the 'West end' entertainment district, Covent Garden, and the shopping areas and bookshops of Charing Cross Road, Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.

• Map of Senate House and environs

Transport

Senate House is also handy for transport links with:

Intercity services:
- London Euston is a 10 minute walk away.
- London Kings Cross & St Pancras Stations are 20 minutes away.

London Underground:
Stations within walking distance of Senate House include:
Goodge Street & Tottenham Court Road on the Northern Line, Euston and Warren Street on the Victoria Line, Russell Square on the Piccadilly Line & Tottenham Court Road on the Central & Northern line.

• London Transport - Journey Planner - Information about all transport in London
• The Tube.com - The Official site of the London Underground
• National Rail - The Gateway to Britains National Rail network
• London Airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted) info

London Guides

• Visit London
• Rough Guide to London
• London tourist board
• Out & About in London
• A Guide to the South Bank in London

National Guides

Are you planning to stay in the UK after the conference? Here are some useful sites for information about travel around the UK, accommodation etc

• Visit Britain .com
• Visit England - English Tourist board site

Entertainment

• London Theatre Guide
• Cheap Tickets for West End shows
• Time Out's London Guide
• The Globe theatre

Art & Culture

• The British Library
• The British Museum
• The Serpentine Gallery
• Guided London walks
• London museums a-z
• The Saatchi Gallery
• The National Gallery
• The National Portrait gallery
• Courtauld Institute of Art
• Tate Modern - Britain's national gallery of Modern Art
• Tate Britain - British art from 1500 to the present
• The V & A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

Weather - What Clothes should I bring!!!

• BBC - London 5 Day weather forecast

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Venue  and  Enquiries:   Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Studies, Senate House, 3^rd Floor, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, UK; Tel: (+44) (0)20 7862 8675; Fax: (+44) (0)20 7862 8720; Email ies@sas.ac.uk

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