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Marriott St PierreThe Hotel

Marriott St. Pierre Hotel and Country Club
St. Pierre Park, Chepstow NP16 6YA
Tel 01291 625261 | Fax 01291 629975

Travel Information

Chepstow is about 5 minutes from the old Severn Bridge on the Welsh side and less than 2 hours from London and just over 90 minutes from Birmingham by car.

By Road

From the East: Take the M4 until junction 21, join the M48 and go over the old Severn Bridge (toll charge = £5.10). Leave the M48 at junction 2, the first exit after the bridge. At the roundabout on the slip road, take the A466 towards Chepstow. At the next roundabout, take the first exit signposted Caerwent A48. Stay on this road for about 2 miles and the hotel is on the left, just past the petrol station.
From the North and South: Take the M5 until junction 15, then join the M4 heading West towards Wales. At junction 21, join the M48 and go over the old Severn Bridge. Then follow directions from the East as above.

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By Rail

The easiest and fastest way to get to the hotel is by train from London Paddington to Bristol Parkway. Trains from Paddington to Bristol Parkway are the most frequent and this station is 15 minutes by taxi, depending on traffic.

Trains from Paddington to Bristol Parkway leave 00 and 30 mins past each hour, journey time is approximately 1hr 30 mins.

An alternative mainline station is Newport (from Paddington), although the journey from London is longer, at approximately 1hr 45 mins.

Trains from Paddington to Newport leave every 30 minutes and the station is 20-25 minutes by taxi.

By Air

Bristol and Cardiff airports are both about 50 minutes by car.

Business Facilities

All rooms at the St. Pierre hotel have a dedicated work area, direct dial phone, voice mail and modem/fax. Delegates must pay for any additional costs including all phone calls and and film hire.

Departure Arrangements and Bills

On the day of departure delegates are requested to vacate rooms by 11.00 am unless special arrangements have been made with the hotel. However, delegates staying on Thursday night are requested to check out of their rooms before Friday's sessions commence.

Payments for items not covered by the Conference Fee

This includes drinks, mini-bar, pay-to-view television, telephone, newspapers, business facilities etc. These are the responsibility of individual delegates and should be settled directly with the hotel reception on their departure.

 



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