The Sports Training Village are hosting the annual Strength and Depth event on the weekend of the 4 & 5 November 2017.
The event will require the sole use of the East Extension car park (as per red boxed area on the plan below), which will be closed from 7pm on Friday 3 November 2017 until 6pm on Sunday 5 November 2017. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
To prepare for the new Intercity Express Trains, Network Rail need to test the overhead wires in the Reading area which will affect some nearby services.
Replacement buses will run on all routes through Reading, and some long-distance trains will be diverted resulting in longer journey times.
Trains will run on the following routes:
Replacement buses will run on the following routes:
If you’re planning to travel between London and South Wales, please check your journey carefully.
On Friday 6 October the annual Schools Biathlon will be held at the Sports Training Village and, as in previous years, the organisers will have sole use of the G car park. This means that G car park (seen below) will be closed from 10pm on Thursday 5 October to 6pm on Friday 6 October.
We apologise for an inconvenience caused.
The annual Ride Across Britain event is taking place again this year from Saturday 9 September to Sunday 17 September 2017.
We are expecting approximately 900 cyclists to stay on campus overnight on the night of Sunday 10 September until Monday 11 September. In order to facilitate their equipment they are being provided with exclusive use of the rear of the East car park and the entire East extension car park.
To ensure that the car parks will be sufficiently clear they will be closed from 10pm on Friday 8 September 2017 until the afternoon of Monday 11 September 2017.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
On Sunday 13 August 2017 the Action Medical Research Charity will be undertaking a London to Bath (and return) cycle ride and will be using the East Extension car park as a refreshment stop and turn around point for 350 cyclists.
The nominated refreshment point will be the East extension car park, which as a consequence will be closed from 8pm on Friday 11 August 2017 until 6pm on Sunday 13 August 2017 (please see below plan with red square indicating closed off area). Apologies for any inconvenience caused to our usual car park users.
Wessex Water will be carrying out essential sewerage works on Widcombe Hill (outside Walden Lodge) from 24 July 2017 for approximately five days.
This will involve closing the road to all through traffic; restricted access will be maintained for residents only.
The alternative route via Prior Park Road and Bathwick Hill will be clearly signposted, making these roads busier than usual.
If you have any queries, please contact Wessex Water customer services team on 0345 600 4 600.
Work to widen the platforms at Bath Spa has now been successfully completed and Network Rail have moved on to work on the track around Swindon and Chippenham. This work will cause disruption from Saturday 8 July through Sunday 16 July. Services between London and Bristol Temple Meads will be diverted and there will be a reduced service for Swindon and Bath Spa during this period.
Changes to services - Saturday 8, Sunday 9 and Sunday 16 July
Between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads - two High Speed Trains an hour in each direction
Replacement buses
Replacement buses will run between Bath Spa and Swindon via Chippenham as well as on the TransWilts line. Trains will continue to run between Trowbridge and Westbury.
Changes to services - Monday 10 July to Saturday 15 July
Between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads - two High Speed Trains an hour in each direction
Between Bristol Temple Meads and Chippenham
Between Westbury and Swindon via Melksham
Replacement buses
Replacement buses will run between Swindon and Chippenham.
Network Rail is carrying out work to electrify the railway through tunnels between Bristol Parkway and Swindon.
They are also building a new platform at Bristol Parkway station, making everything ready for the new Intercity Express Trains in autumn 2017.
Services in the area will be amended, and some journeys will be extended. Buses will replace trains on some routes.
Bristol Parkway upgrade: 19 August - 15 September
19 August - 1 September
2 September - 15 September
Cardiff Central electrification work: 26 - 28 August
Severn Tunnel and Cardiff preparatory works: weekends of 23 September - 29 October
23 - 24 September, 30 September - 1 October
7 - 8, 14 - 15, 21 - 22 and 28 - 29 October
Over these weekends, Network Rail will be carrying out electrification work in the Cardiff area; as well as track maintenance in the Severn Tunnel.
Bristol Parkway platform works: weekends of 4 - 19 November
4 - 5, 11 - 12, and 18 - 19 November
Over these weekends Network Rail will be carrying out work on the new platform at Bristol Parkway.
There will be increased traffic on campus on Wednesday 5 July. Graduation events are being held on the Chancellor’s Building green and in the centre of Bath with many parents expected to arrive on campus before taking buses into the city centre.
On the same day the University is also hosting the Westport event which will see around 70 coaches and mini buses on campus to drop off the 1,400 children and associated staff. School children and staff will be dropped off at the top of the East Carpark at around 9.15am and then picked up at around 4pm. The Lacrosse pitch on the West of the Campus has been allocated for additional parking to ease congestion.
The security staff will be bringing in additional staff to manage events on and off campus.
Due to the setup of an exhibition, F car park near 4 East South building will be closed on 16 May 2017.
The disabled parking bays will remain open.
The car park will reopen on 17 May 2017.
Apologies for any inconvenience.