Our 66th Annual Convention will take place between Wednesday 19th September 2012 and Sunday 23rd September 2012 at the Royal Hotel, Bridge of Allan, Stirling in Scotland. Some details on the hotel can be found on their website at www.royalhotelstirling.co.uk

A draft, programme for the event will be posted here early in 2012. To assist your early planning, we have included below some outline travel information on how to get to and from Bridge of Allan.

Getting to and from Bridge of Allan

By Road:- (the hotel has ample off road car parking).

From Edinburgh:

Take the M9 to Junction 11, at roundabout take 4th exit to Bridge of Allan. 2 Miles into town hotel is on left on the main street.

From Glasgow and the South:

Take the M80 to Junction 11, at roundabout take 4th exit to Bridge of Allan. 2 miles into town the hotel is on left on the main street.

From Aberdeen and Dundee:

Take the A90 all the way to Perth, join the A9 southbound. Take the A9 to end, take 2nd exit at roundabout and follow directions as for Edinburgh and Glasgow above.

By Rail:-

Bridge of Allan has a station which is only 5 minutes walk from the hotel but this is mainly served only by local trains. Stirling mainline station is a short bus or taxi ride from the hotel and is served by regular services from:-

London Kings Cross - some direct trains daily with a more frequent service involving change at Edinburgh. Journey time is between 5 and 6 hours.

Glasgow Queen Street - half hourly service. Journey times of between 30 and 40 minutes.

Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket - half hourly service. Journey time of 50 minutes.

Aberdeen - hourly service. Journey time of 2 hours.

Details of all rail services and timetables can be found at www.nationalrail.co.uk

By bus/coach:-

The main bus/ coach station in Stirling is a 10 minute taxi (or bus) ride from the hotel. Local buses and some long distance services stop right outside the hotel.

Regular coach services are available from all major UK cities including:-

Glasgow - hourly service taking 45 minutes

Edinburgh - hourly service taking 60 minutes

By Air:-

The nearest airports are at Glasgow International (GLA) and Edinburgh (EDI). If flying into Glasgow please beware as some budget airlines fly into Glasgow Prestwick airport (PIK) which is some 40 miles south west of the city and involves longer, more expensive and less frequent connections into the city centre.

Frequent flights from most UK regional airports are available into either Glasgow or Edinburgh. Check with your preferred carrier.

At the time of writing, direct flights were available from some North American airports into Glasgow but a much wider range of transatlantic flights go into London Heathrow or Amsterdam. Frequent connecting flights into either Glasgow or Edinburgh are available from Heathrow and Amsterdam.

Both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports operate bus link services into the city rail and coach stations. From Glasgow airport it is the 500 service which runs every 10 - 20 minutes and takes 25 minutes into the city centre. From Edinburgh you catch the Airlinnk 100 service which runs every 10 - 20 minutes and also takes 25 minutes to the main rail stations.