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Star!Next Meeting

16th EXARC Meeting - St Fagans (Wales), March 5 - 7, 2010

Included (refreshments provided):
Friday 5th March: PM (teas and coffees)
Saturday 6th March: AM (teas and coffees), Lunch (buffet), PM (teas and coffees)
Sunday 7th March: AM (teas and coffees)

Not included: Accomodation and beverages.
To register or for inquiries please .
You are expected to book your preffered accomodation by yourself.
Please register first at our secretary. See also Accomodation.
Star!Programme
2010.03.05  Friday
14:00 Registration at National Museum Cardiff.
14:30 Coffee in Augustus and Gwen John Room
14:45 Introduction to the Archaeology Department (Richard Brewer, Keeper of Archaeology & Numismatics)
15:00 Tour of Archaeology Gallery (Mark Redknap, lead curator and Pip Diment, Exhibitions Officer)
16:00 EXARC Annual General Meeting (AGM)
19:00 Welcome Dinner in a restaurant (venue to be confirmed)
 
2010.03.06  Saturday
8:00 Breakfast at your hotels
Transport to/from St Fagans: National History Museum
Transport to and from St Fagans on Sat 6th March will be arranged by Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales using staff cars, taxis or a bus depending on numbers.
10:00 Arrive St Fagans
10:15 Coffee in Iolo Morgannwg Room
10:30 St Fagans today: a Wales in a miniature? (Beth Thomas, Keeper of Social & Cultural History)
11:00 St Fagans tomorrow: making history (John Williams-Davies, Director of Collections and Research)
11:30 Escorted tour of St Fagans – visiting the Celtic Village and St Teilo’s Church
12:30 Lunch in Iolo Morgannwg Room
13:30 Open Air Archaeology at St Fagans: new beginnings (Steve Burrow, Curator, Dept of Archaeology & Numismatics)
14:00 Discussion
14:30 Coffee in Iolo Morgannwg Room
14:45 Unescorted tour of St Fagans
17:00 Leave St Fagans
19:00 Dinner in a restaurant (venue to be confirmed)
Open Air Archaeology at St Fagans
Star!How to get there
St Fagans
St Fagans National History Museum
Cardiff
CF5 6XB
Wales
Phone:
+44 (0) 29 2057 3500
Arrival - Transport from local airports to Cardiff

Getting to Cardiff from Bristol Airport
  
The airport has a regular combined bus and rail connection to Cardiff. (Shuttle bus from Bristol Aiport to Bristol Temple Meads train station. Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central).
Current times and prices can be found at: http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
From = “Bristol International Airport”, To = “Cardiff Central” Return ticket currently £23.
Journey time 1hr 40mins – 2hr 5mins.
For groups of 3+ people arriving together see the Flight Link Wales service described below.
 

Getting to Cardiff from Cardiff Airport
 
The airport has a bus service to Cardiff Central bus station, and a combined bus and rail connection to Cardiff Central train station.
Current times can be found using: http://www.traveline-cymru.info/
From = “Cardiff Airport”, To = “Cardiff Central Station” Journey time c. 50 minutes.
Alternatively, a taxi from the airport to Cardiff Centre is c. £23 one way, and can be booked from: +44 (0) 29 20333333
For groups of 3+ people arriving together see the Flight Link Wales service described below.
Travelling from Cardiff Central Bus or Train Station
 
Taxi ranks outside the train station can take you to the museum or your accommodation, alternatively a map is attached showing the route from the station to the museum (c. 15 minute walk), or the major hotel areas in Cardiff.
Flight Link Wales
 
If at least 3 people are arriving together, Flight Link Wales offers a service to groups of 3+ visitors which tracks your flight and meets you within 30 mins of clearing customs to take you to Cardiff:
http://www.flightlinkwales.com
Bristol airport to Cardiff is from £60 (3 people) to £110 (12 people)
Cardiff airport to Cardiff is from £21 (3 people) to £45 (9 people).
Star!Accomodation
Hotels near National Museum Cardiff (5 minutes walk)
map click here for the Map of Cardiff with all the important places marked, PDF, A4, 267 KB
Park Plaza
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff CF10 3AL
Phone: +44 (0) 2920111111

www.parkplaza.com/cardiffuk
Price: Room only from £110 per night (breakfast supplement £10 per person).
Parc Hotel (Thistle)
Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3UD
Phone: +44 (0) 871 376 9011

www.thistle.com/hotels/...
Price: Bed & Breakfast from £89 per room per night

Smaller hotels further from National Museum Cardiff (20 – 25 mins walk through park 07:30 – c. 17:30, 40 mins walk around park at other times).
Penrhys Hotel
Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9JB
Phone: +44 (0) 29 20 23 0548

www.penrhyshotel.com
Price: Bed & Breakfast £30 -£35 per person per night. With a total of 20 rooms, therefore this is our PREFERRED place to stay.
Beaufort Guest House
Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9HE
Phone: +44 (0) 29 20 23 7003

www.beauforthousecardiff.co.uk
Price: Bed & Breakfast £59 per room per night (single) or £79.85 per room per night (double). There are a total of 10 rooms.
Lincoln House Hotel
Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9LQ
Phone: +44 (0) 29 20 39 5558

www.lincolnhotel.co.uk
Price: Bed & Breakfast approx £75 per room per night
There are plenty of places to eat within easy walking distance of the hotels near the museum, or on Cathedral Road.
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