Hedgestock 2006 - Transport

Transport

Directions to Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AX, UK

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By Road
Knebworth House is situated near Stevenage in Hertfordshire and is accessed directly from the A1(M) motorway (Junction 7). For journey time estimates please use the route planner at www.theaa.com. Secure overnight parking will be available on site.

Taxi companies are listed below. Due to the large number of people attending, please be sure to make your bookings at least 24 hours in advance.

Taxi Companies

Local (Stevenage/Knebworth):	Goldstar Taxis Ace Taxis Stevenage Taxis	Tel: +44 (0)1438 727 277 Tel: +44 (0)1438 317 777 Tel: +44 (0)1438 728 866
Stansted Airport:	Checkercars	Tel: +44 (0)1279 661 111
London & Heathrow Airport:	Addison Lee Taxis	Tel: +44 (0)20 7387 8888

Coach Travel
Coaches operated by Golden Tours will be leaving from 123 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SH (entrance on Bullied way), near Victoria Station (see map). Departure time is 07:30 on both June 7th & 8th, with an anticipated arrival time at Hedgestock being 09.00. Tickets are £20 one way, and are available by calling the dedicated booking line +44 (0)20 8811 2858. Please quote HEDGESTOCK when the operator picks up the phone so that they know where to direct you. The booking line will be open Monday to Friday (09.00 - 17.00).

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There will also be a coach service operated by Meridian Line from Knebworth House to Central London locations^*. Departure times are 22.30 on June 7th and 21.00 on June 8th. These coaches will be ticketed, and operated on a first come, first served basis. Tickets for this return journey may be bought (cash only) at the Information Booth at Hedgestock, for £20 for a single journey.

^*Tickets are available for the following destinations:

London Victoria Station
Liverpool Street Station
Paddington Station
Mayfair and Green Park

Please note that you will not be admitted onto a coach without a ticket.

By Rail
Peak-time train services to and from the venue on both days of Hedgestock:

London King's Cross - Stevenage

Departs	Arrives
08:06 08:21 08:30 08:35 08:36 08:51 09:06 09:21 09:30 09:35 09:36 09:51	08:42 08:45 08:49 08:56 09:12 09:15 09:42 09:45 09:49 09:56 10:12 10:15

Stevenage - London King's Cross

Departs	Arrives		Departs	Arrives
20:33 20:39 21:03 21:06 21:09 21:15 21:29 21:39	21:00 21:18 21:30 21:36 21:46 21:45 22:25 22:19		21:50 22:03 22:13 22:29 22:39 23:03 23:13 23:29	22:18 22:30 22:53 23:25 23:21 23:32 00:01 00:28

There will be shuttle buses running from Stevenage Station to Hedgestock throughout the event, with a frequent service running from 08:30 - 10:30 am on both June 7th & 8th.
There will also be a frequent shuttle service running from 22:00 - 22:30 on June 7th, and 20:30 - 22:00 on June 8th.

By Air
The closest airports are Luton (25mins), Stansted (50mins), Heathrow (1hr) and Gatwick (1hr 20mins).

For private aircraft travel to and from Europe, contact European Business Jets. Call Hardy Sohanpal on +44 207 377 9006 or email him and quote HEDGESTOCK for a 5% discount.

For Business Class flights from Washington (Dulles), or New York (JFK) to London Stansted (STN), contact Maxjet. Call +1 703 - 574 - 6580 or email them to access these preferential rates

JFK-STN - $2100 including taxes per person (return)
IAD-STN - $2393 including taxes per person (return)

For commercial corporate jet travel from New York (JFK) to London Stansted, contact Eos Airlines (Fare only available until May 31st). Call Peter Mochnal at +1 914 417 2191 or visit here for a free companion ticket with the purchase of one $5500 roundtrip ticket or an individual roundtrip ticket at $3900.