Directions to Woodside
We are happy to provide ample free parking facilities to our guests, however we encourage you to consider the environment when making your travel plans. Below you will find extensive details and links regarding rail connections - please consider whether you and your colleagues could take the train and then share a taxi. Subject to authorisation from your meeting organiser we can arrange taxis to be charged to the company account meaning you won't need to pay cash, retain receipts and claim expenses for that part of your journey.
If arriving as part of a conference group why not car-share? In fact, ask your meeting organiser to consider switching to our Greener Meeting Package at no additional cost. One of the elements of this is that we will provide an incentive to all delegates who car-share or use public transport of £5.00 credit to spend in our bar. (Full details of this package can be found in our ‘Packages' section)
Getting here by Road
For SatNav: Woodside, Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8 2AL
Download: Woodside Directions (PDF)
Woodside's location in the heart of England makes road access easy from all directions. With the M1 and M40 offering alternative routes from London and the Southeast, the M5 providing a good link with the Southwest and the M1 and M6 serving the north, driving to your course or conference should be straightforward. Even delegates from places as far afield as Newcastle, Dover and Plymouth can usually be here in a little over three hours
From the west: M42 Junction 6
- Leave the M42 at the Coventry/NEC exit, following the A45 for a mile.
- Take the A452 towards Leamington for 10 miles, through Balsall Common, to Kenilworth.
- At the DeMonfort Hotel roundabout, turn right and drive through the town centre.
- After the garage and the church, turn left into Birches Lane.
- Follow the road for about 1 mile.
- The entrance to Woodside is a sharp right just before the left-hand bend.
From the east: M1 Junction 17 (northbound access only)
- Leave the M1 on the M45 Coventry spur (J17).
- After 18 miles on the M45/A45, turn off south onto the A46, following signs for Leamington and Warwick.
- Leave the A46 at the A452 Leamington/Kenilworth turnoff and follow signs for Kenilworth.
- At the roundabout, stay in the right-hand lane and take the third exit into Birches Lane.
- Follow the road for about 1 mile.
- The entrance to Woodside is a sharp right just before the left-hand bend.
From the south: M40 Junction 15
- Leave the M40 at the A46 Coventry exit.
- Head towards Coventry and follow the A46 for 5 miles.
- At the A452 Leamington/Kenilworth exit, turn left and follow the signs for Kenilworth.
- At the roundabout, stay in the right-hand lane and take the third exit into Birches Lane.
- Follow the road for about 1 mile.
- The entrance to Woodside is a sharp right just before the left-hand bend.
From the north: M6 Junction 2
- Leave the M6 at the A46/M69 Coventry/Leicester exit and follow the A46 Warwick signs for 11 miles.
- At the A452 Leamington/Kenilworth exit, turn right and take the A452 towards Kenilworth.
- At the roundabout, stay in the right-hand lane and take the third exit into the Birches Lane.
- Follow the road for about 1 mile.
- The entrance to Woodside is a sharp right just before the left-hand bend.
Useful Websites:
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Getting Here By Rail
Woodside is located within easy reach of a number of mainline train stations. Leamington Spa (13mins), Warwick and Warwick Parkway (both 11mins) stations are short taxi rides from Woodside and are all on the Chiltern Mainline connected to Birmingham Snow Hill, Banbury, High Wycombe and London Marylebone. Trains from Marylebone take in the region of 90/110 minutes depending on the service and destination chosen.
Alternative rail routes: Coventry and Rugby Stations are easily accessible, respectively being just 15 and 35 minutes away. They are both on the West Coast Main Line which connects London Euston to Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh via Birmingham New Street. Birmingham International, also on that line, is just under 30 minutes away.
Useful Websites:
- National Rail Enquiries
- The Trainline
- Chiltern Railways (Warwick, Leamington Spa, Warwick Parkway)
- London Midland (Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International)
- Virgin Trains (Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International)
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If you would like to be met from one of the train stations, we will be happy to arrange taxi transport for you, please just let us know.
Getting here by Air
Besides having Birmingham International Airport just under a 30-minute taxi ride away, Woodside is almost exactly halfway between Heathrow and Manchester Airports. Fast motorway links put both within a 90-minute drive of the venue.
Coventry Airport is just over 15 minutes by taxi to Woodside. East Midlands Airport is just under an hour and Luton Airport is just under ninety minutes.
Birmingham International Airport’s adjacent rail station has links to Coventry and Rugby via the West Coast Main Line. Take the free shuttle from the airport to the train station. Trains to Northampton, Milton Keynes or London Euston may also stop at Coventry or Rugby.
Manchester Airport has a train link to Manchester Piccadilly, which is on the West Coast Main Line (see 'Getting Here By Train' above).
If you would like to be met from the airport or from one of the train stations, we will be happy to arrange taxi transport for you.
Helicopter
If you wish to land a helicopter at Woodside then please inform the venue at least 24 hours before you are due to arrive.
Woodside, Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. CV8 2AL (01926 852217)
N5220.71 W00132.99 2.9 nm WSW of Coventry Airport (+ 270 ft AMSL)
Be aware of local airport Coventry EGBE +281ft AMSL
Please note:
- P.P.R. – 24 hours
- Landing a helicopter is at your own risk.
- Sundial Group recommends you check frequencies of local airfields.
- NOTAMS.
- Please be mindful of local residents upon approach or departure.
- This information is for guidance only. Please make your own checks prior to travel.
