Location and local facilities

Information about the location of the conference.

Conference location

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is located in central Edinburgh in a newly renovated building between the McEwan Hall and George Square. Entrance is through the arch on Teviot Place and the School entrance is at the south-west corner of the quadrangle.

BRAG Conference: Meadows Lecture Theatre which is iinside the entrance on the right.

Registration: outside the Meadows Lecture Theatre.

Refreshments and lunch: in the Macmillan Room on the First Floor.

Please see the maps below for detailed location information:

Getting there

For travel to and from Edinburgh, please visit the Edinburgh First website:

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is about 20 minutes walk from Waverley train station, or a 10 minute bus journey on the Lothian Bus 41 or 67 from near the station.

For other buses in and around Edinburgh, visit the Lothian Buses website to download the City Centre route map:

Accommodation

Edinburgh has an extensive range of accommodation from low-cost hostels, B&Bs and guest houses, to luxury hotels. Links to a number of relevant websites are given below:

Other information

The Visit Scotland website has a wealth of information about where to eat or what to see and do in Edinburgh.