From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Thu Aug 6 15:57:08 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id PAA17887 for britdisc-outgoing; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:44:25 +0100 (BST) Received: from wadham.chem.ed.ac.uk (wadham.chem.ed.ac.uk [129.215.220.156]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA17880 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:44:23 +0100 (BST) Received: from wadham (wadham [129.215.220.156]) by wadham.chem.ed.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA28958 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:29:42 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <35C9BDD5.3578@chem.ed.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 15:29:41 +0100 From: Emma Beatty <emmab@chem.ed.ac.uk> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (X11; I; SunOS 5.4 sun4m) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: Edinburgh Hat tourny Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear All, the meeting place for anyone turning up on Friday night for the Hat is at the Physician and Firkin on Dalkieth Road, for directions see below. There are also directions for the playing fields for anyone turning up on Saturday morning. The registration will take place on Saturday morning before the games start at 9:30 for games to begin at 10:00. There will be refreshments on site for Saturday at least, but you can't take your own food into the grounds. Everyone who needs accomodation will be OK, just let me know definite numbers SOON! There is no party formally organised, but hey, its the festival and there is loads going on! See you all soon Let me know any problems and final numbers, Ta Emma 0131 667 5336 (H) 0131 650 4704 (W) emmab@chem.ed.ac.uk THE A-Z OF DIRECTIONS (OR HOW TO FIND THE PUB!!! - ROUTES STRAIGHT TO FIELDS AT BOTTOM) (1) FROM THE AIRPORT Once you have arrived at Edinburgh Airport you can take either the taxi or the bus. You can catch either type of bus. The fare is about £3.50. The bus will finally travel along Princes Street, and stop on Waverley Bridge, just beside the station. Walk back up the road to Princes Street, turn right and follow the road until you get to the lights and turn right up the hill, this is North Bridge. You can KEEP walking along the road. Just after passing The Abbey pub (on South Clerk Street) take a left, and follow the road (East Preston Street) to the T-junction, turn right. The pub is on the right hand side of the road after one block. This walk will take about half an hour! OR Catch any bus that goes to ‘South Clerk Street‘ from North Bridge, and then walk along in the same direction until you reach The Abbey pub and turn left at the set of traffic lights follow the road (East Preston Street) to the T-junction. The pub is on the right hand side of the road after one block, opposite the Commonwealth Pool. OR Get a taxi to The Physician and Firkin, which is opposite the Commonwealth Pool. (2) FROM THE BUS STATION Once you have arrived at the bus station, follow the footpath (this is to the right of the entrance to the St. James Centre) through until you reach Princes Street (about 200m away). Across the road is the bottom of North Bridge. Walk straight up North Bridge and continue along until the far end of South Clerk Street, at this set of traffic lights take a left (just after passing The Abbey pub) and follow the road (East Preston Street) to the T-junction and turn right. The pub is on the right hand side of the road after one block, this walk will take about half an hour! OR >From North Bridge catch any bus that goes to ‘South Clerk Street‘ and then walk along in the same direction until you reach The Abbey pub and turn left at the set of traffic lights follow the road (East Preston Street) to the T-junction and it is on the right hand side of the road after one block, opposite the Commonwealth Pool. OR Get a taxi to The Physician and Firkin, which is opposite the Commonwealth Pool. (3) FROM THE TRAIN STATION Once you have arrived in Edinburgh Waverley station find the large notice board (with arrivals and departures), turn your back to it. You should see a sign for the Way Out on your left. Take the steps (rising up over the bike stands) that go up to Waverley Market, they turn right and take you up to the East end of Princes Street. Catch any bus that goes to ‘South Clerk Street‘ from North Bridge, and then walk along in the same direction until you reach The Abbey pub, and turn left at the set of traffic lights follow the road (East Preston Street) to the T-junction and turn right, it is on the right hand side of the road after one block, opposite the Commonwealth Pool. OR Get a taxi to The Physician and Firkin Pub, which is opposite the Commonwealth Pool. OR Walk straight up North Bridge and continue along South Bridge, Nicolson Street, Clerk Street, South Clerk Street, at the set of traffic lights take a left (just after passing The Abbey pub) and follow the road to the T-junction and turn right. The pub is on the right hand side of the road after one block, this walk will take about half an hour! (4) BY ROAD Follow the instructions for your chosen route. A1 ROUTE Follow the A1 until you reach the A720. Continue along the road and take the first exit, A 6095. The streets you drive along are as follows: <after leaving the A1>, Newcraighall Road <after the lights>, Niddrie Mains Road <after 3 sets of traffic lights> Continue along Niddrie Mains Road. After two more sets of lights, this changes name to Peffermill Road. Follow to the roundabout and take the third exit, Dalkeith Road. Follow this road until you reach the Commonwealth Pool. The Physician & Firkin pub is opposite, parking is available in the pub car park, and the bar will be open. M6/M74 ROUTE Follow the M6 until it becomes the M74/A74. Keep on this road until you get to Junction 13 (of the M74) which is at Abington. Follow the signs for the A702. Remember to take the A702 when it forks right shortly after joining the A702, or you‘ll drive straight onto the A73. The A702 is the usual route to Edinburgh and passes through Biggar. After about 40 miles you will pass the Hillend Artificial Ski Slopes. You want to take the City By-pass to the East, A720, to do this, drive over it and then come back round the roundabout and turn left down the slip road. Take the first exit, the A701. The streets you drive along are as follows: <exit the by-pass and turn left>, Burdiehouse Road <after traffic lights>, Howden Hall Road, Liberton Gardens <after next set of lights>, Liberton Brae <more lights>, Liberton Road <after pedestrian crossing, turn right at the roundabout>, Lady Road, cross over the small roundabout (entrance to shopping centre) then take the first left at the roundabout (Dalkieth Road), and follow this road until you reach the Commonwealth Pool. The Physician & Firkin pub is opposite, parking is available in the pub car park, and the bar will still be open. OTHER ROUTES Whatever other route you come to Edinburgh it is easy to meet the A720, the Edinburgh By-pass. If you dont know of an easier way, follow this until you reach the A701. The instructions after this are given above. STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDS OR IF you are turning up on Saturday morning and want to go stright to the fields: FROM (1) - (3) ABOVE Keep going down Dalkeith Road (away from the Pub and City Centre) and take the first left off the roundabout at the bottom onto Peffermill Road. The playing fields are about 400 yards on the right hand side, after the garage. The entrance is marked clearly. A1 ROUTE Peffermill sports grounds are on the Left hand side, about 400 yards before the roundabout. M6/M74 ROUTE Go straight across the roundabout onto Peffermill Road, its the exit after Dalkieth road, the playing fields are about 400 yards on the right hand side, after the garage. The entrance is marked clearly. -- ___)) / \ | | |\/\(o)(o) C ,---_) | |,___| | \__/ MMMmmm...doughnut! DOH! /_____\ /_____/ \