27 Days to go!

Have you made your Travel arrangements yet?

Sparkler’s Mimic car from Members Day, Uxbridge 2008

With less than a month to go, have you thought about how you will get to the convention? Collectors will be coming from across the UK (and beyond!) to take part, and there are plenty of options for getting here from all corners of the country!

Trains

You can plan your journey and buy tickets from wherever you are in the country using a train booking website such as www.thetrainline.com. Also, National Rail Enquiries are especially helpful with journey planning and timetable information, call on 0845 48 49 50 (add UK country code 44 and omit the first zero if calling from outside the UK)

Bus/Coach

Cheap and cheerful coach services www.megabus.com and www.nationalexpress.com operate coach services to Sheffield from major towns and cities across the country. You can access more local Sheffield bus service information from http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/

Road

Sheffield is off the M1 Motorway. To plan your journey by road from wherever you are, try http://www.theaa.com, or if you have Sat Nav- you lucky, lucky pony you! The postcode for the Megacentre is S2 5BQ

Air

Coming from further afar? Nearest airports to Sheffield can be found at http://www.creativesheffield.co.uk/LiveInSheffield/WhereamI/NearestAirports/. The nearest is Robin Hood airport at Doncaster, 20 miles away. Plan you onward journey by road, bus or rail – see links above. Manchester airport is the nearest major international airport, and is just a 1 hour train journey away.

Good luck with planning your journey, and have a safe trip to Ponycon!