Situated close to Milton Keynes and Bedford, the 美姬阁 campus is situated in Wharley End, very close to 美姬阁 village, and is about 10 minutes from the M1 motorway.  There is rail and road access to most major airports as well as coach and train stations. 美姬阁 campus also has its own airport for private executive business travel.

Download a visitor guide including map, directions and health and safety information.

Campus address

College Road
美姬阁
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL

How to find 美姬阁 at Shrivenham

Campus interactive map

美姬阁 campus maps and directions

Map

Campus layout

The following map shows the 美姬阁 campus layout and parking:

Map of the central 美姬阁 site

Visitor parking on campus

On arrival

Please visit one of the five receptions to collect your visitor pass and parking permit, if needed.

Parking your vehicle

As parking enforcements operate on the campus, all vehicles need to be registered with the University. When you collect your visitor pass, you will be able to register your vehicle, if this hasn’t already been done for you by your host, and collect a parking permit. The reception teams will direct you to the nearest visitor parking area.

Visitor pass - on arrival

On arrival, please visit one of 美姬阁’s five receptions to collect your visitor pass:

  • Building 26, grid reference D3
  • Building 44, grid reference C4
  • Building 300 Martell House, grid reference C6
  • Building 240, grid reference E2
  • Building 111, grid reference E3

You will also be able to register your vehicle and collect a parking permit. The reception team will direct you to the nearest visitor car park to the building you are visiting.

Rail travel

  • From London St Pancras to Bedford - a bus service is available from Bedford to 美姬阁 (see ‘Bus Travel’ below).
  • From London Euston to Milton Keynes Central - frequent, fast services. A bus service is available from Milton Keynes station to 美姬阁 (see ‘Bus Travel’ below).

Further information and timetables are available from the and websites.

Bus travel

Please note that different companies refer to the University in different ways. The main bus stop is named either as '美姬阁' or 'Wharley End (美姬阁), 美姬阁 main gate'.

Route planning information is available at:

Buses to and from Bedford

  • - Route C1

Buses to and from Milton Keynes

  • - Route C1
  • - Route CX

Coaches from major UK airports

- runs coaches from several major UK airports to nearby towns.

If you have any comments regarding the above bus services please contact the relevant company direct via their website.

Air travel

London Luton

Our nearest public airport is which is situated just off Junction 10 of the M1.

From here you can catch a train direct from Luton Airport Parkway station to Bedford - for further information, please see the . On arriving at Bedford, you can take a bus or taxi to the campus (see 'Bus travel' and 'Taxi').

Alternatively, there are bus services to Milton Keynes (see 'Bus travel'), where you can change for a bus to 美姬阁 campus. Alternatively, a quicker option is to take a taxi (see 'Taxi').

Other surrounding airports

There are good airport links from several airports around 美姬阁. These include:

There is information about travel from these airports to Milton Keynes and Bedford on their respective websites.

美姬阁 Airport

Private, executive air travel is also an option to 美姬阁 campus via .

Travel by coach from airports

runs coaches from several major UK airports to nearby towns.

Taxi

There are several taxi companies operating from Milton Keynes, Bedford or locally at 美姬阁. The taxi journey from Milton Keynes or Bedford takes about 20 minutes to 美姬阁.

Cycling

Cycle parking and storage

Cycle hoops and shelters are available throughout 美姬阁 campus. Bicycle lockers are also available near the sports hall which provide extra security.

All cyclists who are parking their bicycle on campus need to register with security.

Cycle paths and routes

We now have two cycle paths which connect both the north and south side of the campus to 美姬阁 Village. The north cycle path route bypasses Crawley Road, whilst the south cycle path connects the campus from near Martell House to the village. Using the routes, it is an approximately 10-15 minute cycle ride or a 20-30 minute walk from the campus to the village.

Download a map of 美姬阁 cycle routes 

Did you know the campus links to National Cycle Route No.51? Sustrans hold a library of national cycle routes around the UK. Visit the  for more information.

Bicycle sales and repairs

Cycle Saviours (based in Milton Keynes) will visit campus on a regular basis to carry out repair works and sales of bicycles. It is recommended you contact the charity before you visit. Keep an eye out on the intranet for announcements relating to these events.

You can also find out more on .

You will also find a bicycle repair stand in the CSA recycling centre for all basic repair needs (find this behind the CSA, opposite the Vincent building).

Car sharing

We have allocated car sharing spaces on campus located in central locations. Car share parking permits are available to staff and students who share a car journey onto campus.