British Chess Championships University of Warwick 25th July 2015 – 8th August 2015 LOCATION Leeds Birmingham International Airport is approx 20 mins away Liverpool At the hub of the country's motorway network Sheffield Manchester Nottingham Norwich London Luton, London Stansted and London Heathrow are all less than 2 hours away Birmingham Northampton Swindon Ample free parking on site Located in the heart of England London Bristol Coventry railway station is located 3 miles away Southampton Plymouth London Euston is only 55 min from Coventry Coventry & Warwickshire offer a destination that caters for all expectations, combining world famous history with innovative technology and modern engineering, medieval tales, ancient towns and Georgian architecture DESTINATION Coventry & Warwickshire is home to world famous names such as William Shakespeare, and visitor attractions include the magnificent Warwick Castle, Royal Shakespeare Theatres, Kenilworth Castle ruins and Coventry Cathedral Book an individual room 191 single standard or 564 single en-suite bedrooms are available in shared blocks located on main campus. These are let on a single room basis. All residents must be over the age of 18 years. Bedrooms are located on ground, first and second floors. There are lifts to the floors in each block. Minimum 2 night stay mid-week and 3 nights at week-ends. All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided En-suite single Price per night £32.45 Standard single Price per night £27.20 Book a single standard flat Flats in the Tocil residencies have single standard bedrooms (shared toilets and bathrooms) and are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 6, 8, 9 & 12 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are no lifts between floors in the standard residencies • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. Standard flat (Tocil residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 6 people £867.00 8 people £1,120.00 9 people £1,228.50 12 people £1,596.00 Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC2015 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book a single/twin en-suite flat Flats in the Bluebell residencies are single/twin en-suite bedrooms. All flat are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 5, 7, & 9 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are lifts to each floor in the Bluebell residencies. • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. En-suite flat (Bluebell residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 4-5 people (3 singles and 1 twin) £745.00 (5 people) 6-7 people (5 singles and 1 twin) £1,100.00 (7 people) 8-9 people (7 singles and 1 twin) £1,430.00 (9 people) Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Guests to Warwick Conferences’ have access to a wide range of leisure facilities and amenities during their stay, including fully equipped gymnasiums, on-site games rooms and lounge/bar areas. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! 720 acres of parkland, campus and sculpture walks The University of Warwick campus covers 290 hectares and includes several lakes and woods. The Telegraph recently featured Warwick as one of UK’s most beautiful universities. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! The campus sports facilities include; a 25 metre indoor swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium, indoor tennis centre, Bear rock climbing wall, sauna, athletics track, netball, tennis and squash courts. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book an individual room 191 single standard or 564 single en-suite bedrooms are available in shared blocks located on main campus. These are let on a single room basis. All residents must be over the age of 18 years. Bedrooms are located on ground, first and second floors. There are lifts to the floors in each block. Minimum 2 night stay mid-week and 3 nights at week-ends. All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided En-suite single Price per night £32.45 Standard single Price per night £27.20 Book a single standard flat Flats in the Tocil residencies have single standard bedrooms (shared toilets and bathrooms) and are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 6, 8, 9 & 12 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are no lifts between floors in the standard residencies • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. Standard flat (Tocil residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 6 people £867.00 8 people £1,120.00 9 people £1,228.50 12 people £1,596.00 Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC2015 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book a single/twin en-suite flat Flats in the Bluebell residencies are single/twin en-suite bedrooms. All flat are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 5, 7, & 9 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are lifts to each floor in the Bluebell residencies. • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. En-suite flat (Bluebell residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 4-5 people (3 singles and 1 twin) £745.00 (5 people) 6-7 people (5 singles and 1 twin) £1,100.00 (7 people) 8-9 people (7 singles and 1 twin) £1,430.00 (9 people) Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Warwick Arts Centre Located in the heart of the campus, Warwick Arts Centre is one of the largest arts centres in the UK, attracting around 300000 visitors a year to art, music, drama, dance, comedy, literature and films. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Enjoy a family day out at Drayton Manor & Cadbury World, both are within a 45 minute drive from Campus. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Coventry Transport Museum Coventry is the birthplace of the British cycle and motor industry. Discover the fascinating story behind the development of road transport from the earliest cycles to the fastest cars on earth. With thrills, nostalgia and inspiration join us on a surprising and emotional journey through 150 years of innovation and find out about the people who made it happen. Admission is FREE! Coventry Cathedral An extraordinary place, a story you can't ignore, steeped with history as you walk around the ruins of the Cathedral that lies at the very heart of the city of Coventry. The Ruins of the ‘old Cathedral’ are the remains of a medieval parish church, which were destroyed in the Second World War and a new Cathedral, which preserves the remains of the old Cathedral has become an inspiration for a ministry of peace and reconciliation that has reached out across the entire world Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book an individual room 191 single standard or 564 single en-suite bedrooms are available in shared blocks located on main campus. These are let on a single room basis. All residents must be over the age of 18 years. Bedrooms are located on ground, first and second floors. There are lifts to the floors in each block. Minimum 2 night stay mid-week and 3 nights at week-ends. All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided En-suite single Price per night £32.45 Standard single Price per night £27.20 Book a single standard flat Flats in the Tocil residencies have single standard bedrooms (shared toilets and bathrooms) and are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 6, 8, 9 & 12 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are no lifts between floors in the standard residencies • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. Standard flat (Tocil residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 6 people £867.00 8 people £1,120.00 9 people £1,228.50 12 people £1,596.00 Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC2015 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book a single/twin en-suite flat Flats in the Bluebell residencies are single/twin en-suite bedrooms. All flat are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 5, 7, & 9 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are lifts to each floor in the Bluebell residencies. • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. En-suite flat (Bluebell residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 4-5 people (3 singles and 1 twin) £745.00 (5 people) 6-7 people (5 singles and 1 twin) £1,100.00 (7 people) 8-9 people (7 singles and 1 twin) £1,430.00 (9 people) Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Stratford Upon Avon Stratford-upon-Avon developed along the banks of the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about three million visitors a year from all over the world. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre, one of Britain's most important cultural venues • • • Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! 3 things to do in Stratford! Visit The Royal Shakespeare Theatre See Anne Hathaway's Cottage Experience an open top bus tour Ragley Hall Ragley Hall, Park and Gardens are located in 6,500 acres of Parkland. The House itself stands majestically in wellmaintained formal gardens within beautiful ‘Capability’ Brown parkland. As well as being architecturally stunning, the Stables house an impressive collection of carriages really bringing to mind the extravagance of times past. Kenilworth Castle Enjoy a great day out in Warwickshire at Kenilworth Castle. The ruins are best known as the home of Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Dudley created an ornate palace here to impress his Queen in 1575. Follow in the footsteps of Queen Elizabeth I in the authentically recreated Elizabethan Garden. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Stoneleigh Abbey Stoneleigh Abbey, a true gem hidden away in the Warwickshire countryside, yet only a ten minute drive from the University of Warwick. Warwick Castle Experience one thousand years of jaw-dropping history at Warwick Castle; Experience the excitement of Merlin: The Dragon Tower an exhilarating and interactive experience, the Witches of Warwick arrive in the Castle Dungeon bringing morbid spells and the darkest witchcraft games that will create an atmosphere so malevolent and chilling, even seasoned scaremongers will be terrified. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book an individual room 191 single standard or 564 single en-suite bedrooms are available in shared blocks located on main campus. These are let on a single room basis. All residents must be over the age of 18 years. Bedrooms are located on ground, first and second floors. There are lifts to the floors in each block. Minimum 2 night stay mid-week and 3 nights at week-ends. All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided En-suite single Price per night £32.45 Standard single Price per night £27.20 Book a single standard flat Flats in the Tocil residencies have single standard bedrooms (shared toilets and bathrooms) and are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 6, 8, 9 & 12 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are no lifts between floors in the standard residencies • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. Standard flat (Tocil residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 6 people £867.00 8 people £1,120.00 9 people £1,228.50 12 people £1,596.00 Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC2015 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! Book a single/twin en-suite flat Flats in the Bluebell residencies are single/twin en-suite bedrooms. All flat are self-catering halls of residence. • Flats range from 5, 7, & 9 bedrooms per flat. • Flats are located on ground, first and second floors. • There are lifts to each floor in the Bluebell residencies. • All bedrooms are made up with bed linen and a medium towel is provided. • The kitchens are equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge-freezer and toaster. En-suite flat (Bluebell residencies) 7 nights (week 1 or week 2, Saturday to Saturday) 4-5 people (3 singles and 1 twin) £745.00 (5 people) 6-7 people (5 singles and 1 twin) £1,100.00 (7 people) 8-9 people (7 singles and 1 twin) £1,430.00 (9 people) Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! The Piazza Big Screen Throughout July to August 2015 there will be a series of live screenings of events & films on the Piazza Big Screen. The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games will be broadcast live from Los Angeles during this time! 2014 World Cup –England v.s. Italy Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships! The campus, also offers a supermarket, two major bank branches, a hairdressers, post office and range of cafés, bars & restaurants. Scan the QR code or visit warwickconferences.com/BCC15 to book your accommodation at Warwick for the 2015 British Chess Championships!