WHERE ARE WE?
We meet Fridays from 7.30-9.30 p.m. at St. Gregory the Great School on Cricket Road, Oxford, OX4 3DR
Please note: From time to time there are rare occasions when Friday night practices are cancelled. If you're planning to join us, please contact us first as we wouldn't want you to make an unnecessary trip if we're not there.
Getting Here
When you arrive (finding our practice space)
Walking or cycling from the centre of Oxford
Walking or cycling from Templars Square (Cowley Centre)
The school is situated behind the Cricket Centre on Cricket Road. It is signposted on the road to both the school and the centre. Go through both sets of metal gates, then follow the road down past the sports hall and round to the right. If you've come by car, park here. Take the path on the left down towards the building with the big St. Gregory's sign. At the bottom, go left by the building, then right under the arch into the colonnade. Turn left into the grassy area and follow the path round to the doors in the opposite right hand corner. This is where our practice room is.
(Although if you're new, why not e-mail us before you come. One of us will be happy to meet you at the entrance or give you a mobile number).
Getting Here
St. Gregory the Great school is situated on Cricket Road, just off Cowley Road in Oxford, about one and a half miles outside the city centre (near Templar's Square). It is within cycling and walking distance from the centre of town, and plenty of buses pass close by.
Walking or cycling from the centre of Oxford
Starting from Carfax, head down High Street, going over Magdalene Bridge on to The Plain. Take the middle exit on the roundabout to take you up Cowley Road. Continue along Cowley Road until you reach Howard Road. Turn right on to Howard Street (by the corner shop), then take a left into Cricket Road. Keep going down here. St Gregory the Great School is on the right (it's signposted along with the Cricket Road Centre). This should take about 30 mins at normal ambling speed.
Walking or cycling from Templars Square (Cowley Centre)
Come out of Templars Square on to Between Towns Road (the side where the Whetherspoons pub and B + Q is). Turn left so you're heading towards Iffley. Turn right on to Rymers Lane (next road after B+Q). Continue down here on to Cricket Road. St Gregory the Great school is on the left, just past the park. This should take about 5-10 minutes at normal ambling speed
These buses run stop on Cowley Road:
Oxford Bus Company: 5
Stagecoach: 1, 10, U10, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C
Both run between the Railway Station via Queen St and Templars Square to Blackbird Leys.
Get off the bus at the Shelley Road stop (if you're not sure, ask the driver for "Shelley Road"). Walk down Shelley Road. At the bottom of the road, turn left on to Cricket Road. St Gregory the Great school is 5 minutes walk on the right.
You can also take the bus to Templar Square (Cowley Centre) and walk from there. Buses that go to Templars Square are:
Oxford Bus Company: 5
Stagecoach: 1, 10, U10, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 16, 16A, 16B
From Summertown
Head towards the city centre. Turn left into Parks Road. Turn left on to South Parks Road. Keep follow this road round (as it becomes St. Cross Road and Longwall Street). Turn left on to the High Street. At The Plain, take the middle exit on to Cowley Road. Turn right down Howard Street (by the grocery shop). Take the second exit left on to Cricket Road. St Gregory the Great school is on the right.
From Botley
Get on to the A34 and go south. Come off at the Hinksey Hill interchange. Follow the directions below.
From the A34, north or south (e.g. from Didcot, Bicester, Abingdon, Newbury)
Leave the A34 at the Hinksey Hill interchange. This is the first main Oxford turn-off if you are coming from the south (signposted Ring Road, Oxford A4144), and the third if you are coming from the north (signposted Ring Road, Reading A4074).
At the roundabout at the top of the slip-road, turn on to the A423 (signposted Ring Road, Reading). This is the first exit if you're coming from the north, or the third exit if you're coming from the south.
At the next roundabout, continue on the ring road (second exit - signposted Ring Road, London, Reading). Carry on the ring road, across the next roundabout (1st exit - signposted London, Wycombe).
At the next roundabout, take the first exit (signposted Iffley) on to Rose Hill. Turn right on to Church Cowley Road - this is at the traffic lights just after the speed camera. There's a war memorial on the corner. Take the second left on to Rymers Lane (you should come to it just before the multi-story car park). Continue on down here. St Gregory the Great school is on the left, just past the park (signposted along with the Cricket Road Centre). If you reach the Shelley Arms pub, you've come too far.
From the M40
Leave the M40 at Junction 8 and join the A40. Keep on this past the Park and Ride until you reach the big Headington Roundabout.
At the Headington Roundabout, take
the first exit on to the Ring Road (A4142 -signposted Cowley/
Come off the Ring Road at the Cowley
junction (take the big slip road just past the BMW/ Mini factory - signposted
Oxford Business Park/
Keep on going down here until you reach the second set of traffic lights (by the Original Swan pub). Turn left here on to Between Towns Road.
Carry on down here, going slightly to the right at the mini roundabout. Take the first road after B+Q into Rymers Lane. Continue on down here. St Gregory the Great school is on the left, just past the park (signposted along with the Cricket Road Centre). If you reach the Shelley Arms pub, you've come too far.
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