Edinburgh 2002: Venue and Accommodation at Edinburgh Conference Centre

The Vegetarian Society
of the United Kingdom

The location for the Congress is the Edinburgh Conference Centre on idyllic campus of Heriot Watt University, complete with its own loch, woodlands and sculpture trail. Woodland walks offer delegates breaks from the conference agenda.

Situated about 8 miles from the centre of Edinburgh, with a regular bus service, it combines superb facilities with a quiet and pleasant atmosphere. It is within a 15-20 minute ride to the heart of the city of Edinburgh.

There are excellent links with the nearby Edinburgh International Airport and the main line railway station in Edinburgh city centre. Parking is available for those travelling by car.

ACCOMMODATION
All accommodation will be at the Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot Watt University. The campus also has its own loch, sculpture and tree trails and plenty of wild birds, rabbits and other wildlife. The facilities are excellent with the majority of the
rooms en suite and those in the conference centre of hotel standard with tea making facilities, TV etc. The lecture facilities are very good with a very large lecture theatre set in the centre of a ring of seminar rooms facilitating ease of access to talks and workshops.

Single, twin and double rooms are available, many en-suite, and the meeting facilities are of a very high standard.

Maps showing the location of the campus