On foot By rail From Slough Station Via London to Slough • leave station and cross zebra crossing, Tesco superstore will be on your left... • approximately halfway up the road take steps into subway signposted Queensmere Centre... • walk through subway into shopping centre • once in shopping centre continue forwards keeping M&S to your left • exit shopping centre turning left onto High Street • opposite the front of M&S bear right onto Church Street • follow this road past the church on your right and down to Albert Street • turn left onto Albert Street and continue to pedestrian lights • at pedestrian lights cross over and continue to roundabout • once at roundabout bear right onto Datchet Road • the entrance drive to the NFER is immediately on your right From Paddington (London to Reading service) • trains leave every 30 minutes • the journey takes approximately 30 minutes • high speed trains which stop at Slough take 14 minutes Via Reading to Slough Linking with services from Wales, West Country and the Midlands • trains leave every 30 minutes Slough Station to The Mere • there is a taxi rank at Slough Station • the Mere is approximately 20 minutes walk from the Station (see town centre map) Slough Railway Station BRUNE L WAY Subway Superstore WELL INGT ON STREE T M&S ET HIG STR E HS HER SCH OSB URC H ET STRE ET RNE STREET TR 12 RT S Hospital A4 BE TRE OU CH AL EL A4 EE T AD ME RE RO EE AD W YE TR RO National Foundation for Educational Research The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ tel: 01753 574123 fax: 01753 691632 web: www.nfer.ac.uk How to find us Travel by road From Oxford/Midlands (M40) From the North and Midlands (A1-M1/M25-M4) If you are using satellite navigation, please see our map for the last part of the journey as some systems do not direct you to the correct entrance. N LING t ME Red Cow Pub Rd DATCHET M4 A4 1 W YE UPT LO ND Church ON COU RT R d O N Rd 4 Junction 5 ETON B376 A4 M25 & M3 PLEASE NOTE Entrance to The Mere site is through an electronically controlled barrier. Please pull up to barrier, contact Reception using the intercom button and wait for the barrier to be raised. Visitor parking is available close to the main entrance. HEATHROW & LONDON M4 M Rd A332 A355 RT S RE Junction 6 WINDSOR BE Rd D RI A4 Hospital AL • leave M4 at Junction 5 • follow A4 towards Slough • at third set of traffic lights, opposite church, turn left • go straight on for approximately 1 mile to a roundabout • take 1st exit signposted B376 Datchet • turn immediately right into the Mere B d WIN t CHALVEY Rd (E) From London (via M4) E Rd (W) GE St RR EY Rd TON UX DSO HS HIG READING & WEST M4 WEL LEDG ERS Rd DAR VIL L’S La St CH ALV Slough Railway Station TR E TUNS La • leave M4 at Junction 6 • follow A355 to Slough • take 3rd exit at roundabout (signposted Chalvey) • go through three sets of traffic lights (1 pedestrian) • under railway bridge • go straight ahead at next set of lights • pass hospital on left and continue up to roundabout • take 3rd exit signposted B376 Datchet • turn immediately right into the Mere B41 6 College M BATH Rd O NT EM La 2 WATFORD M1, M25, M40(E) CH UR CH From Reading via M4 • leave M40 at Junction 1 • take A412 to Slough • on reaching junction with A4, cross it and continue following signs to A412 signposted Datchet • for the Mere take 2nd exit at roundabout signposted B376 Datchet • turn immediately right into the Mere SATELLITE NAVIGATION USERS A355 • leave M40 at Junction 2 • follow signs to Slough along A355 • go through all sets of traffic lights following signs to Windsor • at large roundabout turn left following signs to Eton • go through three sets of traffic lights (1 pedestrian) • under railway bridge • go straight ahead at next set of lights • pass hospital on left and continue up to OXFORD roundabout M40(W) 3 Tuns Pub • take 3rd exit signposted B376 Datchet A4 • turn immediately right into the Mere M4 From the South (M3/M25) • follow signs to Heathrow/Slough/M4 • leave M4 at Junction 5 • follow directions as above for M4 from London