Peebles is fairly difficult to reach by public transport. Unless you are driving to the hotel, you should aim for Edinburgh first. Details of how to get to Edinburgh are given below.

Update: On June 16th we will provide a number of coaches to take delegates from Edinburgh airport to the hotel. Some of these will also pick up from Edinburgh city centre. A timetable is given below. There will be no charge for this service. From approximately 10.30am until 7.30pm, there will be a Householder representative waiting near the Meeting Point on the ground floor of the airport by UK Arrivals and UK Baggage Reclaim. He or she will let you know where to find the Householder coach for Peebles.

Coaches will pick up delegates from the north side of St Andrew Square in the city centre (look at this map to find it).

We will also arrange for coaches to return delegates to Edinburgh (city/airport) once the conference has finished (3.05pm on Friday). More details will be provided once you are at Peebles. Should you be planning to leave the conference before this time, you will need to arrange your own transportation, although we will be happy to coordinate ride-sharing for early leavers when everyone has arrived in Peebles and confirmed flight times etc.

If you want to get a taxi directly from the airport or Edinburgh city centre, you are advised to contact the Hydro directly or negotiate with a local taxi firm. For example, Campbell's private hire of Peebles (tel./fax +44 1721 720664, email ian.campbell2@which.net) quotes £30 for a taxi for 1 to 4 people from the Edinburgh airport. Other local taxi firms are Standard Taxis (tel. +44 1721 721098) and Tweed Taxis (tel. +44 1721 722222).

There is a regular bus service (no. 62) from Edinburgh to Peebles. On a Sunday, buses depart hourly from Waterloo Place (just next to the train station, click here for a map) from 10.20am until 10.20pm, and the bus takes about an hour to get to Peebles. A single fare is around £4. The return weekday sevice is half hourly until 3pm then hourly until 10pm. If you alight at Peebles post office the hotel will be about 500m away (check this map, the arrow marks the post office) although if you ask, the driver may be able to drop you off even closer. A full timetable for this service should be available from the operator, First Edinburgh. As it doesn't seem to be available at the moment, an extract of the timetable can be found here.

By rail. There is no train station in Peebles: the nearest main-line station is Edinburgh Waverley. Information on train timetables, fares etc. throughout Britain can be found here.

By air. The nearest airport to Peebles is Edinburgh International Airport. Direct flights are available from a number of European destinations (e.g., Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome and Toulouse). There is a regular bus service from the airport into the city (costing around £4). A taxi ride will cost about £15.

Glasgow International Airport can be reached directly from a number of cities (including Chicago, New York and Toronto). From there, you can take a bus or taxi into Glasgow city centre, then a bus or train to Edinburgh. For example, a bus (from Buchannan Street Bus Station in Glasgow) will cost around £7 single trip and take 1hr 50mins, a train (from Queen Street Station in Glasgow) will cost around £8 single trip and take 50 minutes. There is no direct public transport link between Glasgow and Peebles. A taxi to Peebles will cost around £80.

By road. Detailed directions are available from the hotel website. For information on car hire you could try the following UK companies: BCR, National, Hertz, Thrifty.

The list below may be helpful if you are looking for accommodation in Edinburgh before or after the conference. Edinburgh is a busy tourist city, so you should act quickly to reserve a room. The hotels selected are all fairly central and offer reasonable room rates. The organisers have not seen any of the accommodation so buyer beware! All telephone (T) and fax (F) numbers on the Edinburgh exchange (dialling code 0131 -- omit the 0 if outside UK). Prices are per person per night, unless stated. Much more comprehensive information can be found by contacting the Edinburgh tourist board.