BY TRAIN: Bristol City's two main stations are
Temple Meads in the centre of Bristol and Parkway on he city's northern outskirts. The
journey from Temple Meads to Southmead Hospital (by taxi) should take between 25 and 35
minutes, and from Parkway 10-15 minutes. For National Rail Information, tel: 08457
484950. There is also a bus service which operates between both stations and Southmead
Hospital. Please contact Mrs Carol Miles
on 0117 323 5649 if you require a bus
timetable, or contact Traveline on 08706 082608 for details.
BY CAR - MOTORWAY - From the M4 - (from London): Leave
the motorway at junction 19 and this will take you on to the
M32 (to Bristol). Almost immediately, leave the M32 at Junction
1. Take right-hand lane and follow signs for A4174, sign-posted
to Parkway Station and Filton. Staying on the A4174, proceed
along the dual carriageway (ignore sign to Stoke Park Hospital).
At the traffic-light- controlled roundabout (Ministry of Defence
on your left, Sainsburys on your right), continue to follow
the signs for the A4174. Continue along the dual carriageway,
passing through two sets of traffic lights. At the approach
to Filton roundabout at the top of the hill, take left-hand
lane to join the A38 into central Bristol. Continue
along A38, passing Filton Police Station on the left and petrol
station on the right. Proceed across the small roundabout where
there are shops and pass Monks Park School on your right. At
the approach to the traffic lights at Monks Park, take the right-hand
lane to turn into Monks Park Avenue. Southmead Hospital is approximately
a quarter of a mile along the road, on the left-hand side. The
entrance has an automatic barrier.
From the M5: Leave the motorway at Junction 16 (on the interchange) and join the A38 going
south into Bristol. Proceed along the A38 as outlined below*.
From the M4 - (from South Wales): At the Almondsbury Interchange (Junction 20), join the
M5 motorway (signposted South West) and at Junction 16 (on the interchange), leave the motorway
and follow the signs for the A38 south to Bristol. *Proceed along the A38 (dual carriageway -
40 mph limit), straight across at the next large roundabout and follow the signs to Filton,
passing the aircraft runway on your right and Filton College on your left. At the top of the
hill, go straight across at the Filton roundabout. Continue along A38, passing Filton Police
Station on the left and petrol station on the right. Proceed across small roundabout where there
are shops and pass Monks Park School on your right. At the approach to the traffic lights at
Monks Park, take right-hand lane to turn into Monks Park Avenue. Southmead Hospital is
approximately a quarter of a mile along the road, on the left-hand side. The entrance has an
automatic barrier.
BY CAR - ALL OTHER ROUTES: From the centre of Bristol, i.e. the main Broadmead, Haymarket
roundabout - join the A38 North (to Gloucester). Proceed along the A38 for approximately 3 miles
(Stokes Croft, Cheltenham Road and Gloucester Road) to Horfield. After passing Horfield Sports
Centre (on left), turn left at next set of traffic lights into Monks Park Avenue. Southmead
Hospital is approximately a quarter of a mile along the road, on the left-hand side. The entrance
has an automatic barrier.BY AIR:
There is a regular coach service
which operates between Bristol International
Airport and Bristol Bus Station: The Airport
Express, service 331, operates every 30 minutes
from 6.15 am to 11.45 pm each day.
A single journey costs £5.00 (pay
driver) – Tel: 0870 608 2 608 for more
information. To travel by bus from the Bus
Station to Southmead Hospital, use either the 76
or 77 service, both of which stop outside the
hospital on Monks Park Avenue. Alternatively,
a taxi from the Airport direct to Southmead
Hospital will cost approximately £25 each way.
Checker Cars can be contacted on Tel: 01275
475000 or visit
www.checkercars.com
Last updated: November 2007
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10 minutes from the motorway network and Bristol Parkway Station
