How to Get There - Directions to Yarnfield Park

Equidistant between Manchester and Birmingham with easy access from the M6

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By Road

If you are planning on driving to the weekend and have room to collect and drop off one or more of your colleages at one of the stations, please let us know.

Travelling from the South

Exit the M6 at junction 14 and follow the A34 to Stone (approx five miles). At the roundabout with the Shell petrol station, continue straight over; do not take the right turning for Stone. Continue along the A34 for 3/4 mile, passing under a railway bridge, and take the next turn left into Yarnfield Lane, immediately after the Wayfarer Public House. Follow Yarnfield Lane for two miles, into the village of Yarnfield, and take the second right turn - into Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre. Turn right just before the Gatehouse and follow the signs marked Reception and Car Park (blue route on Site Plan).

Travelling from the North

Exit the M6 at junction 15 and follow the A500 towards Stoke. Take the exit slip road, signed A34 South, for Stone. Continue south on A34, for approx six miles, until you arrive at a double roundabout (a BP Petrol station is at the far side of these roundabouts), continue on A34 - do not take the left turning for Stone. Immediately after these roundabouts, take up the right hand lane and, after of a quarter mile, take the first right into Yarnfield Lane (immediately before the Wayfarer) Follow Yarnfield Lane for two miles, into the village of Yarnfield, and take the second right turn - into Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre. Turn right just before the Gatehouse and follow the signs marked Reception and Car Park (blue route on Site Plan).

Travelling from the East

Exit A50 at Uttoxeter and look for the signs for the A518. Follow the A518 through Uttoxeter, continuing for 9 miles to the junction with the A51. Turn right onto the A51 and remain on this for 5 miles to the roundabout at the junction with the A34 - turn right on A34 (North). At the roundabout with the Shell petrol station, continue straight over; do not take the right turning for Stone. Continue along the A34 for 3/4 mile, passing under a railway bridge, and take the next turn left into Yarnfield Lane, immediately after the Wayfarer Public House. Follow Yarnfield Lane for two miles, into the village of Yarnfield, and take the second right turn - into Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre. Turn right just before the Gatehouse and follow the signs marked Reception and Car Park (blue route on Site Plan).

By Rail (and then Taxi or Bus)

Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre is about ten miles from both Stafford and Stoke-On-Trent main line railways stations. Trains are frequent and both stations are on Inter City links between London and the North. You can check train times at the National Rail Enquiries website. (Remember that there are often engineering works on Sundays so don't just rely on the timetable! However it looks like trains are running reasonably normally in the Stafford/Stoke area on the 27th).

Taxis can always be found outside either station, and they take about thirty minutes to get to Yarnfield Park, but are very expensive. Click here for a list of local taxi numbers (Word format). On the Friday you can get a bus from either Stoke or Stafford station (Baker's Buses 350 from Stoke, Eagle 490 from Stafford) but neither runs on Sunday!
(For the Stafford bus you will have to fill in your travel details on the Traveline website that the link takes you to, as Eagle Buses do not have an on-line timetable). There are buses from Stafford at 1415, 1630 and 1735, and from Stoke at 1418, 1638 and 1738. (These are the direct buses; Traveline will also give details of bus journeys involving one or more change).

An alternative option is Stone station, which is under 3 miles from Yarnfield Park. The service here is less frequent, but hopefully there will be trains running at the right times for us. Mandy Bailey has extensively researched the options for getting to Yarnfield from Stone station. You can download her report (Word format) by clicking here. Please e-mail us on the "info@ ..." address if you are planning to travel via Stone Station, as Mandy is planning to keep local taxi firms advised of numbers.

We can get round the lack of buses on Sunday by sharing lifts. If you require a lift to the station, please use the discussion board on our Facebook page, or put your requirements on the whiteboard next to our reception desk when you arrive at Yarnfield.

If you need help with bus info, please contact us.

By Coach

Those needing a cheaper option may want to investigate travel by coach to Hanley Coach Station in Stoke-On-Trent. The arrangements for travel back to the coach station on the Sunday are the same as for train travellers, so let us know if you need assistance.

Please note that the Walton Pub referred to in earlier versions of these instructions has changed its name to the Wayfarer.

If you need assistance on the day of travel telephone Yarnfield Park on 01785 762300.