Accommodation & Travel

All courses take place at our education centre based in Reading. For details on recommended hotels and information on travel please see below.

Location:

Please note - As of 7th September 2009 Open Text UK has moved from Wokingham to Thames Valley Park in Reading. Details for the new training facilities are below:

Open Text – Reading, United Kingdom:

420 Thames Valley Park Drive
Thames Valley Park
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1PU

Telephone:   01189 848 000
Fax:              01189 848 599
Email:           wcmeducation-uk@opentext.com

Location Map

Hours:
All courses begin at 9:30 AM and finish at approximately 4:30 PM.

Facilities: Note: All classes are delivered in English.

Hotels:

Crowne Plaza, Caversham Bridge
Website: http://www.crowneplaza.co.uk/
Tel: 0871 423 4876

This hotel is approximately 10 minutes walk from Reading train station and around 20 minutes taxi ride away from the office. There is also a free bus from the town centre to Thames Valley Park. A timetable for this can be found here: http://www.gogoldline.co.uk/thamesvalleybusinesspark.php4

Best Western, Reading Moat House

Website: http://www.bestwestern.co.uk/
Tel: 08457 76 76 76

This hotel is approximately 10 minutes taxi journey from Thames Valley Park.

Premier Inn, Caversham Bridge
Website: http://www.premierinn.co.uk/ /

This hotel is 200 yards from the Crowne Plaza.

Travel:

Directions by car:

  • From the M4, leave at junction 10 sign-posted A329 towards Reading.
  • Follow signs for Thames Valley Park, which is at the end of the A329
  • At 1st roundabout follow signs to the business park, bearing right
  • Continue over the 2nd roundabout, and at the 3rd roundabout take the 3rd exit
  • Open Text is building 420 which is on the right hand side soon after the roundabout.

Directions by Public transport:

Reading train station has good rail links and run regularly from London Paddington. The free shuttle bus toThames Valley Park, or a taxi transfer, can be found at the station.

From London Heathrow Airport:

London Heathrow is the nearest airport to Reading. Taxi’s cost between £40-£50 and will take around 30-40 minutes. There is also a coach service called RailAir that links Reading station with London Heathrow Airport. Tickets for the coach journey can be purchased at Reading or Heathrow. Alternatively there is a train service from Reading to Heathrow, which takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.

Parking:
We have free onsite parking. Please contact the training registrar in advance to reserve a parking space.

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