Accommodation & Travel
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.