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Where We Are:
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Our Key Trainers :
Fran Burgess
Derek Jackson
Guest Trainers:
Judith Delozier
David Gordon
John McWhirter
Yvonne Dolan
Bill O'Hanlon
James Lawley & Penny Tompkins
Steve Gilligan
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How to Get Here
Station House Training Centre is remarkably easy to reach. As luck would have it, Whalley lies just underneath the A59 sign between the village names of Copster Green and Hurst Green!
We are just over 20 minutes from the M6, 40 minutes to the centre of Manchester and 50 minutes to Manchester airport, 60 minutes from Liverpool airport, 25 minutes to Preston mainline station, and 30 minutes to Skipton.
Whalley is well positioned to offer the rural retreat away from the urban hubbub - a pleasure to be travelling against the normal stream of commuters. Whether arriving by car, by train or by plane, from afar or locally, Whalley and Station House reward all those who arrive.
Click on the appropriate button to find directions by road, rail or air. You can select a printer friendly version of the directions for road travel by clicking the button you will find.
Approaching from M6, M61
- From M61 leave at J9 and join M6 North at J30
- Exit J31 of the M6 for Clitheroe/Blackburn onto A59
- At traffic lights at Swallow Hotel, take LEFT fork following A59 for Clitheroe/Skipton.
- Travel 11 miles along A59 (go straight over lights at Ribchester cross roads) until you come to a very large roundabout.
- Take second exit for Whalley/Billington
- Carry straight on at mini roundabout in Billington
- Enter Whalley village and go straight across the mini roudabout in the centre of the village
- Turn LEFT at the second mini roundabout into Station Road
- Continue under the viaduct and turn immediately RIGHT into Station House Training Centre car park.
Approaching from M66, from M62 and M60
- Come off M62 at J4 or continue on M60 and take M66 north
- Continue past Ramsbottom until Rawtenstall and follow A56 taking signpost for Blackburn, keeping to the RIGHT of this fork, as the turnoff for Haslingden happens pretty quick!
- Carry on A56 till large roundabout, the first exit being for Accrington. There’s a McDonalds and garage over on the left.
- Take the 2nd exit for the M65/Padiham.
- And M65 at J8 Go under the motorway and straight on for Clitheroe.
- Over 1st set of lights turn LEFT at 2nd set of lights for Clitheroe. Continue through Read for about 3 miles
- At lights turn RIGHT.
- After about 200 yds, at lights turn LEFT for Whalley
- At mini roundabout in Whalley turn RIGHT
- At 2nd mini roundabout, turn LEFT into Station Road
- Continue under the viaduct and turn immediately RIGHT into Station House Training Centre car park.
Approaching on A59 from Harrogate, Leeds and Skipton Travel along A59 heading for Clitheroe.
- Pass through Gisburn, and past Clitheroe itself on the dual carriageway by pass.
- There are 3 right hand turnoffs for Clitheroe, and on the last one, you'll see a sign for Whalley. It is easier to ignore this and continue.
- You will go round one large roundabout which has a developing industrial site on the right. At the next roundabout, turn LEFT.
- Take the FIRST RIGHT turn down Wiswell Lane until you come to a "T" junction - more like a left hand slide into the main road.
- Turn LEFT and at the mini roundabout turn RIGHT into Station Road
- Continue under the viaduct and turn immediately RIGHT into Station House Training Centre car park.
Preston Mainline Station serviced by Virgin Rail carries all the west coast line services between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh. These north and south bound services run trains every hour to and from Preston. Connecting with the South West the North East and with direct links to Manchester Airport, Preston is well served from other regions.
Connections direct to Whalley come via Blackburn or Bolton.
The taxi service from Preston is usually a fare of £20 pounds. However, if you plan this as a regular journey you may be able to negotiate a better rate. For example one person flying in first thing in the morning from the Isle of Man has arranged at taxi service from Liverpool airport of £50 per trip - less than the cost of public transport and overnight accommodation.
Useful numbers to contact are:
| Virgin Rail advanced booking
| - | 0345 222333 |
| Time table enquiries | - | 0345 484950 |
| Internet booking service | - | www.thetrainline.com |
We are within realistic commuting distance from:
| Manchester Airport | - 50 minutes | - Enquiry Desk | - 0161 489 3000 |
| Liverpool Airport | - 60 minutes | - Enquiry Desk | - 0151 288 4000 |
| Blackpool Airport | - 50 minutes | - Enquiry Desk | - 01253 343434 |
For all travel enquiries, contact a2b Travel Service at www.a2bairports.com/airports. This gives you access to:
- all UK airports
- all contact numbers of airlines
- all the flight details for each airport
- connecting road and rail details
Car Chauffeur Service
We are happy to recommend Classic Travel (UK) Limited - 01254 820000 who offer competitive rates for journeys to and from the region's airports.
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