Accommodation

The Vale

Our student accommodation is made up of different buildings known as the Vale Village, located 2 miles south of the city centre and a 20-minute walk from our Edgbaston campus;

  • En-suite bedrooms in a cluster of either four or six rooms, with shared kitchen/lounge facilities
  • Courtesy beverages in the kitchen area
  • Bedding and towels
  • Irons and bedside lamps are available from the reception
  • Free Wi-Fi

Please see the Vale Village map here and information on how to find us here.

Parking is available at the Vale Village on a pay-and-display basis.

Rooms are £50 per night inc VAT and breakfast.

Accommodation at the Vale is no longer available to book through registration. 

Check in information:

If you have booked our Vale Accommodation and are checking in on Saturday 27th August, you can do so from 16.00 at Chamberlain Tower Reception.

Chamberlain Tower Reception
Church Road, off Edgbaston Park Road
Birmingham
B15 3SZ

After this, you can check in at any time during the conference. The Chamberlain Reception desk will be open daily from 07.00 - 22.00. If you are checking in outside of these times, please go to the main Vale Reception in Shackleton building, which is available 24 hours a day.

The Vale Reception
Shackleton Building
Mason Way, off Edgbaston Park Road
Birmingham
B15 3SZ

Please take a look at the Vale Village map.

Parking is available at the Vale Village on a pay and display basis.

Travelling here:

If you are travelling from Birmingham City Centre or Birmingham New Street Train Station to the Vale Village accommodation there are two best travel options, we recommend:

Taxi – advised if you have luggage. This will take approximately 15 minutes.

Taxis can be found in the taxi ranks outside New Street Station, and Birmingham International Airport, or you could use a service such as Uber. Please check taxis are suitably licenced or make provisions to book in advance.

Train – from Birmingham New Street Station to University (Birmingham) Station. You will then have a roughly 20 minute walk to the Vale Village.

If you are travelling from Birmingham International Airport directly to the Vale Village you can take a taxi, or travel from the airport train station Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street Station and follow the guidance above.

If you are walking between University (Birmingham) Station and the Vale Village, please put postcode B15 3SZ into your phone maps app.


Edgbaston Park Hotel

The University Hotel offers modern, contemporary en-suite bedrooms with free Wi-Fi. Combining classic style and contemporary comfort, you can expect more than a great night’s sleep when you stay at Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre.

You can book the rooms directly through the hotel's website here.

53 Edgbaston Park Rd 
Birmingham 
B15 2RS

                      

Birmingham City Centre Hotels

Below is a list of alternative hotels we recommend in the city centre. All hotels are within a 2-mile radius of the University of Birmingham and are easily accessible via train and car.

The University Train Station is based right on campus and is only 10-minute journey from New Street Station.

All hotels are bookable through their website, bookings are to be managed by the individual, not the conference team.

Contact us

Event Management Team, Great Hall, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT

E: academic.conferences@contacts.bham.ac.uk