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UCP Marjon is situated in Plymouth, the south coast's second largest city.

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University College Plymouth St Mark & St John
 Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8BH
England
TEL: +44 (0) 1752 636 700

There are a variety of ways in which you can travel to UCP Marjon. We are lucky because we are situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. (Multimap Link)

Road
Plymouth is accessed via the A38 Devon Expressway which links to the motorway network at Exeter (M5). You can join the M4 to London and South Wales or the M6 to the Midlands and the North. Bristol is just 125 miles away, while London is only a 4 hour journey.National Express run fast, frequent and low-priced services every day to major cities throughout Britain. Coaches link with Exeter, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

From Cornwall
• Cross the Tamar Bridge and continue forward on to the A38
• Exit the A38 at Manadon (signposted City Centre, Tavistock A386)
• Keep in left hand lane and at the roundabout take the 2nd exit (signposted Tavistock A386, Hospital, A & E, Airport)
• Merge on to the A386 and move into the right hand lane (signposted Airport, Hospital, A & E)
• Continue straight on
• At Derriford roundabout take the 3rd exit (signposted Hospital, A & E, Casualty, Airport, UCP Marjon)
• At traffic lights turn left (signposted UCP Marjon, Airport)
• Take the 2nd right entering the UCP Marjon campus, and follow the road round to the left

From Exeter
• Exit the A38 at Manadon (signposted City Centre, Tavistock A386)
• Keep in the right hand lane (signposted Tavistock A386, Derriford) and at the roundabout take the 5th exit (signposted Tavistock A386, Hospital, A & E, Airport)
• Merge on to the A386 and move into the right hand lane (signposted Airport, Hospital, A & E)
• Continue straight on
• At Derriford roundabout take the 3rd exit (signposted Hospital, A & E, Casualty, Airport, UCP Marjon)
• At traffic lights turn left (signposted UCP Marjon, Airport)
• Take the 2nd right entering the UCP Marjon campus, and follow the road round to the left

From Tavistock
• Follow signs for City Centre (A386), Derriford, Hospital, Airport
• At Derriford roundabout take the 1st exit (signposted Hospital, A & E, Casualty, Airport, UCP Marjon)
• At traffic lights turn left (signposted UCP Marjon, Airport)
• Take the 2nd right entering the UCP Marjon campus, and follow the road round to the left

Rail
Plymouth is well served by Intercity high-speed trains. There are frequent services to London Paddington, as well as fast Intercity services to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. There is even a direct rail link through to Aberdeen! Book tickets using thetrainline.com

Air
UCP Marjon benefits from its close location to Plymouth City Airport. Direct flights include London Gatwick, Bristol, Jersey, Guernsey and Cork. It is usual to be able to book connecting flights from Plymouth to Gatwick for onward national and international travel. Exeter Airport is only 45 minutes away and provides services to Dublin, Belfast, the Channel Islands and the Isles of Scilly. In addition, it serves many tour operators for package holidays abroad.

Ferry
Brittany Ferries operate services from Plymouth to Roscoff and Santander opening up a wealth of European travel. Links to France and Spain are right on your doorstep. In the summer there are between one and three sailings each day to Roscoff.

Travel Cards
As a student, you should enquire about discount travel cards which entitle you to further discounts on road and rail travel within the UK.For international destinations, students should enquire about an International Student Identity Card which entitles you to discounted travel throughout the world.

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