Coming from Abroad (Airplane + Rail + Taxi)

If you are coming from abroad you WILL have to be in Melton Mowbray or Grantham by Friday 29th evening.

You can fly into the UK from abroad and land to any of the following airports:

• Stansted Airport
• Heathrow Airport
• Gatwick Airport
• London City Airport
• East Midlands Airport
• Birmingham International Airport

East Midlands Airport is by far the closest airport and a a taxi from there to Melton Mowbray costs £35 – £40, but, depending where you are coming from, tickets for East Midlands can be rather expensive.

If you want to land somewhere in London Heathrow, Stansted, City or Gatwick are all good choices and for all of them, once you land, you will need to head to Kings Cross / St Pancras International Train Station and get a train to Grantham or Melton Mowbray

Tickets from any London Airport to Kings Cross / St Pancras International Train Station can be bought at the Airport easily. Specifically:

From Gatwick there is a Direct Train to Kings Cross / St Pancras International Train Station (about 1 hour)

From Heathrow you will need to get the Piccadilly Line directly to Kings Cross / St Pancras International Train Station (54 minutes)

In order to book your airplane tickets we suggest using expedia.com

Once you reach King’s Cross / St Pancras International Train Station  you will need to get a train to Grantham OR Melton Mowbray. (Grantham is 30 minutes from the church but much cheaper train ride)

WE STRONGLY suggest that you buy your rail tickets as soon as possible and surely before you arrive. The price difference is enormous.

BUY RAIL TICKET HERE: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

If you’re coming by rail, you have two options for close towns to stay in, both of which will require a taxi ride to the venue on the morning of the wedding. If you let us know where you are staying we can try and hook you up with others to share the taxi fare.

You can check www.nationalrail.co.uk to see which of the towns will be more convenient by rail – they are on different train lines. There are chain and independent hotels in both (see below).

Grantham is a more mainline station. The services go more frequently and it’s on the main route into London and Scotland. The taxi ride to Long Clawson is estimated at £57 for 4 people, two ways (i.e. including return in the evening).

Melton Mowbray is a smaller station, in a very cute, historic town. It’s on the lines from Birmingham and Stansted Airport. The taxi ride to Long Clawson is estimated at £24 for 4 people, two ways (i.e. including return in the evening). There is also a bus which drives Melton Mowbray – Long Clawson (timetable below). It won’t be feasible to take the bus back unless you want to leave us very early during the celebrations (possible, but not recommended!) You can find the timetable here: http://www.centrebus.info/Documents/24%20-%20Melton%20Mowbray%20-%20Bingham-Bottesford%20260115.pdf

WE STRONGLY suggest that you buy your rail tickets as soon as possible and surely before you arrive. The price difference is enormous.

BUY RAIL TICKET HERE: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

If you are coming just for the day from London, you’ll probably have quite an early start – the ceremony starts at 11:30 in the church and we suggest you leave time for delays.

From London, will probably need to get the 08:30 from London King’s Cross arriving at Melton Mowbray at 10:29 (change in Peterborough) [Estimated £50]

From there you will need to get a Taxi to the church (15 minutes ride) [Estimated £12]  call Mowbray Taxis (+44 (0) 1664 483101) beforehand to book.

The last sensible train back to London leaves at 21:30 from Melton Mowbray, arriving at St. Pancras at 23:39 (change Leicester), which means you will have to leave the party at  around 21:00.

We will try to book people in groups, so the taxi rides are split. Please let us know your travel plans as soon as possible, so we can help you out!