Jeddah Mali 2 Day Weekend Workshop and 3 Day Retreat
Findhorn Foundation, Forres, Scotland
11th to 15th June, 2011
TRAIN JOURNEYS BETWEEN LONDON AND FINDHORN - JUNE 2011
Last update: 31st March 2011
Given that the places are being booked up so quickly for the train journeys, it is important that bookings are made soon.
Please book for the times listed below to travel with other people in the group.
There are two options from London to Forres (day or night) and one option for the return journey (during the day).
We have found that the best company to use for daytime and overnight sleeper bookings is Scotrail.
Website: www.scotrail.co.uk Telephone: 0845 7550033
Some people have also been able to book with East Coast: www.eastcoast.co.uk Telephone: 08457 225 010
Please book your tickets from Kings Cross to Forres (and vice versa)
(Forres is the nearest train station to Findhorn which is in the northern part of Scotland)
Return tickets: if you are booking individually please book your return ticket at the same time, this can be done in the same transaction.
TRAVELLING FROM LONDON TO FORRES
Daytime Travel
FRIDAY JUNE 10TH
London Kings Cross to Forres
Departs London Kings Cross 10:00
Arrives Aberdeen 17:09
Departs Aberdeen 17:18
Arrives Forres 19:07
Pre-journey group meeting place to be confirmed (at King's Cross)
Overnight Sleeper Service
FRIDAY JUNE 10TH
London Kings Cross or Euston to Forres
Take the tube from Kings Cross to Euston (allow 15 minutes for the journey)
Train Departs London Euston 21:15
Arrives Inverness 08:31
Departs Inverness 09:03
Arrives Forres 09:36
Important Notes about the Sleeper Service:
Be careful to choose the correct option: seated or berth (a built-in bed). If using the ScotRail website: ensure that you click on the ticket that has a bed icon if that's what you're hoping for. Or call the ticket line if you are unsure: 0845 7550033
Try to book in pairs so that you know who you will be sharing a cabin with (two beds per cabin). Prices are currently GBP 110 per person.
The sleeper train departs from London Euston which is one tube journey from Kings Cross. So if you have booked your ticket from Kings Cross you can take a 5 minute tube journey to Euston.
Kings Cross and Euston station are a few minutes away from each other in the north of London. They both have a train station and tube station.
The day time train journeys are a different train route and go to or from Kings Cross.
For people taking the overnight sleeper service we suggest that it would be best for you all to meet at Euston train station. The meeting place will be confirmed nearer the time.
JOURNEY BACK TO LONDON
FORRES TO KINGS CROSS
THURSDAY 16TH JUNE
Departs Forres 10:11
Arrives Inverness 10:40
Departs Inverness 10:47
Arrives Edinburgh 14:19
Departs Edinburgh 14:30
Arrives London Kings Cross 18:54
Group Bookings
Group booking discounts are available for 10 people or more on the day trips or the overnight trip. If you have a group ready for one of the journeys above please contact us and we will assist you, it is very complicated!
We have found that one can book through ScotRail or EastCoast.
ScotRail: 0845 7550033 www.scotrail.co.uk
East Coast: 08457 225 010 www.eastcoast.co.uk
The price (23rd March) with ScotRail for the return journey on June 16th is GBP 338.20 for 10 people (quoted by the telesales department).
Overnight Sleeper service: group of 10 people or more is currently GBP 88 per person.
If you are intending to travel with a group for one of the journeys, remember that you do not need to buy an individual ticket for that leg of the journey.