Location

NJDC takes place in Newcastle, the geographical centre of the UK...ish! The competition is held at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, whose facilities allow NJDC to offer a fully-catered tournament, providing both lunch and a snack tea. NJDC 2010 will take place on Saturday 25 September.

Newcastle, the home of NJDC, is well connected to the rest of the UK and Ireland, by road, rail and air.

Road

Get driving directions to the RGS.

From the south: the region is well served by the A1(M) and the A1 from the south of England and London (journey time about 5 hours) although a frequently used alternative route is the M1(Leeds) M18 and A1.

From the north: travelling from Scotland is very picturesque with the beautiful border country scenery all the way from Edinburgh. The fastest route is the A1, which takes about 2 hours from the Scottish capital.

From the west: the best route is the A69 Carlisle-Newcastle road, which takes you through the beautiful scenery of the Tyne Valley and Hadrian's Wall ountry. This route links the West Coast M6 to Birmingham and beyond to the South West via the M5 and the M4 into South Wales. This also is the fastest route from Glasgow and South West Scotland.

Mileage: London 274, Birmingham 207, Manchester 132, Leeds 90, Edinburgh 100, Glasgow 148, Dundee 170, Aberdeen 234, Cardiff 298.

Rail

Newcastle Central Station is right in the heart of Newcastle City Centre and is served by National Express and Virgin Trains operating direct train services from most cities in Britain. The Metro takes about 5 minutes from Central Station into Jesmond (the third stop), where NJDC takes place. The Metro station is less than 100m from the RGS.

Air

Newcastle Airport has direct scheduled services to Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Exeter, Galway, Gatwick, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, London Heathrow, London Stansted, London City and Southampton. The Metro takes about 20 minutes from the Airport into Jesmond, where the Royal Grammar School is situated.

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