The Howell Centre

Meetings at The Howell Centre

An impressive 425 seat auditorium, fully air conditioned and housing state-of-the-art audio visual equipment plus 3 further seminar rooms. Available evenings and weekends, term time and all day from June to mid September.

Why should Brunel Conference Services be top of your list when looking at conference venues?

• Convenient location within M25, with fast and easy access to and from London, Heathrow Airport and the motorway system
• Impressive portfolio of conference, exhibition and meeting spaces, from intimate seminar rooms to a 425 seat auditorium
• All year round luxurious conference suite bedrooms with use of spa facilities 
• Extensive choice of summer campus accommodation
• Fine food prepared by our professional catering team 
• AV equipment and support from in-house Media Services
• Professional and friendly event support from our dedicated staff
• On-site leisure and sports facilities, food outlets, bars, convenience shops and banking facilities
• Free car parking (on application)
• 24 hour security
• Internet access
• Competitive rates

Location
Access to Brunel's conference venue could not be easier. Situated in Uxbridge, just outside central London but still within the M25, we have excellent links with public transport, major motorways and airports. We're conveniently located for Wembley and Heathrow.

TRAVELLING BY ROAD

•  M4: Leave M4 at Junction 4 and follow signs to Uxbridge (A408). Straight across first set of traffic lights, continue on A408, crossing four roundabouts. Turn right at the next set of major traffic lights. Continue ahead to next set of lights and, almost immediately take the right filter lane at second set of traffic lights into Station Road. Continue straight on into Church Road and take the first exit at a mini-roundabout into Pield Heath Road. Turn left into Kingston Lane and left into the University.
• A40/M40: At Swakeleys Roundabout take B483 exit to Uxbridge. Follow signs across two mini-roundabouts. At major roundabout bear left onto A4020 (Brunel sign), straight ahead at the first lights, then almost immediately take second right filter turn onto Kingston Lane (signposted Brunel). The main entrance to Brunel is right at the next roundabout.
• M25: (From North or South) Join M40 or M4 then see above. 

Please note entry by car is via Kingston Lane only. 

 

TRAVELLING BY BUS/COACH

From Heathrow Central

• A10 “Heathrow Fast” (alight Hillingdon Road and use footpath to campus)
• Every 15 minutes, journey time approx 20 minutes  

 From Stockley Park  

• A10 “Heathrow Fast” (as above)
• Journey time approx 10 minutes

 From West Drayton Railway Station  

• U3 (alight Cleveland Road)
• U1 (alight Kingston Lane)
• 222 (alight Cowley Road and use the path via University flats)

 From Uxbridge Underground Station

• U3 (alight Cleveland Road)
• U1 (to West Drayton), U4, U7 (alight Kingston Lane)
• 222, U5 (alight Cowley Road and use the path via University flats) 

 

TRAVELLING BY UNDERGROUND

• Take the Metropolitan Line from central London (and Piccadilly Line during peak hours) westbound to Uxbridge station. 
• Station approximately 1 mile walk to campus 

 

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

West Drayton Station (First Great Western Link) 

• Frequent services to and from London Paddington or the West (Bristol)
• Approximately 1.5 miles from campus

West Ruislip Station (Chiltern Railways)

•  Main line services from London Marylebone and the North (Aylesbury, Banbury and Birmingham)
• Approximately 4 miles from campus

 

TRAVELLING BY AIR

• Heathrow Airport (approximately 6 miles)
• Luton Airport (approximately 30 miles)
• London City Airport (approximately 35 miles)
• Gatwick Airport (approximately 50 miles)
• Stanstead Airport (approximately 60 miles)