Limmud Festival will be taking place by Pendigo Lake, near Birmingham, UK.
There are many options for getting to Festival:
We can offer several options for travel to/from Limmud Festival by coach. Exact timings and pick up locations will be released in early December.
- Friday 25 December: Limmud coaches will depart on Friday morning from Golders Green, Edgware, Borehamwood, Stanmore, Finchley Central, Victoria (Central London), Heathrow Airport, and Manchester.*
- Sunday 27 December: Limmud coaches will depart on Sunday morning from Golders Green, Edgware, Borehamwood, Stanmore, Finchley Central, Victoria (Central London), Heathrow Airport, and Manchester.*
- Wednesday 30 December: Return coaches departing Festival to Golders Green, Edgware, Borehamwood, Stanmore, Finchley Central, Victoria (Central London), Heathrow Airport and Manchester* on Wednesday lunchtime
Each coach is £35 per person per way, this includes an amount to enable us to carbon-offset the journey. Coach options can be booked via the registration form. If you’ve already booked your Festival place and now want to purchase a seat on a coach, please email office@limmud.org and provide your booking reference number in your email.
Children under 2 can ride on the coach for free if they aren’t going to need their own seat. Please contact the Limmud Office for information on how to book this.
Flying into London? If you are flying into London Heathrow, and wish to book the Limmud coach from this locations, please contact presentercare@limmud.org with your flight information including timings, flight number and terminal, so we know when to expect you.
*Please be aware: All coach are available subject to demand. Limmud reserves the right to cancel coaches if there are insufficient bookings. Please book your coach places early to avoid disappointment.
Public Transport
Plan Your Travel Ahead of Limmud Festival
Plan Your Travel Ahead of Limmud Festival
Please note that Friday 25 December is a bank holiday and there is expected to be no public transport services across the UK. There should be some National Express and Flixbus services running.
Please note that on Sunday 27th December, and Monday 28 December there is expected to be a reduced service on all public transport.
We highly recommend that participants organise their arrival and return journey in advance of attending Limmud Festival. Please plan your journey with enough time, allowing for traffic and delays over the holiday period.
Flying into Birmingham International Airport
If you are flying into a London-based Airport, please look at our coach options from either Heathrow, or London Victoria. You can also take the train from London Euston to Birmingham International Station.
Limmud Festival is within walking distance of Birmingham International Airport. The airport has a free monorail service between the airport and the train station, which is also connected to the NEC Building, and you can walk through during opening hours. Please note the NEC Building is closed on Friday 25th December (Christmas Day). Taxies are available
Taking the train to Birmingham International Station
If you are coming by train, we recommend you check the National Rail website for updates on planned engineering works and any strike action that could affect services to and from Birmingham International. When booking your train, make sure you buy tickets for Birmingham International, not Birmingham New Street, which is further away.
We encourage you to book your trains with our friends at Train Hugger. As well as encouraging festival goers to travel to Limmud by train, Train Hugger also plant a climate resilient tree, here in the UK every time you book a ticket. If everyone travelling to the festival booked through Train Hugger we’d help plant around 1800 trees!
Driving
Pendigo Lake is conveniently situated near the M6 and M42, making the drive simple from either the north or south. Parking is available on-site at the Hilton hotel and there is no need to book your space
If you are a blue badge holder, Limmud has exclusive use of the Hilton car park and there will be plenty of spaces. We do not book disabled parking, but if you need any help when you arrive or when leaving, our team onsite can support you.
Ride Share
Limmud Participants can offer to share car journeys and travel together with other participants who may need a lift to Limmud Festival. If you are looking for a lift, or if you can offer a lift to another participant, please use this link. This link won’t work without a password provided by Limmud. Please email the Office to request access to the forum.
Please note that Limmud is not responsible for individual journeys arranged through the forum.
If you have any further questions, please click here to email the Limmud Office.