Visiting Cirencester College
Where possible we encourage visitors to come to our college by public transport, bicycle or on foot. These are both sustainable and safer for our students. However, we appreciate that that is not always possible.
From the Cirencester area you can easily walk or cycle to College. On foot, our site is 20 minutes from the town centre and you have the option of walking through beautiful Cirencester Park. We are an easy cycle from Stratton, Siddington and Preston and we are working with local councils to try to find safer routes in from the Water Park.
Link to Cirencester Town Council Cycling and Walking Routes
We have a separate cycle and pedestrian entrance and storage areas for cycles. Many students and staff enjoy cycling to College, we have a bicycle shed at the College where bicycles can be kept secure and safe.
There are limited public buses from Swindon (51), Cheltenham (51) and Stroud X54 and 54A which pass the College site. We also have our own network of Stagecoach buses which run to College start and finish times and in some cases lunch times. These are accessible by the general public.
To access the Stagecoach website click the link below:
National Express Coaches run to London, Heathrow, Hereford and Cheltenham to beeches car Park in Cirencester. This is a 30 minute walk thorough the town to reach us.
Kemble Station
Cirencester’s nearest railway station is at Kemble (around 5 miles from Cirencester College) on the Cheltenham-Swindon-London line. Trains run from Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham (from the Midlands and North) and from Swindon (for trains from London Paddington, Reading, Bath, Bristol and South Wales).
There is a very limited bus service from the Station to the College (Deer Park School) https://bustimes.org/services/882-gloucester-cirencester-kemble-tetbury or there is a taxi service available.
If you are travelling to Cirencester College and you haven’t visited before, we hope the following information will help you getting to the College by car.
Travelling to Cirencester College by Road
From the North and South
Leave the M5 at junction 11a, and follow the A417 towards Cirencester. Leave the A417 at the “Burford Road” junction and turn right into Cirencester. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Swindon Rd/A429. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Bristol Rd/A429. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Bristol Rd/A429. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A419?Stroud. You will arrive at Cirencester College on your right.
From the East
Leave the M4 at junction 15 (Swindon) and follow A419 to Cirencester. Exit at the slip road to Cirencester/Stroud. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the Cirencester Road/A419. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bristol Rd/A429. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Bristol Rd/A429. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A429. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A419/Stroud. You will arrive at Cirencester College on your right.
From the West
Leave the M4 at either junction 17 or 18 and follow signposts to Cirencester, after joining the Tetbury Road A433 take the first exit at the roundabout to Stroud A419. You will arrive at Cirencester College on your right.
