Our Travel System

Included with every Superweek is free, accompanied travel from any of our 18 guaranteed travel points shown below. This means you can get to any Superweek at any centre easily and cheaply, whether you live in Newcastle or Newport. A Monitor will meet you at the station and travel with you all the way to your holiday.

How does ATE’s accompanied travel system work?

Choose your travel point

When you book your Superweek, you can choose from one our our 17 travel points. You can also tell us somewhere you’d prefer to travel from, and we will offer this if possible. If you prefer, you can choose to drop off or pick up by car.

We confirm travel arrangements

Two weeks before the start of your child’s Superweek, we will confirm the details of their journey to and from the centre, including the meeting time and location, and the time your child’s train or bus will leave. We’ll also send you some special luggage labels for your children’s bags.

Meet our Monitor

On the day of your child’s Superweek, you will drop your child off with one of our volunteers at your chosen travel point. They will be able to answer your questions, and make sure all the children are happy and chatty.

Travel to the Superweek

Your child will travel to their Superweek with their travel Monitor and other children who are off for a Superweek adventure! They might start on a train or a public coach, but the final leg of the journey will be by private bus with the rest of the children going to their Superweek.

Return travel

Your child will head back home a little tired, a little muddy, and with a big smile on their face. They will usually travel with the same Monitor who took them away the week before. You’ll meet your child at the travel point, wave goodbye to our Monitor, and prepare for a month of tales about the brilliant goings-on on their Superweek.

Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Coventry
Chesterfield
Derby
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool

London
Manchester
Milton K
Newcastle
Oxford
Sheffield
Stoke
Worcester
York

Some feedback from 2018

“Loved that Elliot was taken by train – it all added to the experience and more independence for him.”
“Very impressed with the travel arrangements & support. Gary had a great time.”
“Sarah really enjoyed the week. The travel arrangements are excellent when both parents work full time.”
“Monitors were very calm and organised at Euston on possibly the hottest and busiest day of the summer – thank you!”
“I was particularly impressed with the quality of the travel arrangements and level of engagement of the monitors with the young people.”

Travel points & approximate times

Please click on your region below to see a list of our guaranteed travel points with approximate departure times, indicating what time we’d meet you on the first day of the Superweek, and the approximate arrival time, indicating what time we’d meet you on the last day of the Superweek. Final travel details will be sent to you approximately a week before the Superweek.

South of England

Travel Point	Approximate Departure Time	Approximate Arrival Time
Bristol	Late morning	Mid afternoon
London	Midday	Early afternoon
Milton Keynes	Early afternoon	Mid afternoon
Oxford	Midday / early afternoon	Midday

International

Travel Point	Please arrive between:	Please leave between:
Birmingham International	10am and 1pm on the day your Superweek begins	1pm and 4pm on the day your Superweek ends
London Heathrow	8am and 10am on the day your Superweek begins	5pm and 8pm on the day your Superweek ends
St Pancras Eurostar Terminal	9am and 11am on the day your Superweek begins	2pm and 5pm on the day your Superweek begins

North of England

Travel Point	Approximate Departure Time	Approximate Arrival Time
Leeds	Midday	Mid afternoon
Liverpool	Midday	Mid afternoon
Manchester	Midday	Early afternoon
Newcastle upon Tyne	Early / mid-morning	Late afternoon
Sheffield	Midday / early afternoon	Early afternoon
York	Mid / late morning	Mid afternoon

The Midlands and Wales

Travel Point	Approximate Departure Time	Approximate Arrival Time
Birmingham	Early afternoon	Midday / early afternoon
Chesterfield	Midday	Early afternoon
Coventry	Early afternoon	Early afternoon
Derby	Early afternoon	Early afternoon
Stoke	Early afternoon	Mid afternoon
Worcester	Mid afternoon	Mid-morning
Cardiff	Midday / early afternoon	Late morning / midday

Airport & Eurostar Transfers

We can meet children at London Heathrow, Birmingham International Airport or the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International for a small surcharge. A one-way international pick-up or drop-off costs £35, and a two-way international pick-up and drop-0ff costs £70.

Please call the office or email us at info@ate.org.uk before booking international travel to discuss your arrangements.

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