BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAIL Chelmsford Rail Station is in the town centre with direct bus links to BBC Essex. The station has a lift to both platforms. BUS You can get a bus direct to BBC Essex from the railway station.
" Exit the station through the front door near the two shops There is a shop on either side, after the barriers and just before the main entrance. There are several bus stops in front of you. You need the number 42 bus. The bus numbers are displayed on black signs above each stop, the 42 is the second stop, on the same side of the road as the railway station.
" The Number 42 goes every 15 mins during the day, every 30 mins after 7pm. Ask for BBC Essex. The journey takes approx 10 minutes.
" BBC Essex (a large white building) and the South Lodge Hotel are on the right just after the bus stop.
" BBC Essex is diagonally North across a busy crossroads from the bus stop, but there are pedestrian crossings to keep you safe.
" Get off the bus and turn to your right. Walk about twenty metres to the pelican crossing.
" Cross over the road towards the South Lodge Hotel. Follow the pavement round to left to the next pelican crossing. Cross over and the BBC Essex building is immediately in front of you.
" The main reception is at the side of the building off the visitors' car park, through a blue door at the top of three steps bordered by a white handrail. There is also a door at ground level to the right of this if you need to avoid the steps (see Access). TAXI BBC Essex is a short (approx 10 minutes) taxi ride from the rail station. There is a taxi rank at the rear of Chelmsford rail station. Go through the ticket barrier, turn right down the row of station shops and exit through the rear doors - the taxi rank is straight in front of you. Ask for BBC Essex, which is on the corner of New London Road and Writtle Road, opposite the South Lodge Hotel. BY CAR FROM NORTH (IPSWICH) AND EAST (COLCHESTER)  |
" Join the A12 towards London.
" Take the exit (Boreham Interchange) for Chelmsford, and follow the signs for Chelmsford round two roundabouts until you reach a three lane carriageway.
" Continue down this carriageway ignoring the first exit signposted for Chelmer Village.
" At the next roundabout, which has a pub on the left with play area on the left, take the 3rd exit.
" Continue down this road, through a set of traffic lights, to the next roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
" At the Army and Navy roundabout, which has a flyover flying over it, take the 3rd exit, signposted for London. (Princes Road)
" Stay on Princes Road, across a mini roundabout, through a set of traffic lights, past Tesco and the Miami Hotel on the left, until you reach a major roundabout. Take the third exit.
" You are now in New London Road. Go about 200 metres down the road (observing the bus and cycle lane restrictions) to the traffic lights and turn left into Writtle Road.
" Our visitors' car park is immediately left again. FROM WEST (HARLOW) " From the M11 exit at Junction 7, and take the A414 towards Chelmsford.
" Keep going along the A414 until you pass signs for Hylands Park (on the right) along a long very straight stretch of road. You'll come up a hill to a church with a spire on the right next to a large roundabout. Take the 1st exit.
" At the next roundabout by the Megabowl take the 2nd exit.
" Go over the railway bridge to the next roundabout and take the 1st exit. You are in New London Road.
" Go about 200 metres down the road (observing the bus and cycle lane restrictions) to the traffic lights and turn left into Writtle Road.
" Our visitors' car park is immediately left again. FROM SOUTH (SOUTHEND) " From the A127 take the A130 towards Chelmsford.
" Follow the A130 until you reach the Army & Navy roundabout - it has a flyover which you can ignore. Stay in the left hand lane, and take the second exit off the roundabout (signed to London)
" You are on Princes Road. Stay on Princes Road, across a mini roundabout, through a set of traffic lights, past Tesco and the Miami Hotel on the left, until you reach a major roundabout. Take the third exit.
" You are now in New London Road. Go about 200 metres down the road (observing the bus and cycle lane restrictions) to the traffic lights and turn left into Writtle Road.
" Our visitors' car park is immediately left again. CAR PARKING We have 2 visitor spaces and one disabled parking space. A better bet is the Staff car park which is next turn on left. Spaces can be reserved in advance by your host. If all else fails, pull up into the visitors car park, dash into BBC Essex and ask our receptionist for further alternative parking venues! | 
