Surrey Sports Park

Guildford, Great Britain

Player accommodation package

Similarly to Worlds 22, we want to create an experience where all players sleep, eat and play on-site. Players will be able to book an all-in package which will include accommodation in the athlete village and breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Accommodation

We are pleased to share that each country will have access to the following number of rooms: 

  • All of their playing squad

  • Two non-playing official support staff

  • Four additional individual rooms

Rooms are a mixture of individual en-suite rooms (single bed with private bathroom, including shower) and shared bathroom houses. Both accommodations include a shared kitchen with 6-8 other rooms. 

All rooms are fully furnished with a bed, desk and chair, reading lamp, bookshelf and storage for clothes.

All kitchens are equipped with a cooker, oven, fridge, freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster, iron and ironing board.

There will be a shuttle bus from Stag Hill accommodation to the venue.

Accommodation (shared or ensuite rooms and location) will be randomly allocated across all countries. All members from the same country delegation will be located together.

Rooms cost £ 79/ € 93/ $ 101 per night (including food) and can be booked from either Wednesday 28th August or Thursday 29th of August to September 1st.

Unfortunately, this price is higher than previously communicated since there were unexpected taxes added to the accommodation cost that caused the final price to be higher than British Roundnet projected.

Deadline for NGBs is July 21st. Once all NGBs have completed, we will release any remaining rooms for booking via a separate form.

There is no option for late checkout or early check in.

Catering

Food is included in the room cost. 

There is NO catering only package - you must be staying on site booking one of the rooms above to access the catering - Players that do not stay on site will not be able to benefit from the catering package.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included within the cost of the room. 

Lunch will always be provided at the venue (Surrey Sports Park), but Breakfast and Dinner may be served at your accommodation location depending on final room numbers.

Only dinner will be served on Wednesday 28th of August. Breakfast and Lunch will be served on Sunday September 1st. 

You will be given more information on the location and menu closer to the time and in your athlete information pack upon arrival.

The four additional rooms allocated to each NGB will be included in the catering offering, meaning the additonal spots for each NGB will include both accommodation and food.

Regretfully, we cannot reduce the accommodation cost for those staying at on site accommodation but not being catered for. This is due to the group booking system that enables everyone to benefit from the great price.

To book your rooms

NGBs must elect a lead booker who will purchase all accommodation for the entirety of their players, support staff and additional rooms. 

We will circulate a google form in due course to book your rooms. You must have details of every person you wish to book for, including full name, home address, telephone number and passport number ready to input. At the end of the form, it will tell you how much your booking party owes in accommodation costs.

You will then be sent a specific payment link that all rooms must be paid through at once.

Questions

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to worlds2024@britishroundnet.com.

Transportation

⚠️ Important: don’t forget your passport and make sure to apply for the correct visas to enter the United Kingdom should you require them

  • If arriving to the UK via the EuroTunnel (‘LeShuttle’):

    • Follow the M20 towards London, once through Maidstone take the M26 (keep left, towards A20) and continue straight on to the M25 towards Woking.

    • Take exit 10 of the M25 towards Guildford and then follow signs for Surrey Sports Park.

    If arriving to the UK via the ferry into Dover:

    • Take the A20 towards Folkestone and follow the above directions.

    If you are arriving by car from a different direction, please do get in touch and we will be happy to help: worlds2024@britishroundnet.com

  • All trains from Europe arrive into London St Pancras.

    From here, take the Victoria Line (Southbound) and get off at Oxford Circus. Then take the Bakerloo line (Southbound) to Waterloo train station. Finally, take any South Western Railway Service (towards Portsmouth Harbour) and get off at Guildford station.

    Surrey sports park is only a short walk from Guildford Station and signs will guide the way.

    London Underground services accept contactless card. If you do not have a contactless bank card, you can purchase a ticket at the station.

    Buy your South Western Railway Tickets in advance (here) and make sure to check the train timetables in advance before you start your journey (the last direct train to Guildford from Waterloo on a weekday leaves at 18:30).

  • From Heathrow

    • Player should take the RA2 RailAir Direct Bus from Guildford

    • These are regular affordable busses that should run regularly.

    From Gatwick

    • Players should take the regular direct train from the airport to Guildford. You can book tickets here.

    • Make sure to check the train timetables in advance before you start your journey (the last direct train to Gatwick Airport from Waterloo on a weekday leaves at 23:22)

    From Stansted

    • From Stansted arrivals, get an airport transfer train (Stansted Express) to London Liverpool Street station

    • From London Liverpool Street, take the underground Central line to Bank

    • Get off at Bank and change to the Waterloo & City line to Waterloo underground station

    • Get off at Waterloo and take the South Western Railway train from Waterloo to Guildford station

    • Walk (~30 mins) or take an Uber (<5 mins) to Surrey Sports Park (GU2 7AD)

    You can put this journey into the Transport for London journey planner to make changes or view timings. The whole journey will take a maximum of 2hrs 45mins (including time to work out the next step etc.) but should take 2hrs 30mins.

    To purchase all tickets for this journey, you can use services such as Trainline. Simply type in 'Stansted Airport' to 'Guildford'.

    From Luton

    • From Luton arrivals, walk to the Luton DART shuttle service

    • Get on the Luton DART to Luton Airport Parkway rail station

    • Get off at Luton Airport Parkway and take the train to London St. Pancras International

    • Get off there and walk to Kings Cross St. Pancras underground station

    • From there, take the underground Victoria line to Oxford Circus

    • Get off at Oxford Circus and take the Bakerloo line to Waterloo

    • Get off at Waterloo and take the South Western Railway train from Waterloo to Guildford station

    • Walk (~30 mins) or take an Uber (<5 mins) to Surrey Sports Park (GU2 7AD)

    You can put this journey into the Transport for London journey planner to make changes or view timings. Note, this is not the only transport option and may not be the cheapest. The whole journey will take a maximum of 3hrs (including time to work out the next step etc.) but should take 2hrs 30mins.

    To purchase all tickets for this journey, you can use services such as Trainline. Simply type in 'Luton Airport, by DART' to 'Guildford'.