Getting to the Aros Rapier and Sidesword Camp
General
The venue for the event is located about 15km east of the Uppsala city
center on road 282. Uppsala central train and bus station can be reached
from all the major airports in the region via bus or train. Specific
instructions for reaching the Uppsala train station are given below,
followed by instructions for reaching the site from Uppsala central
station. Finally, for those arriving from within Sweden by car a short
description of how to reach the site from the E4 motorway is provided.
Please remember that some of you may need to show a passport to enter Sweden.
Despite being an EU member Sweden has not joined the Euro
so you will need to have some Swedish crowns (kronor) to pay for bus fares
and other incidental expenses within Sweden, as well as the event fee if
you are a foreign guest paying at the door.
Västerås to Uppsala
Ryanair flights to Västerås are the best bet for getting to us from
London and Dublin. For information on bus travel from Västerås to Uppsala
see the links below.
Västerås Airport Information
Skavsta to Uppsala
Skavsta is not a good choice of airport to attend the event it takes between
90 minutes and 2 hours to get to the site from Skavsta. However, if you
have no other choices follow the instructions below to reach us from
Skavsta.
Take the airport bus from Skavsta to Stockholm central station,
then take the train to
Uppsala central station. Once in Uppsala you can
then follow the instructions for reaching the
site from Uppsala central station.
Bus and train timetables
Arlanda to Uppsala
Take the airport bus number 801 to Uppsala central station
and then follow the instructions for reaching the site from Uppsala.
Uppsala to the Site
To reach the site from Uppsala central station you take bus 809 to the
church at Funbo ("Funbo kyrka"), ask the driver to let you off there when
you board the bus. The fare should be around about 30 SEK (3 euro).
The trip from Uppsala to that stop takes about 15 minutes, and you should
probably ring us and let us know what bus you are on so that we can drive
down to the stop (about 5 minutes away by car) and collect you.
If you are arriving very late at night, for example in the evening
from V\"{a}ster{\aa}s), let us know in advance so that we are prepared to
collect you. In general for foreign guests it would be great if you send us
your flight itinerary in advance so that we can plan pickups.
Driving instructions
Drive to Uppsala following the E4 motorway from either North or South until
you reach a roundabout on the South side of Uppsala (you will need to pass the Uppsala South exit, the roundabout is the exit after Uppsala South).
You exit the motorway up to this roundabout and exit left onto road 282
travelling east towards Almunge.
Drive about 10 minutes until you pass the small villages
of B\"{a}rby and Gunsta.
Directly after Gunsta you will see Funbo church (a
white building) on the left hand side of the road. Directly after the
church is a signposted side road to the right (signed "Marielund"). Turn
right here and follow the road for about 3km crossing the railway line.
You will come to another intersection (also signposted "Marielund") where
you turn left. Follow this road through the farm at Marielund, bearing
always to the left (do not follow the roads to Norredatorp or
Odalg{\aa}rden) until you pass a community hall called "Mariehem" on your
right hand side. After you pass "Mariehem" you will see a sign on the left
hand side of the road "Haga" and a gravel road leading off to the
left. Turn left onto this gravel road and bear right past the letterboxes until
you see a white garage with a brown door in front of you. Marked parking areas
will be visible.
SCA signs will be located at the intersections from Funbo church to the
site, so we hope that you will easily find your way.