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Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Joseph Proudman Building
6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool L3 5DA, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)151 795 4800
Fax: +44 (0)151795 4801

Related links

http://www.pol.ac.uk

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The Laboratory is located northwest of the University of Liverpool precinct on Brownlow Street, a short distance from the City Centre. There are good connections from surrounding areas via the local rail, motorway and road networks. We are also within easy reach of airports at Liverpool and Manchester.

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Directions to the Laboratory

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By rail from London, Manchester, Preston, Southport, Chester, Wirral:

National Rail and Merseyrail City Line trains serve Lime Street station. Merseyrail Northern Line trains call at Moorfields and Central stations, and Merseyrail Wirral Line trains stop at all City Centre stations.

From Lime Street station, turn right at the main entrance (opposite St George's Hall), turn right on to London Road, continue on to Pembroke Place, and then right again on to Brownlow Street. The Laboratory is on the right. (Approximately 10 minutes to walk.)

From Central station, turn right at main entrance (Ranelagh Street), bear right past the Adelphi Hotel up Brownlow Hill. Turn left on to Great Newton Street and then right on to London Road and then right into Brownlow Street. The Laboratory is on the right. (Approximately 10 minutes to walk.)

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By road:
From the M53, Wallasey Tunnel and the north via Scotland Road, Byrom Street, and Hunter Street: turn right on to Norton Street, left on to London Road/Pembroke Place; turn right on to Brownlow Street and the Laboratory on the right.

From the main exit of the Birkenhead Tunnel: turn left onto Byrom Street, and then right up Hunter Street, turn right on to Norton Street, left on to London Road/Pembroke Place; turn right on to Brownlow Street and the Laboratory on the right.

From the M62 via Edge Lane and West Derby Street: turn left on to Brownlow Street and the Laboratory on the right.

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Parking:
There is visitor parking directly outside the laboratory. There is a barrier across Brownlow Street, press the button on the machine and it will dispense a ticket and the barrier will rise. When you leave the laboratory you must insert the ticket into the machine and pay for the length of time you have parked (see parking tariffs below). Then insert the validated ticket into the barrier machine as you leave to raise the bar.

The new visitor's tariffs are:

Monday - Friday from 07:30 -17:30 Hours
Up to 1 hr - £1
Up to 2 hrs - £2
Up to 3 hrs - £3
Up to 4 hrs - £4
Over 4 hrs up to 17:30 hours - £5

Monday - Friday from 17:30 - 07:30 Hours
Up to 1 hr - £1
Up to 3 hrs - £2
Over 3 hrs up to 07:30 hours - £3

Saturday / Sunday all day
Up to 1 hr - £1
Up to 3 hrs - £2
Over 3 hrs up to 07:30 hours - £3

Charges will be cumulative between the time bands.

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