All Open Clubs

The church is on the fairly steep section on the way up Rose Hill itself (or down the hill if you've come past the Rose Hill shops from the ring road), somewhat over 100 metres above the traffic lights where Henley Avenue becomes Rose Hill. Off-road parking is available, the entrance to which is at the top of the service road on the same side of the road as, and a very short way down from, the church itself. There should be no difficulty if you are using public transport in Oxford. Just take a No. 3 or 3a bus from Queen Street in the centre of town, ask the driver for the Westbury Crescent stop, and walk back down Rose Hill to the Church. The entrance to the Chess Club is round at the left hand side of the church as you view it from the road. You can see a picture of the church here.

Visiting captains should be aware that one of our match rooms is up a flight of stairs and that all toilets are downstairs. The usual access to the building for chessplayers is via a side passage and through a narrow door with a step up. If your team has any players with limited mobility or who may need quick access to a toilet, then please contact us in advance so that we can organize an alternative room and ensure the main door is unlocked. The main door is a wide double door with level access. There are three individual unisex toilets downstairs, one of which is a disabled toilet just inside the main door.

Directions to club: From A34 Milton interchange head for Didcot Station on A4130. At second roundabout turn right up Foxhall Road. Turn left at roundabout at top of road (Shell garage) and Marlborough club is 100m on your right.

From the railway station on foot (1km): cross Station Road. Turn right. Take first left (Haydon Road) after 50m, car park on corner. Follow 600m uphill to mini-roundabout at junction with Broadway. Turn right for 350m, past fire station and health centre on right, library and bingo hall on left. Marlborough Club is on your left, set back slightly from the road.

The usual playing room is on the first floor.

The club continues to meet on Mondays (except Bank Holidays) throughout the summer.

Open team and B team at Cumnor Old School, Cumnor OX2 9PE:

Map Cumnor Old School.

The venue is next to Cumnor Post Office, on High Street. Access the building from the rear, where there is ample car parking. Wheel-chair access and disabled toilets. Please note that we do not play at Cumnor Primary School. If you click on the map link, the arrow on the map showing the position is slightly incorrect. We are positioned half-way between the fork of Appleton Road/High Street and the fork of Oxford Road/Abingdon Road, on the South side of the road.