Welding, Joining and Manufacturing Expo 2026
Find out more about venue, directions, accommodation, and visa application support.
Venue and Directions
The Welding, Joining and Manufacturing Expo 2026 is being held at the head offices of TWI Ltd on Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UK.
Granta Park is based 7 miles (11km) South East of Cambridge. The beautiful city of Cambridge can be reached by taxi or by commuter bus from Granta Park.
Commuter Bus
The commuter bus service to Granta Park picks up from Cambridge Train Station (via Addenbrookes) and Whittlesford Parkway Station daily.
Please download the app to see the timetable, stops and book tickets. More information about the app can be found at the following link. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/granta-park-travel/id1642698971
For more guidance on the Granta Park Shuttle Service, you can download the Frequently Asked Questions below.
Please note that bus users will need the Granta Park Travel App to purchase and activate tickets before travelling
To purchase tickets, bus users can choose from the following options:
- via the ‘Granta Park Travel’ App, which is available to download on the App Store for both Apple and Android users
- or through the online e-ticket website here: Granta Park
- Tickets are priced at £ 1.50 each way - £ 3.00 per day return
- Please kindly note that TWI’s main Reception is the stop by the aeroplane.
Airport
London Stansted Airport, which is highly recommended to European visitors is 21 miles/34km away.
By Car
If you are driving to TWI, please see the link below for directions. The TWI visitors’ car park is located in front of the main building which has an aeroplane in front.
https://www.twi-global.com/contact/find-us/twi-cambridge
Recommended Hotels in the Area
There are a small number of hotels close to TWI. Please download the list below.
Cambridge has a large number of hotels to suit every budget. We recommend using the link below to find a suitable hotel.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotels-g186225-Cambridge_Cambridgeshire_England-Hotels.html
IBIS Cambridge Central Hotel
TWI has secured a 15% discount on flexible public hotel rate at the Ibis Cambridge Central Station.
This is the link to use and you would need to enter (although should automatically populate if using this link) the information below:
- Client Code: SC238679778
- Access Code: TW921GB568
- Then in the list of rates you will see a ‘TWI LTD 2025’ rate
- Kindly note that you will be required to present a valid form of photo ID and a credit card to cover incidentals on your check-in
- Check-in is from 3pm / 15:00 hours on your day of arrival and check-out is 12 noon on your day of departure
- All 231 rooms feature desks, TV, coffee / tea makers along with private bathrooms which contain a shower and complimentary toiletries with hairdryers available on request
- Breakfast to-go available 06:30 am to 10:00 am on weekdays and 06:30 am to 11:00 am on weekends
- Hotel has an onsite restaurant, bar / lounge, snack bar / deli and a coffee shop / café
- Property has a 24-hour front desk
- Property has a luggage storage facility
- Smoke-free property
- Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and some public areas
- This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
- For your convenience this property is adjacent to / just a 2 minute walk away from Cambridge Railway Station
- This property does not have a car park. However the NCP railway station car park is adjacent to the hotel – if car parking is required please kindly refer to this link for all applicable information including rates payable locally for NCP Cambridge Station (Greater Anglia) car park
- Cancellation Policy; this reservation is Flexible as the more cost effective rate option – you can therefore cancel your reservation up to 01 day prior to arrival FOC. Beyond that time your room rate is non-refundable
- Details about the Ibis hotel can be found here.
Visa Applications
We would advise people to allow enough time to apply for a visa to the UK. If you require a letter of invitation in support of your visa application, please contact Becki Parratt with the completed details from the link, below. We will aim to respond to your application for a letter as quickly as possible.