Self-guided campus tour
You can explore the campus using our audio tour. It's full of facts about life on campus.
- Your tour starts at the main University bus stop.
- Walk up the steps to the central Parade (signposted from the bus stop).
- You will pass 6 East (Architecture and Civil Engineering) and 4 East (Engineering) on your left.
- On your right you will see our Student Centre building, home to the Students' Union including The Plug bar, The Tub night club and the BUSU offices.
- Walk along the Parade to the library.
- Cross the Parade and go do the steps opposite the Library to see the lake - this is a great spot to relax and eat your lunch if tghe weatehr is good! You can also access Level 1 cafe from here.
- Go back up the steps and turn left, walk past Level 1 cafe and the Parade Bar. Continuing down the Parade you will come to 4 West, which houses our student services centre where you can obtain advice on finances, disability issues and International student advice.
- Next door is the 4 West Cafe
- At the far end of the Parade you will find STA Travel, and two food shops - Fresh and Fresh Oriental.
- Go between the Fresh shops, pass the banks and exit by the door to the left of Natwest bank. Turn right towards the accommodation.
- Follow the covered walkway passing 3 West North on the right, which houses an exhibition space for the Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts (ICIA).
- As you read the road at the end of the path, you will see slightly to the left in front of you is the Accommodation Services Centre and Westwood accommodation block.
- Continue right along the service road,
- Look out for the Estates Office on your right around five minutes down the road.
- You should then come to the Eastwood accommodation block on your left.
- Continue along the road which bends around to the right. Woodland Court is on your left.
- Continue alongside Solsbury Court. Opposite the accommodation blocks, on your right you’ll see what looks like a small wooden house. This is Balehaus@Bath, part of a major research project into how renewable materials can be used for homes of the future.
- Walking ahead you will pass your starting point, the main bus stop, on your right.
- Ahead is our Sports Training Village as marked on the map and to the left is East Car Park and the East Building.
- The tour finishes here, but you might want to grab a well earned coffee in the Sports Café in the Sports Training Village.
