How to reach the University By Sea and Rail: Calais to Dover – approx 75 minutes by ferry, just under an hour by Seacat. Boulogne to Dover – approx 110 minutes by Seacat. Direct trains from Dover Priory to Canterbury East every half hour on weekdays (hourly on Sundays). Journey time approx 30 minutes. By Air: Arrival at London Airport (Heathrow); Underground to Victoria Railway Station, train to Canterbury East. Arrival at Gatwick Airport: Gatwick Express to Victoria, train to Canterbury East.
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The Channel Tunnel: From France and Belgium take the Eurotunnel to Folkestone or the Eurostar to Ashford or Ebbsfleet – journey time approx 2 hours Paris, 1 hour 40 minutes Brussels, 1 hour Lille. Regular train services from Ashford to Canterbury West – approx 30 minutes journey time.
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By Rail Two rail routes: London (Victoria) to Canterbury East: journey time approx 85 minutes. Mondays to Saturdays two trains an hour (one direct, one change at Faversham). Sundays – direct hourly service. London (Charing Cross or Waterloo East) to Canterbury West: journey time approx 90 minutes. Monday to Friday – direct hourly service through most of the day. Taxis are available at both Canterbury stations.
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By Road To reach Canterbury from: London: M2, A2 (56 miles; 89km) Dover: A2 (16 miles; 26km) Ramsgate: A253, A28 (18 miles; 29km) Ashford: A28 (14 miles; 22km) Maidstone: (26 miles; 42km) Tonbridge (40 miles; 64km): M20, M2, A2. From the North or West: M25, M20, M2, A2. Canterbury to the University: Canterbury central ring road, A290 Whitstable Road, St Thomas Hill, approx 1 mile (1.6km) along the A290, University entrance on right (signposted) near top of hill. The visitors’ car park on Giles Lane is a ‘Pay and Display’ car park. Parking elsewhere is very restricted and for permit holders only.
Further information about the University may be obtained from: Communications & Development Office, The Registry University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ Tel 01227 764000 Fax 01227 764464
www.kent.ac.uk
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By Bus Canterbury Bus Station to the University. Regular bus service, taking approximately 14 minutes. (See map for bus stops on campus.) From Canterbury East follow path on City Walls to Bus Station (clearly visible by City Wall). From Canterbury West turn right out of station, walk to main road, bus stop is on far side, approx 50 metres to left.
Canterbury campus
Finding your way around the campus Colleges
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G2 Woody’s Bar G3 Park Wood Shop G4 Park Wood Administration Building G5 Bishopden Court G6 Farthings Court G7 Marley Court H1 Kent Business School H2 Research and Development Building H3 Jennison Building H4 Ingram Building H5 Sports Centre H6 Canterbury Enterprise Hub H7 Biosciences Laboratory H8 Tanglewood J1 Boiler House J2 Cornwallis Lecture Theatre J3 Cornwallis South & South West J4 Campus Watch J5 Telephone Exchange
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Grimond Building UELT Building Banks Lumley Building Gulbenkian Theatre Templeman Library Senate Marlowe Building Locke Building Eliot College Extension Jarman Building Registry Rutherford College Extension Rutherford College Tyler Court Hothe Court Farmhouse Grimshill Court Denstead Court Homestall Court Clowes Court Willows Court Tudor Court
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Medical Centre Pharmacist Woodlands Rothford Olive Cottages Keynes College Oaks Day Nursery The Venue Mandela Building Becket Court Eliot College Careers Advisory Service Tizard Centre Beverley Farmhouse
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University departments Academic Division K1 Accommodation Office H8 Admissions and Partnership Services K1 American Studies K4 Anthropology J13 Architecture J13 Arts J16 Biosciences H7 Careers Advisory Service P6 Chaplaincy N6 Communications & Development Office K1 Computing J3 Conference Office H8 Disability & Dyslexia Support Service N6 Economics N6 Engineering and Digital Arts H3 English K3 Estates Department D1
European Culture and Languages European Office Finance Division Graduate School Gulbenkian Cinema History Humanities Facility Office Information Services (IT) International Office Kent Business School Kent Enterprise Kent Hospitality Kent Law School Kent Union Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science Medical Centre Medieval & Tudor Studies Music Nursing Service
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Oaks Day Nursery Personnel Office Physical Sciences Politics and International Relations Psychology Research Office Safety, Health and Environment Unit Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research Social Sciences Faculty Office Sports Centre Student Office Telephone Exchange Templeman Library Tizard Centre Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
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