Queen's Park Open Day Guide

Welcome

At Chester Business School we offer something different; business courses that prepare you for your career ahead.

The stunning Queen’s Park site, nestled on the banks of the River Dee, is the prestigious study home to students of Chester Business School. With a £4 million investment, the campus offers state-of-the-art learning spaces in a mix of modern and historic buildings.

Only a short distance from the lively city centre, it provides a friendly, secure and supportive environment in which to study. Facilities include open access PC suites and a dedicated Business library.

Queen’s Park is home to the following subject areas:

Accounting and Finance

• Accounting and Finance

• Banking and Finance

• Business Finance

Business Management

• Business Management

• Business Management (Entrepreneurship / Finance / Human Resources / Marketing)

• Business Management and Administration (Top-Up)

• International Business Management (including with a Language)

Events, Marketing and Tourism

• Digital Marketing

• Events Management

• International Tourism Management (including with a Language)

• Marketing Management

£4 million invested into Queen’s Park, creating a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Open Day Activities

Course Information and Site Tours

Enjoy a subject session to find out more about your course, before taking a student-led tour of Queen’s Park. You can visit our café for refreshments, before heading to Exton Park.

Visit our Exton Park Site

After looking at Queen’s Park, we encourage you to visit Exton Park where you can look at our student accommodation, have a tour of the Students’ Union and find out more about student support, finance and our wide range of extracurricular activities. Directions to Exton Park can be found on page 7 and tours are available throughout the day.

All Courses

Session Type

Welcome Talk and Parent / Guardian’s Q&A

Welcome Talk and Parent / Guardian’s Q&A

Refreshments

Time Room

10:00 - 10:40

12:00 - 12:40

09:00 - 15:00

Churchill House, 2nd Floor River view (Opposite Brasserie)

Churchill House, 2nd Floor River view (Opposite Brasserie)

Churchill House Atrium

The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.

Subject Sessions

Accounting

Business Management

Staff will be available throughout the day at Churchill House. Staff will be available throughout the day at Churchill House.

The first digit of the room number indicates which floor the room is located, i.e. 0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc.

Subject Sessions

Events, Marketing and Tourism

Staff will be available throughout the day at Churchill

Getting to Exton Park

Sat Nav / Google Maps CH1 4BJ

Take a shuttle bus to Exton Park to find out more about living and studying at the University of Chester. Buses depart throughout the day from outside Bridge House. If you decide to walk to Exton Park, please note that the car park will close at 6pm

Walking from

Queen’s Park to Exton Park

20-minute walk

Head right out of Queen’s Park and continue down Queen’s Park Road

Turn right into Handbridge

Continue straight onto Lower Bridge Street

At the crossroad continue onto Bridge Street

At The Cross turn right onto Eastgate Street

Turn left immediately onto Northgate Street

Continue forward until the Fountains

Roundabout

Proceed through the subway and follow signs for Parkgate Road

Continue along Parkgate Road

The University’s main entrance (E) will be on your left-hand side

Driving from

Queen’s Park to Exton Park

5-minute drive

Exit Queen’s Park and turn right onto Queen’s Park Road

At the junction turn right and continue over the bridge onto Lower Bridge Street

Take your second left onto Castle Street

At the roundabout take the third exit onto A5268/N icholas Street

Continue on A5268 through five sets of traffic lights

At the roundabout take the first exit onto A5116/Upper Nor thgate Street

Continue straight onto Parkgate Road/A540

Turn left into the entrance (E) of Exton Park