Open Day Subject Sessions
November 2024 Wheeler
Welcome to Wheeler
Overlooking the River Dee, Wheeler is located within Chester city centre and is just a 25-minute walk from Exton Park. Wheeler has its own café, an extensive library, computer suites, study areas and a student common room.
With outstanding subject-specific facilities, including clinical skills laboratories and simulated wards, you’ll find a diverse range of vocational courses being delivered by the following schools at Wheeler:
Chester Medical School
Chester Medical School is a medical school for the community, within the community. The focus is to learn, stay and contribute locally, developing a sense of place, sensitive to population healthcare needs.
School of Law and Social Justice
Sitting right next door to Chester Crown Court and close to Chester Magistrates’ Court, students studying our legal and policing courses are right at the heart of the action in Chester.
School of Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Nursing and Midwifery has the facilities, expertise and collaboration with external partners needed to give our students the opportunity to enter a dynamic and exciting professional world across all our subject areas.
Subject Sessions
Chester Medical School
School of Law and Social Justice
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Queries
If you have any questions about applying for courses, you can speak to our Admissions staff in the following locations:
l Health and Social Care: 10am - 3pm, Wheeler, Room CRV204/205
l Law, Policing and Chester Medical School: Information Fair, Seaborne Library
l Finance will be available throughout the day in Wheeler, Room CRV204/205
Course Information and Site Tours
Enjoy a subject session to find out more about your subject area, the courses we offer within each discipline and the facilities available to you. You can visit our café for refreshments, before heading to Exton Park.
Visit our Exton Park Site
After looking at Wheeler, we encourage you to visit Exton Park where you can look at our student accommodation, have a tour of the campus, meet 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 6 and tours are available throughout the day.
Getting to Exton Park
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Due to roadworks taking place in Chester city centre, it is advised that you walk to Exton Park if you are able to.
Driving from Wheeler to Exton Park 10-minute drive
From the main entrance of Wheeler (opposite the river), turn left onto Castle Drive
From the University car park at Wheeler, start out on Grosvenor Road heading out of the city, then turn left onto Castle Drive
Turn left onto Lower Bridge Street
Take your second left onto Castle Street
At the roundabout, take the third exit onto A5268/Nicholas Street
Continue on A5268 through five sets of traffic lights
At the roundabout, take the first exit onto A5116/Upper Northgate Street
Continue straight onto Parkgate Road/ A540
Turn left into the main entrance of Exton Park
Walking from Wheeler to Exton Park 25-minute walk
Exit out of the main entrance of Wheeler onto Castle Drive
Turn left onto Castle Drive
Turn left 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; follow signs for Parkgate Road
Continue along Parkgate Road
The University’s main entrance will be on your left-hand side
A shuttle bus service is available throughout the day, departing from the front of Wheeler, and from the exit of Exton Park (see page 15 of your Exton Park Open Day Guide). Shuttle buses will be running from 10am to 4:30pm from Exton Park.
General Enquiries: 01244 511000 / enquiries@chester.ac.uk
Admissions: 01244 511000 / admissions@chester.ac.uk
Events: 01244 512800 / visitus@chester.ac.uk
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