St Andrew’s Bus Station A900 South St Andrew Street St Andrew Square Leith Street George Street Waterloo Place Princes Street W averley Bridge RSA Waverley Station A7 North Bridge Princes Street Gallery New Street estern The Mound to W General Hospital National Gallery Market Street Jeffrey Street Princes Street Gardens Cockburn Street Canongate St John Street St Mary’s Street City Bank St Blackfriars Street Chambers High Street (Royal Mile) Mound Place Tron Kirk St Giles’ 21 Cathedral South Bridge Holyrood Road B Lawnmarket George IV Bridge The National Cowgate Edinburgh Library of Scotland Castle Victoria St. 20 Holyrood Campus errace Cowgate t Pleasance ary Stree Johnstone T C Infirm Candlemaker Row A Grassmarket Chambers Street Roxburgh Pl King’s Stables Road 17 * Drummond Street Greyfriars National Museum Kirk of Scotland Pedestrian Surgeons’ underpass Hall ort A7 Nicolson Street Richmond Pl West P Festival Bristo Place Theatre F orrest Road orrest Lady Lawson Street D 16 P 18 19 otterrow Nicolson Heriot Place Lothian Street Square George Marshall St Bristo Heriot’s School Teviot Place 15 Square Edinburgh W Middle Meadow Meadow Middle Central Mosque W Richmond St E to The University of Edinburgh Lauriston Place 14 Medical School at Little F 22 and V Lauriston Gardens at Easter Bush 13 St Leonard’s Street Self-guided tour 9 eterinary School 8 Crichton12 Street W Nicolson St Central area campus and 7 10 alk W Cross surrounding area Labyrinth 11 causeway E Crosscauseway to the King’s Buildings Buccleuch StreetCampus George Square rance 6 2 1 to P 3 A7 Clerk HallsStreet 4 A warm welcome to the University of Edinburgh and the city of Edinburgh. 5 * ollock The University has a number of sites within the city – this tour is for the Buccleuch Place Central area campus. Meadow Lane Any prospective student of our University will find this tour useful as this The Meadows Rankeillor Street campus is also home to the Main Library, Students’ Association, Pleasance Park Sport Centre & Gym and a range of study spaces and other services that Gifford are open to all students at the University. Walking at a leisurely pace with time to take in Edinburgh’s unique atmosphere and architecture, the Central area map key 1 33 Buccleuch Place tour should take no more than an hour. If you wish to extend the tour errace to include High School Yards, the Pleasance and Moray House School of Main tour route start 10 57 George Square C Chambers Street Built in 1766, Buccleuch Place is today homeark to T various teaching, Education, add approximately 30 minutes. 1 33 Buccleuch Place 11 50 George Square Minto House research and support departments, includingHope P the School of Economics * International Office and Charles Stewart House and Asian Studies. 12 Appleton Tower Student Recruitment and Adam House Look out for the various plaques around the University, which have been 13 Informatics Forum Melville Drive Admissions D Bedlam Theatre Turn right from the office, cross the access road, then walk up the steps erected to commemorate the achievements of individuals who have been 14 Teviot Row House E William Robertson Wing on your right. associated with the University through our 400 years. A map showing 2 40 George Square Student Union and Lecture Theatres / Old Medical School accessible routes and entrances can be downloaded from: www.ed.ac.uk/ 15 McEwan Hall 3 Business School Other buildings 2 40 George Square & Lecture Theatres estates/buildings-information/disability 16 Potterrow Student 4 18 Alison House Gordon Aikman Centre Lecture Theatre School of Music 40 George Square is currently being refurbished, with the basement as Students’ Association, one of the first areas to be completed. It boasts new teaching rooms, a 5 Main University Library 19 Edinburgh College of Art Chaplaincy Centre, shop, copy centre, and study spaces; feel free to take a look by entering Student Counselling Health Centre 20 High School Yards Careers Service 21 via the glass box on George Square. Student Recruitment & Admissions 17 Old College / New College Student Disability Service The University of Edinburgh Talbot Rice Gallery School of Divinity The three lecture theatres behind 40 George Square are where many 1st 6 West side of George Sq. 22 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9JS Optional route start Reid Concert Hall and 2nd year lectures take place. www.ed.ac.uk/student-recruitment 7 Chrystal Macmillan A The Pleasance / University Bus Stop Building * Pleasance Sport Centre (staff/students only) If you require this document in an alternative format, such as large print, 8 Hugh Robson Building & Gym Refreshments please contact: [email protected] 9 7 George Square B St Leonard’s Land / Wheelchair access The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336 Moray House 3 University of Edinburgh Business School 11 50 George Square This concludes the main self-guided tour. From the archway of Old College you are a 10 minute walk from Princes Street, and Waverley Train Station, however time permitting, we Standing with your back to the entrance of the glass box, to your left Walk towards the Business School - The first modern building on your left, recommend extending your tour to include the following optional University sights. Upon is the University of Edinburgh Business School. The building houses opened in 2014 and is home to the School of Literatures, Languages & exiting Old College turn right, and then left onto Drummond Street. Continue to the end of high quality teaching space for Business and Accounting students, Cultures. Drummond Street and cross the road at the pedestrian lights. and ‘The Exchange’ café. Turn around and return to the NE corner of George Square. A The Pleasance / Pleasance Sport Centre & Gym Continue along George Square. 12 Appleton Tower You will see the Pleasance Sport Centre and Gym straight ahead of you, 4 Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre which has undergone a £4.8 million extension and refurbishment. If Completed in 1966, the building is named after physicist Sir Edward you turn right, slightly further up the hill you will find the Pleasance The next building on your left is the University’s largest lecture Appleton. Recently redeveloped with teaching space used by a variety of complex on your left. Built by Alexander Paterson and Thomas Dott theatre: Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre. Built in 1967, the theatre is subjects, as well as a café, computer labs, and social spaces. in 1791, it is used by the Students’ Association, as well as being a used for teaching by a variety of subjects and is also used as a venue prominent venue during the Fringe. Recently redeveloped, the building during the Fringe, the world’s largest Arts festival which takes place in Informatics Forum & Dugald Stewart Building has various multipurpose spaces, as well as a theatre and bar. Edinburgh each August. 13 Leaving the Pleasance by the main entrance, turn right, back down the hill, until you reach Designed by Bennetts Associates, the Informatics Forum has won 5 Main Library the crossroads at the bottom. Turn right and continue down Holyrood Road. numerous awards for its environmentally sustainable design and is used One of the largest academic libraries in the world, the Main Library purely for research. Turn right onto Charles Street to pass the University’s B St Leonard’s Land / Moray House is home to over 3.5 million books and 500,000 e-books. Founded in Visitors Centre, and the Dugald Stewart Building, which houses the 1580, the library moved to George Square in 1967, and has recently School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. This space On your right you will see St Leonard’s Land, which houses Physical undergone a £60 million refurbishment. Facilities include group study provides a state-of-the art centre for innovation and interaction, cutting- Education and the University swimming pool. Directly across the road pods, computer suites, and café. Located on the 3rd Floor, the Student edge technology and flexible teaching space. is Moray House School of Education. Further along Holyrood Road, Counselling, Careers and Disability Services provide advice and there is the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood Palace and Holyrood Park. Teviot Row House support for students on a range of matters all under one roof. 14 Retrace your steps back up Holyrood Road to the crossroads. Go straight across the junction, Continue around the south west corner of George Square. On your left is Teviot Row House, the oldest purpose built Students’ onto the Cowgate. There is a narrow cobbled road (High School Wynd) on the left which Union in the world, opened in 1889. The building is now run by leads steeply up to Infirmary Street. Walk up and follow the curve to the right. Cross the road 6 The west side of George Square Edinburgh University Students’ Association, and boasts five bars, a at the top and you will find yourself back at the main entrance to Old College. With your back debating chamber, dining room, refectory and several meeting rooms. to the main entrance to Old College, turn left and left again onto Chambers Street. As you walk past the Library, take a look to your left, you will see the Meadows, a green Often referred to as ‘Hogwarts’ by tourists; feel free to go in. and leafy space popular with students. At number 19 you will pass the home of Islamic & C Chambers Street Middle Eastern Studies and at number 25, you will find the Catholic Chaplaincy, which was 15 McEwan Hall once the boyhood home of Sir Walter Scott. Adam House, on the north side of Chambers Street, is a modernistic Leaving Teviot Row House, the large circular building on your left is neo-classical building built 1955, and thought to be named after 7 The Chrystal Macmillan Building McEwan Hall, financed by Sir William McEwan, MP for Central Edinburgh architect Robert Adam.