Other details for the day
DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS
Please allow thirty minutes to travel through the City of London to the campus. Here's an area map for reference. For directions to Western, please visit: http://communications.uwo.ca/about/directions.htm
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you plan to stay in the London area, please visit the Tourism London website for a listing of local accommodations.
http://www.londontourism.ca/Places-To-Stay
PARKING
Complimentary parking is available for the day. Be aware that there are some parking lots on campus that will require payment. We do not advise that you use these lots, as there is plenty of complimentary parking available. Here is a parking map for your convenience.
Please note the designated parking area for each faculty:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Springett Parking Lot
Faculty of Engineering - Springett Parking Lot
School of Health Studies- South Valley Parking Lot
School of Kinesiology - South Valley Parking Lot
Faculty of Information and Media Studies - Visual Arts Parking Lot
Faculty of Music - Talbot Parking Lot
School of Nursing - South Valley Parking Lot
Faculty of Science - Visual Arts or Middlesex Parking Lot
Faculty of Social Science - Springett Parking Lot
WHERE TO EAT
We have several dining halls and coffee shops open to serve you during the day. Our campus tour buses stop at all locations below. Please note the recommended location for you to take a break or dine.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Science
10:30am - 2:30pm
Centre Spot, University Community Centre
Faculty of Engineering
10:00am - 4:00pm
Essex Hall OR Perth Hall, Residence Dining Hall
Faculty of Health Sciences (including the School of Health Studies, School of Kinesiology, and the School of Nursing)
8:00am - 12:30pm
Tim Hortons, Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building
Don Wright Faculty of Music, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
10:00am - 4:00pm
Delaware Hall, Residence Dining Hall
Faculty of Social Science
Saugeen-Maitland Hall, Residence Dining Hall
10:00am – 4:00pm
Available For All
8:00am - 7:00pm
Tim Hortons, University Community Centre
8:00am - 2:00pm
Tim Hortons, Social Science Centre
8:30am - 11:30am
Tim Hortons, Spencer Engineering Building
9:00am - 5:30pm
Einstein's Cafe, Natural Sciences Centre
9:00am - 2:00pm
Enterprise, Richard Ivey School of Business
9:00am - 1:00pm
Tim Hortons, North Campus Building
10:00am - 4:00pm
Perth Hall, Residence Dining Hall
10:00am - 4:00pm
Essex Hall, Residence Dining Hall
10:00am - 5:00pm
Booster Juice, University Community Centre
10:30am - 2:30pm
Centre Spot, University Community Centre
11:00am - 2:30pm
Williams, University Community Centre
11:00am - 7:00pm
Subway, University Community Centre
SEEING IS BELIEVING!
Please join us on any of the following tours. No additional sign-up is required. All have departures throughout the day at the times and locations detailed below.
CAMPUS BUS TOURS
9:00am to 4:00pm
Various Campus Bus Tour Stops
If you are interested in seeing our campus from corner to corner, we recommend that you join us for a guided bus tour! Buses will be leaving regularly from designated stops around the campus and provide you with an opportunity to become acquainted with Western's surroundings. All buses are staffed by a Campus Tour Guide who is prepared to discuss specific faculty buildings, areas of research, on- and off-campus housing, recreation and athletic facilities, the City of London and more!
You may choose to stay on the bus for a complete tour, lasting approximately 45 minutes, or you can hop on and off the bus at your leisure and visit faculty buildings, the University Community Centre or any of the residences on our route that are open for the day. If you chose to be dropped off the bus anywhere along the route, another bus will be around shortly to pick you up again. Buses can also drop you off at your parking lot at the end of your day.
CAMPUS WALKING TOURS
9:00am to 3:00pm
Atrium, University Community Centre
Allow one of our knowledgeable student guides to take you on a walking tour of campus! Get a feeling of what life is really like as a Western Student while taking in the campus’s beautiful landscape and buildings. Tours will be departing from the Campus Tour Booth in the University Community Centre Atrium on the hour and the half hour. Each tour will last approximately 30-45 minutes.
RESIDENCE TOURS
9:00am to 4:00pm
Lobby, Six First-year Residences
Western has eight residences available to incoming first-year students. We have opened six of these residences for you to tour: Delaware Hall, Elgin Hall, Essex Hall, London Hall, Perth Hall, and Saugeen-Maitland Hall. Our residents look forward to showing you around their residence homes. These tours will give you a chance to learn about the facilities and support staff, and the various programs that exist in each community. You will be able to see the student bedrooms, dining halls and washroom facilities for yourself. A residence tour will last approximately 20 minutes. For additional information, please note the Housing information session located in the ‘Special Presentations’ section of these webpage’s.
WESTERN STUDENT RECREATION CENTRE TOURS
9:00am to 4:00pm
Lobby, Western Student Recreation Centre
The Western Student Recreation Centre is home to Campus Recreation. Friendly and knowledgeable student staff are eager to provide you with tours of this amazing facility, with close to 160,000 square feet of space over four floors. Tours will last approximately 30 minutes and give you a chance to learn about the facilities, programs, and services that Campus Recreation operates in the centre.
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