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Self-guided campus tour

Use our guide and directions to explore main Liverpool campus and see the sights at your own pace.

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Welcome to this self-guided tour of the University of Liverpool campus. Designed to be easy to follow and fully accessible, this route starts in University Square and takes you station by station around the main campus at your own pace.

Each stop includes a brief overview of the building, the departments that use it, and clear walking directions to guide you to the next location. We've included what3words geocodes (a unique address made of 3 random words) for each stop, to help you get orientated.

The tour remains entirely outdoors, so there is no need to enter any buildings. Along the way, you'll also find plenty of opportunities to pause for refreshments at cafés and food outlets run by University vendors.

Not every building is included on this route, but there’s plenty more to discover. Campus buildings are clearly signposted, so if something catches your eye, simply check the external signage to learn more about what’s inside.

Safety notice

Please remember that the University of Liverpool is a campus university in the city, woven into the surrounding streets of Liverpool. Be mindful of traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians, and take extra care when crossing roads as you enjoy your visit.

Safety is very important to us at Liverpool, and we have extensive policies to protect visitors, students and staff.

University Square with a sign embossed in stone, trees, and red brick Victoria Building.

1. University Square

what3words: ///trips.voted.across

University Square sits at the heart of the University of Liverpool’s city-centric campus and is one of its most recognisable and lively spaces.

It's a place where students capture their first photo during Freshers’ Week and their final one at graduation, in front of the iconic Victoria Gallery & Museum. It's also a busy main through-route.

The curved glass building is the Foundation Building. On the ground floor is the innovative Careers Studio, home of the Careers & Employability team. Our Career Studio is a space led by students, for students, and empowered by career experts.

Peer-to-peer learning is at the heart of what we do, and our fully trained Career Coaches are students, just like you. They’re here to provide online and face-to-face support with all aspects of your career, from exploring your options and planning your future to applying for jobs. The team works hand-in-hand with employers and strategic partners to develop the next generation of graduate talent.

Directions to the next stop

Face the tall red brick clocktower directly ahead of you.

The front of the red brick Victoria Building with clocktower.

2. Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M)

what3words: ///trips.voted.across

Designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892, the iconic Victoria & Gallery Museum was the University's first purpose-built building and inspired the term "redbrick university". Today, visitors can explore its art gallery and museum, relax in the Waterhouse Café, browse the gift shop, or attend events in its lecture theatre. 

Directions to the next stop

Cross the road at the crossing point, towards the Victoria Building. With the building on your left, keep going straight for a short distance along Ashton Street, until you reach an archway on your left. Head through the archway into a large quadrangle space with grass and trees in the centre.

Trees, grass, red brick buildings and a blue sky in the Quadrangle.

3. University Quadrangle

what3words: ///riches.sparks.brains

The Quadrangle is a vibrant green space at the heart of the University of Liverpool campus, offering a relaxing spot for students to unwind, study, and socialise.

Surrounded by key academic buildings, including the Ashton Building (Computer Science), Harrison Hughes (Engineering), Thompson Yates and Whelan (Allied Health and Nursing), and Brodie Tower (Engineering), it’s a central meeting point that reflects the collaborative and community spirit of the University.

Directions to the next stop

With the George Holt Building on your right, head towards Brodie Tower (you should see a sign for it straight ahead).  On your way towards it, you should see a terracotta archway on your right. Go through it.

At the end of the path, turn left and continue straight, passing the Digital Innovation Facility on your left. At the corner, facing Brownlow Street, turn right. Pass the National Oceanography Centre on your left, and the Veterinary Teaching Hub on your right.

Keep going until the junction at the end of the road. Turn right at the junction, around the corner of the School of Veterinary Science, and head down the road until you reach Brownlow Health GP on your right.

Stay on this side of the road but look across it and you will see your next point of interest—the large sandy-coloured building with the greenish entrance.

The front of the sandy-coloured Liverpool University Dental Hospital with green entrance.

4. Liverpool University Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry

what3words: ///trade.ties.desire

The Liverpool University Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry is one of the UK’s most established centres for dental education, combining over a century of teaching heritage with modern clinical training. This site opened in 1910 and merged with the University of Liverpool in 1920.

This purpose-built dental school and hospital brings patient care and academic study under one roof. Today, it offers over 160 state-of-the-art clinics, simulation suites, radiography facilities and specialist treatment centres, where supervised students can learn through real patient interactions in areas such as restorative, paediatric and prosthetic dentistry, and NHS patient care under supervision.

Directions to the next stop

Carry on up the road and stop at the corner of Ashton Street, diagonally opposite a large building with a curved glass façade.

The curved glass façade of the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

5. Royal Liverpool University Hospital & Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

what3words: ///woes.kind.clips

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is one of the city’s most important healthcare landmarks, and a key partner of the University of Liverpool.

This modern site opened in 2022. Its location beside the University’s medical campus creates a seamless link between academic study and real clinical practice.

For students in medicine, dentistry, nursing and the life sciences, the hospital provides invaluable hands‑on experience, placements, and opportunities to work alongside leading clinicians and researchers. It stands as a major gateway into professional training and the wider NHS environment.

Directions to the next stop

Go right, down Ashton Street, and continue until you reach the Energy Centre, a large metallic building with diamond-shaped panels rising out of the walls.

The side of the Energy Centre, showing canted roofs and diamond-patterned façade.

6. Combined Heat and Power Plant and Energy Centre

what3words: ///transit.match.flames

The Combined Heat and Power Plant uses gas to generate electricity for the University on site, and then captures the excess heat generated and distributes it into the district heating system for the University.

This has enabled the University to secure savings of 7,000 tonnes of CO2 each year, a 13% reduction in the University’s carbon footprint.

The University’s Sustainability Strategy 2031 recognises the great potential we have to make a difference to our planet and sets out our commitment to doing so.

Directions to the next stop

Continue back down Ashton Street until you reach Harold Cohen Library on your left, just before the pedestrian crossing, and opposite the arch you entered through to the Quadrangle earlier.

An extreme close-up of the corner Harold Cohen Library and its pale stone walls.

7. Harold Cohen Library

what3words: ///grabs.lunch.plates

A Grade II-listed building, the Harold Cohen Library is one of our two main on-campus libraries.

Named after its principal donor, Harold Cohen, Chairman of Lewis's department store and son of a former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the library was built from Portland stone in 1938, following his generous donation of £100,000. 

Today, it serves as the main library for the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Health & Life Sciences. Inside, you'll find extensive collections, individual and group study spaces, and more than 11 miles of shelving. During term time, the library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, making it a popular study destination at any hour. 

Directions to the next stop

Facing University Square on the opposite side of the road, continue left and carry on up Brownlow Hill.

The panelled Crown Place accommodation blocks will be on your right, on the opposite side of the road (and opposite Crown Street, which will come up on your left). We'll be going around to the other side of these buildings.

Keep going until the junction at the end of the road (you should see the Kaplan Living sign straight ahead), and then cross the road at the traffic lights to reach the Crown Place side.

Turn right at the junction, going around the corner of the Crown Place and following it along until you reach a pathway on your right, which takes you around the building's next corner.

Students walk in front of the entrance to Crown Place, a building with a bright orange façade.

8. Crown Place Student Accommodation

what3words: ///length.fades.funds

One of the University's most popular accommodation options, Crown Place is home to 1,254 students and offers modern self-catered ensuite living in the heart of campus. Students can choose from single rooms, deluxe rooms, deluxe studios and large studio apartments. 

Accessible rooms are available for students with mobility requirements, alongside facilities for those who require live-in carer support. Shared kitchens provide everything needed for self-catered living, while complimentary cleaning of communal areas helps keep kitchen and lounge spaces clean and comfortable. 

Residents also benefit from a range of on-site facilities, including a launderette, gaming zone and 24-hour reception. 

Directions to the next stop

Continue straight down this path, back towards University Square (you should see the spines of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral in the distance), and with the apartment block remaining on your right.

Keep going until you reach the building titled Central Teaching Hub on your left.

Students walk by the squat white Central Teaching Hub on a sunny day.

9. Central Teaching Hub (CTH)

what3words: ///pure.either.heats

An award-winning, multidisciplinary teaching facility, this building is a major hub for learning across the University. It plays a key role in teaching for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, as well as departments including Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology. 

Inside, you'll find a wide range of specialist facilities, including laboratories for Mechanical, Radiation, Optics and Electronics, Environmental Sciences, General Chemistry and High Service Chemistry.

The building is also home to the Computer Teaching Centre, large lecture theatres and the flexible GFlex Teaching Space, creating a dynamic environment for both teaching and collaborative learning.

Directions to the next stop

Turn left around the Central Teaching Hub and head down the tree-lined running track, which will take you to the corner of Abercromby Square. We'll be back here in a moment, but we have another stop to make first.

Turn left and head along Oxford Street under the overpass until you reach the traffic lights.

Your stop will be the large curved red-brick building on the corner. Stop in the open area of red brick pathway opposite the steps.

The curved red brick façade of the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.

10. Yoko Ono Lennon Centre

what3words: ///clocks.taking.teach

One of the University's newest landmarks, the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre is a hub for teaching, culture and live performance, bringing students, staff and visitors together in a dynamic space at the heart of campus.

The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre opened to the public in March 2022. The Centre houses the 400-seat state-of-the-art Tung Auditorium with space for a 70-piece orchestra, as well as the 600-seat Paul Brett Lecture Theatre, offering students a world-class teaching experience.

You will also find Fröhlich Café and Bar, which serves freshly brewed Roastology coffee, and the ADHD Foundation Garden from 2025’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Directions to the next stop

Return the way you came. On your left, you'll see a large lawned square enclosed by railings. Enter through the gates and walk towards the domed seating area in the centre of the square.

People sit under a pagoda in the middle of the green Abercromby Square.

11. Abercromby Square

what3words: ///large.moons.weeks

Abercromby Square is one of the University of Liverpool’s most historic and picturesque spots, built between 1820-1865 and acquired by the University in the 1920s. It offers a calm green space at the heart of campus.

Built in the early 19th century, the square is surrounded by elegant Georgian townhouses that now host key university departments, including Languages, Archeology and the School of the Arts.

It’s a place where students relax between classes, join society events, or enjoy the landscaped gardens. The square also reflects Liverpool’s rich cultural and political history, having been home to influential figures over the years.

Today, it serves as both a social hub and a gateway between the university’s academic buildings 

Directions to the next stop

Follow the left-hand edge of the square, where you came in, and leave via the gate at the end. You should find yourself near a red Victorian postbox, and opposite ramps and the brown brick Sydney Jones Library.

The brown brick façade of the Sydney Jones Library.

12. Sydney Jones Library

what3words: ///trunk.sample.improving

The Sydney Jones Library is a modernist library and the University of Liverpool’s main library for Humanities and Social Sciences, supporting subjects such as Law, History, Politics, Archaeology, Languages, and the arts.

It's one of the University’s two central campus libraries, alongside the Harold Cohen Library.   

Alongside housing an extensive collection of books and archives, the building offers a range of study spaces, both indoor and outdoor, designed to suit different ways of working. It is also home to the University’s first Maker Space. 

Here, students can explore creative and digital technologies including 3D printing, laser cutting, vinyl cutting and VR equipment, supporting hands-on learning and innovation across disciplines.

The building also features Chapters Café, where you can stop for refreshments and food.  

Directions to the next stop

Turn to the building to your right, on the corner, next to the postbox. The entrance to this building is a little further along, on the side opposite the ramps.

Entrance to the Garstang Museum of Archaeology.

13. Garstang Museum of Archaeology

what3words: ///jabs.winner.lunch

The Garstang Museum is one of the UK’s oldest university‑based archaeology museums. It was established in 1904 as part of the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology, founded by the pioneering archaeologist John Garstang.

The museum houses artefacts excavated in Egypt, Sudan, and the Near East, many of them uncovered by Garstang himself during early 20th‑century fieldwork. These collections continue to support teaching and research in Archaeology, Classics, and Egyptology. 

The museum is free to visit and open to the public Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am–4pm.

Directions to the next stop

Continuing up the main path towards Myrtle Street, you’ll pass Law and Social Justice on your right and the Management School on your left. Stop just outside the Bertie and Bella’s restaurant.

The modern, red brick Vine Court Building with a tree in the foreground.

14. Vine Court - Student Accommodation

what3words: ///begun.dish.zooms

Vine Court offers modern ensuite bedrooms with high-speed broadband and shared kitchen-diner and lounge spaces, designed to support both independent living and social connection.

In shared areas, students also benefit from a complimentary cleaning service, helping to keep kitchens and lounges clean and comfortable.Alongside self-catered living, Vine Court also offers a flexible catered option, with weekly credit for meals available at Bertie and Bella’s on-site restaurant, as well as other campus outlets.

On-site facilities include a launderette, a large student chill-out mezzanine area, 24-hour reception and outdoor spaces designed for socialising.

Directions to the next stop

Continue down to the junction at the corner of Vine Court, where you can see the Tesco opposite you. Turn right here without crossing, and go past the car park. Where the car park ends, turn right onto the path.

Head along this path, then take the first left. Then, with the entrance to the Eleanor Rathbone Building on your left, turn right.

The Rendall Building, our next stop, is on your right.

The front of the Rendall building - brown brick under pale façade with slatted design.

15. Rendall Building

what3words: ///pool.skips.radar

The Rendall Building was built during the 1960s during a period of campus expansion, named after the first Principal of University College Liverpool (the original name of the institution that became our University!).

It hosts numerous lecture theatres and 11 seminar rooms, as well as the Game Design and Audiovisual Music Suite, a space which houses high-spec gaming PCs, virtual and augmented reality equipment, and dedicated spaces for collaborative work. 

Directions to the next stop

Turn around and look at the white row of buildings, fronted by railings.

The white terraces of the Department of Music

16. Department of Music (School of the Arts)

what3words: ///pool.skips.radar

The Department of Music offers a suite of brand-new studios, teaching spaces and industry-standard facilities designed for the 21st-century musician.

Students have access to an SSL production studio, electronic music research labs, a dedicated rehearsal and performance hub, and the Institute of Popular Music archive. 

Rehearsal spaces are available to book 24 hours a day, giving students the flexibility to practise and create whenever inspiration strikes. 

Directions to the next stop

Head down Bedford Street South with Eleanor Rathbone directly behind you, going past Abercromby Square on your right, and the Noel Chavasse war memorial statue, until you reach the pedestrian crossing.

Cross the road and then stop in between the entrances to the Sports and Fitness Centre and the Liverpool School of Architecture.

The entrance to the Sport Centre.

17. Sports and Fitness Centre

what3words: ///cats.racing.ready

The University of Liverpool offers excellent sporting facilities across four venues, including the on-campus Sports and Fitness Centre. This recently upgraded space is designed to support every kind of training, whether you're swimming, lifting, running or taking part in a class. 

Inside, you'll find a 25-metre swimming pool and the modern Matrix gym, equipped with free weights, cardio machines and accessible equipment. The centre also includes studios for fitness classes, two sports halls, four squash courts, and dedicated climbing and bouldering walls. 

It is also home to Sport Liverpool, offering over 50 student sports teams that you can join alongside your studies. 

Directions to the next stop

Continue down Guild Walk (marked University Place on navigational maps), until you reach the 502 Teaching Hub on your left and our outdoor calisthenics gym on your right.

Turn to face the 502.

A sunny, tree-lined walkway in front of the modern 502 Teaching Hub building.

18. 502 Teaching Hub

what3words: ///pipes.escape.league

The 502 Teaching Hub is one of our newest facilities, used by staff and students from across all disciplines. The venue has a relaxed and contemporary feel.

The ground floor includes a reception area, social study, teaching rooms, group study rooms and new PC suites. The first floor features three large lecture theatres, complemented by a collaborative teaching hub, an 80-seat flexible teaching area, and social study breakout space.

Directions to the next stop

Continue down Guild Walk and stop where the building marked "Department of Mathematics and Oceanography" is on your right, and the steps leading up to the entrance of the Liverpool Guild of Students are on your left.

A close-up view of the red brick Guild of Students building, with white latticed windows.

19. Liverpool Guild of Students

what3words: ///rams.hype.miles

The Liverpool Guild of Students (founded in 1889) is the University’s official students’ union and a central hub for student representation, activities, and services.

The building contains several key facilities, including Mountford Hall, a large events and performance venue; the Stanley Theatre; the Sphinx bar; and cafés, study areas and dedicated rooms used by more than 200 student societies.

The Guild also houses the elected student officer team, advice services, volunteering programmes, and opportunities for student engagement.

It plays a significant role in shaping the student experience and supporting academic, social, and cultural life across the University.

Directions to the next stop

Head further up Guild Walk and stop back in University Square. Here you can see the frontage of the Liverpool Guild of Students’ Reilly Building.

You've come full circle

Final stop: what3words: ///trips.voted.across

This self-guided tour has taken you across the University of Liverpool campus, from its historic foundations through to its modern teaching spaces and specialist facilities.

Along the way, you’ve seen how learning, research, student life, and professional practice connect across disciplines – from redbrick heritage buildings and libraries, to cutting-edge labs, museums, and social spaces.

Whether you followed every stop or just dipped in along the way, we hope it’s helped you find your bearings and get a real feel for the scale, character and academic diversity of campus life here in Liverpool.

Thanks for taking our tour and exploring the University at your own pace. We hope you enjoyed it.

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