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About the campus
The Waterloo Campus is home to:
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
- Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (also at the Guy's Campus)
- Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy (also at the Strand Campus)
- London Dental Education Centre (LonDEC), part of the Dental Institute (also at Guy's and Denmark Hill).
The campus is next to:
- London's South Bank Centre which includes: the National Film Theatre; British Film Institute (BFI); Royal Festival Hall; Hayward Gallery; National Theatre.
- Waterloo Station (3 minutes walk)
- Young Vic and Old Vic theatres are nearby.
- The campus has three main buildings:
- The Franklin-Wilkins Building, one of London's largest university buildings and completely refurbished and opened in 2000.
- Stamford Street Apartments, with en suite accommodation for over 500 students.
- James Clerk Maxwell Building, home to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Principal and university administration.
Download the Waterloo Campus Facilities Guide
To find out what facilities and resources are available at Waterloo Campus and where they are located, refer to this short guide that covers everything from library locations to prayer rooms and food outlets.
How to get to Waterloo Campus
By underground
Waterloo (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines): 4 minute walk, Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines): 9 minute walk, Embankment (District, Circle and Bakerloo lines): 13 minute walk, Temple (District and Circle lines): 20 minute walk.
By train
Charing Cross: 9 minute walk. Waterloo: 4 minute walk. Waterloo East: 5 minute walk. Blackfriars: 17 minute walk.
By bus
Buses stopping outside the university: 381, RV1. Buses stopping near the university: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, X68, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 188, 211, 243 (24 hour), 341 (24 hour), 507 and 521.
A shuttle bus service is available for staff and students (carrying their college ID) wishing to travel between the Guy’s and St Thomas' hospital sites, the latter also being within walking distance of Waterloo and the Strand. The pick-up and drop-off points are:
- at St Thomas', the lower-ground car park opposite the Florence Nightingale Museum
- at Guy's Campus, on Great Maze Pond on the lay-by to the Bloomfield Clinic.
By boat - commuter river service
From the west, Putney - Blackfriars: get off at either Embankment Pier or Blackfriars Pier. From the east, Woolwich Arsenal - Savoy: get off at Blackfriars Pier.
By car
There is no car parking available on this campus. There is an APCOA car park on Cornwall Road. Stamford Street is a red route.
By bike
Lambeth Council cycle racks are available in front of the Franklin-Wilkins and James Clerk Maxwell Buildings. Bicycle parking is available in the bike shed at the back of the Franklin-Wilkins Building on a long term bookable basis. Please contact the ETDE helpdesk for details.
Parking
No public parking. Motorcycle bays are available in Cornwall Road.
Bicycle stands are outside the front entrances of Franklin-Wilkins and James Clerk Maxwell buildings.
Waterloo Campus map
Strand and Waterloo campuses location map
Waterloo and St Thomas' campuses location map
Address
57 Waterloo Road London, SE1 8WATel: +44 (0)20 7836 5454