Access Guide
Introduction (Route Information)
- The route is from the NTU Brackenhurst Campus Pathfinder 100 Bus Stop on Nottingham Road, via Brackenhurst Lane, through the car park, past the Bramley building and Pippin Cottage to the Brackenhurst Library.
The approximate distance is about 240m and should take approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
There are easy slopes and ramps on the route.
Surface materials include tarmac and gravel.
The Nottingham Road is busy and has a 60mph speed limit. Care should be taken when crossing as the crossing is not signalled.
The surface in the car park is temporary and uneven with pot holes.
Parts of this route are shared with traffic and care should be taken. - The Pathfinder 100 bus service links the University Brackenhurst Campus with Southwell and Nottingham City Centre.
The bus stops on Nottingham Road opposite Bramley for Southwell (Stop ID: ntsdpdmw) and on the campus side for Nottingham (Stop ID: ntsdpatm). - Brackenhurst Library link (new tab) - click here.
Northbound Bus Stop to Brackenhurst Lane Junction
- This section is approximately 70m long.
- With your back to the main road, the bus shelter is to your right.
- There is a raised kerb with slight ramps where the bus stops (photographs 1 to 3).
- Turn left to go up the road to the Nottingham Road crossing.
- The bus stop post is on your left reducing the pavement with.
- There is a slight slope up, with the street on your left and grass border and hedge on your right (photographs 4 and 5).
- After about 50m there is textured paving to the left of the path indicating the crossing (photographs 6 and 7).
- Turn left to cross the Nottingham Road.
- The road is two way with dropped kerbs to each pavement and a traffic island in the middle (photographs 8 to 11).
- Traffic comes from the right for the first part of the crossing and from the left for the second half.
- The crossing is tarmac with textured paving on the island.
- There is a slight lip to each dropped kerb and at the traffic island kerbs.
- After crossing, turn left to go down Nottingham Road to the junction with Brackenhurst Lane (photograph 12).
- There is a slight slope down, with the street on your left and grass lawn on the right.
- After about 40m the path bends to the right at Brackenhurst Lane.
- Follow the path round to the right (photograph 13).
- Half way round the bend there is a dropped kerb and textured paving across the pavement (photograph 14).
- Continue round to the right to continue up Brackenhurst Lane.
- There is a sign for the campus on the right on the grass (photograph 15).
- Continue straight ahead.
Southbound Bus Stop to Brackenhurst Lane Junction
- This section is approximately 80m long.
- With your back to the main road, the bus shelter is to your right.
- There is a raised kerb with slight ramps where the bus stops (photographs 1 to 3).
- Turn left to go down Nottingham Road to the junction with Brackenhurst Lane.
- There is a slight slope down, with the street on your left and grass lawn on the right (photograph 4).
- Go past the bus stop post that narrows the pavement.
- After 25m continue past the textured paving for a crossing across Nottingham Road (photograph 5 to 6).
- After about 60m the path bends to the right at Brackenhurst Lane (photograph 7).
- Follow the path round to the right.
- Half way round the bend there is a dropped kerb and textured paving across the pavement (photograph 8).
- Continue round to the right to continue up Brackenhurst Lane.
- There is a sign for the campus on the right on the grass (photograph 9).
- Continue straight ahead.
Brackenhurst Lane to Bramley Entrance
- The section is approximately 100m and generally level with slight ramps to dropped kerbs and at the Bramley entrance.
- Continue up Brackenhurst Lane past the campus sign on the right then textured paving and a dropped kerb denoting a crossing from the left.
- Continue along the pavement. The street is on your left and a hedge and shrubs on your right.(photographs 1 to 3).
- After 40m there is a dropped kerb with textured paving which marks the entrance to the car park (photographs 4 to 6).
- Turn right to cross the car park toward the Bramley Building, keeping to the right (photograph 7).
- Care should be taken as the paving is uneven with lose gravel and pot holes.
- This section is also shared with traffic.
- After 30m the gravel is replaced by tarmac (photograph 8).
- There is a small lip as the paving changes.
- Continue past the Blue Badge bays on your right to the front of the building where the path starts (photographs 9 to 10).
- There is a slight ramp up with handrails on both sides (photographs 11 and 12).
- At the top of the ramp the entrance to Bramley is on the right (photograph 13).
- Continue on past the entrance (photograph 14).
Bramley Entrance to Brackenhurst Library
- The section is approximately 100m and generally level with slight ramps to dropped kerbs and at the Bramley entrance.
- The route is paved with concrete, tarmac and bonded gravel.
- From the Bramley building entrance continue along the path down a slight ramp with handrails to both sides to the end of the building (photograph 1).
- At the end of the building the path splits, to go up to Pippin Cottage on the right, or to continue to the library to the left (photograph 2).
- Turn left to go up the slope and between to security bollards at the top of the slopes (photographs 3 to 5).
- The paving now becomes tarmac with a low wall on the right and the car park on your left.
- After passing through the bollards turn right and continue up the path (photographs 6 to 7).
- The library building should be on your left, with grass to both sides and the rear of Pippin Cottage on the right.
- There is a line of light posts on the right.
- The path has a slight slope up.
- After about 20m the path splits, with a ramp up to the right and a level path to the left. The paths are split by wooden planters (photograph 8).
- Take the path to the left by the building, keeping the planter to the right (photograph 9).
- The path is level and the paving bonded gravel which is even.
- There is a repeated pattern on the paving.
- Turn left at the corner of the building and continue to the main entrance (photograph 10).
- There are steps to your right in front of the entrance.
- The first entrance has a revolving door (photograph 11).
- Continue past to enter by the automatic accessible entrance (photograph 12).