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Introduction (Route Information)

The route is from the NTU Brackenhurst Campus Pathfinder 100 Bus Stop on Nottingham Road, via Brackenhurst Lane and the car park to the Main Reception in the Bramley building.
The approximate distance is about 180m and should take approximately 3 to 5 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).
Bramley link (new tab) - click here.

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.

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.

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 (photographs 1 to 3).
The street is on your left and a hedge and shrubs on your right.
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 Blue Badge bays on your right to the front of the building where the path starts (photographs 9 and 10).
There is a slight ramp up with handrails both sides (photographs 11 and 12).
At the top of the ramp turn right to enter the building (photograph 13).
The reception is located 10m to the left as you enter (photograph 14).