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We understand that choosing a university is an exciting experience, but it can also be a time when you have a lot of questions. We run both self-guided and guided campus tours, allowing you to get inside knowledge about what our campuses have to offer.

We run campus tours throughout the year and at our Open Days and Offer Holder Days.

During Clearing, we are running enhanced campus tours at our Colchester campus for if you can’t make it to our Colchester Clearing Open Day on 16 August.


Find out more about Colchester campus tours

Find out more about Southend campus tours

 

Colchester Campus tours 

If you are joining us in October and would like to take a tour of Campus, please join one of the Students' Union tours, designed specifically for our incoming students. 

Self-guided tours

You are very welcome to visit and take a self-guided tour around our beautiful campus. Slots are available from 10am - 4pm daily. Please book your tour and we will send you information.

Book a self-guided tour

Guided tours

Let us show you around our campus and accommodation. You'll have the opportunity to meet a member of the Essex team and ask any questions you may have about life at Essex. We have a couple of different options for you. 

We have campus tours running every Wednesday and Friday at 12pm (midday); tours must be booked at least a week in advance.

If you can't make these days, we will try and arrange a tour another weekday or you are welcome to do a self-guided.

Book your routine guided tour 

Virtual tour

If you are unable to visit us or would like to get a feel for the campus ahead of your visit, use our virtual tour tool to take a look around.

 

Colchester Campus virtual tour
An aerial show of Colchester campus from the north of campus. Student accommodation, sports facilities and the iconic lake can be seen.

An aerial show of Colchester campus from the north of campus. Student accommodation, sports facilities and the iconic lake can be seen.

Sweeping views across the lake towards central campus

Enjoy picnics by the lake at our Colchester Campus

Walk through the bustling Squares; the heart of campus

Walk through the bustling Squares on our Colchester Campus

Love it or hate it, our brutalist architecture makes us distinctively Essex

Love it or hate it, our brutalist architecture makes us distinctively Essex

Colchester campus is home to 4-star country house hotel, Wivenhoe House, where Edge Hotel School students work and study

Colchester campus is home to 4-star country house hotel, Wivenhoe House, where Edge Hotel School students work and study

The Silberrad Student Centre is a one-stop shop for all your student needs

The Silberrad Student Centre is a one-stop shop for all your student needs

Wander around the spaces you'll come to call home

Wander around the spaces you'll come to call home

The iconic Towers are some of our best value accommodation

The iconic Towers are some of our best value accommodation

Markets, music, festivals; there's always something going on on campus

Markets, music, festivals; there's always something going on on campus

Our Essex Business School is the first zero-carbon business school in the UK

Our Essex Business School is the first zero-carbon business school in the UK

The architecture in the Essex Business School is sure to inspire you

The architecture in the Essex Business School is sure to inspire you

Find the perfect spot to relax after a busy day

Find the perfect spot to relax after a busy day

 

Southend Campus tours

Guided tours

Let us show you around our campus and accommodation just off the high street. You'll have the opportunity to meet a member of the Essex team and ask any questions you may have about life at Essex. 

Self-guided tours are available every day and guided tours are typically available Wednesday at 12pm (midday), but we try and offer other days and times on request.

Please email tours@essex.ac.uk to book your Southend Campus Tour.

Virtual tour

If you are unable to visit us or would like to get a feel for the campus ahead of your visit, use our virtual tour tool to explore our facilities.

 

Southend campus virtual tour
Image of the Forum Building on the Southend Campus taken at night.

Image of the Forum Building on the Southend Campus taken at night.

Resources are available at the Forum whenever you need them thanks to the 24 hour Learning Hub

Resources are available at the Forum whenever you need them thanks to the 24 hour Learning Hub

With 7 miles of award-winning coastline on your doorstep and London just a stone's throw away, our Southend students have the best of both worlds

With 7 miles of award-winning coastline on your doorstep and London just a stone's throw away, our Southend students have the best of both worlds

For East 15 students, the Clifftown Theatre and Studios offers unique rehearsal and performance space in a converted church

For East 15 students, the Clifftown Theatre and Studios offers unique rehearsal and performance space in a converted church

Gateway building

Gateway building

Study and live in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, a vibrant seaside town

Study and live in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, a vibrant seaside town

The Forum is a joint partnership between Southend Borough Council and South Essex College. Here you'll find modern lecture rooms, rehearsal space and high-tech medical skills labs

The Forum is a joint partnership between Southend Borough Council and South Essex College. Here you'll find modern lecture rooms, rehearsal space and high-tech medical skills labs

Students outside the Forum at our Southend Campus

Students outside the Forum at our Southend Campus

The library in the Forum

The library in the Forum

Students outside University Square accommodation in Southend

Students outside University Square accommodation in Southend

Chill out with your friends in the SU space. Our active Students' Union offers a relaxing home from home experience and a wealth of advice and guidance

Chill out with your friends in the SU space. Our active Students' Union offers a relaxing home from home experience and a wealth of advice and guidance

Students in the Squares at Colchester campus
"The best thing about being an Essex student is the community feel of the campuses. Everything is available and so close by."
Andrew BSC sports therapy
Student on a piggy back with another student on grass infront of the library
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