Royal Holloway Campus Map
Find Any Building. Walk the Real Path.
Search any building and get walking directions over real campus footpaths. From Founder's to McCrea, the Davison to the Sports Centre. Works offline.
How it works
Up and running in seconds.
Search any building
Type a building name or browse the map.
Get walking directions
Routes follow the real campus footpaths and show the walk time.
Arrive on time
Follow the route from where you're standing now.
Why people use it
Every academic building
Founder's, Bedford, the Emily Wilding Davison Building (library and 24/7 reading room), McCrea, Moore, Bourne, the Arts Building, the Hub and the Sports Centre. Every one has a labelled pin.
Every residence hall
Founder's, Reid, Runnymede, Gowar, Wedderburn, Penrose, Tuke, Butler, Williamson, George Eliot, Highfield, Kingswood. Every hall is on the map with the main entrance pinned.
Real walking routes
Directions follow the actual footpaths and roads on campus, not straight lines through buildings. Walk times are worked out from the real distance at a normal walking pace.
Works completely offline
The map and walking routes are stored on your device, so building locations and directions work without an internet connection. GPS still works offline as long as device location services are on.
Uses your live GPS location
Tap any building and the route starts from where you actually are, not from the campus centre. Useful when you're in Bedford and need to get to the SU in time for an event.
Off-campus too
For places further than 5km from campus (Egham High Street, Englefield Green, Staines), the campus map hands off to your device's default maps app rather than trying to route across the M25.
What people say
"Spent half of freshers week lost trying to find McCrea. Wish I had this app then."
"The map helped me find the music practice rooms which are literally hidden."
"The 8am lecture building hunt is now a solved problem."
"Gave my phone to a visiting friend and they found their way around campus on their own."
Frequently asked questions
Which buildings can I find on the Royal Holloway campus map?
Every public building on campus. Founder's Building (Grade I listed, opened by Queen Victoria in 1886, home to the Picture Gallery and Founder's Dining Hall), the Bedford Building (Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences), the Emily Wilding Davison Building (library, student services, 24/7 reading room), McCrea, Moore, Bourne, the Arts Building, the Hub, the Chapel, the Sports Centre, the Students' Union building, the Health Centre, and every residence hall (Founder's, Reid, Runnymede, Gowar, Wedderburn, Penrose, Tuke, Butler, Williamson, George Eliot, Highfield, Kingswood). Smaller landmarks like the Picture Gallery and the music practice rooms are also pinned.
Does the campus map work offline?
Yes. The map and walking routes are stored on your device, so building locations and directions work without any internet connection. Your GPS position needs device location services to be enabled but doesn't need data. Live bus arrivals are the only feature that needs an internet connection.
How accurate are the walking directions on campus?
Routes stick to the real footpaths and roads rather than cutting through buildings. Walk times are based on a 4.5 km/h pace. For most routes on campus this is accurate to within a minute. If you're carrying laundry or walking with someone slower, add about 30%.
How long does it take to walk across the Royal Holloway campus?
The campus is 135 acres of parkland between Windsor and Heathrow. End-to-end (Founder's to the Sports Centre via Bedford and the Hub) is about 12 to 15 minutes at a normal pace. Most building-to-building walks in the academic cluster are 3 to 7 minutes. The app gives you the exact route and time from where you're standing.
Can I find specific rooms inside Royal Holloway buildings?
The map shows building locations and routes to the main entrance. It doesn't do room-level navigation inside buildings. For lecture room locations, your timetable lists the room name (e.g. "Bedford 1-08" means Bedford Building, first floor, room 8).
Does the map cover Egham and the area outside the Royal Holloway campus?
The map focuses on the 135-acre campus and the immediate surroundings (the area between the A30 and the bottom of campus, including the bus stops along Egham Hill). For destinations further than 5km from campus (Egham town centre, Englefield Green village, Staines, Windsor, Heathrow), the app hands off to your device's default maps app for routing. For getting to and from those bus stops by 441 or RHU shuttle, see live bus times.
How does this compare to the campus map PDF from royalholloway.ac.uk?
The Royal Holloway intranet has static PDF maps showing building positions but no routing, no live GPS, no labelled paths and no walking times. The map in RHUL Mobile is interactive, gives directions from your current location, and works offline so you can use it while walking without burning data.
Is the campus map official Royal Holloway?
No. RHUL Mobile is independent of Royal Holloway, built by a student. The map data is OpenStreetMap (community-maintained, free to use), and the building positions and labels are manually curated against the official RHUL maps and verified on campus.
Is it free?
Yes. No ads, no subscriptions. Download RHUL Mobile on iOS or Android and the campus map is in the main tab bar.