Local Directions to ACER

From Halifax or Windsor via Highway 101 (travelling northwest):

  1. Take Exit 10, with signposts to Grand Pre and Wolfville. This exit is just west of the crossing over the Gaspereau River.
  2. Proceed through the town of Wolfville, past the clocktower on your right, and past the main playing fields (also on your right).
  3. After passing University Hall (the large white building on your left set back behind an extensive lawn), take the second street on your left. This is Westwood Avenue.

  4. The Estuarine Centre is on the ground floor (go to red door) of War Memorial House, 23 Westwood Avenue on the

    campus map

From Yarmouth or Kentville via Highway 101 (travelling east):

  1. Take exit 11, with signposts to Wolfville and Canning. The Old Orchard Inn and Horton High School are visible on the south side of the highway. Proceed under the highway to a T-junction with Highway 1.
  2. Turn right and proceed to Wolfville.
  3. After passing Victoria's Historic Inn on your left (north side of the road), Westwood Avenue will be the second road on your right, across from Lindsey's funeral home.
  4. Turn right and proceed up the hill. The Estuarine Centre is on the ground floor (red door entrance) of War Memorial House, 23 Westwood Avenue on the

    campus map

Parking

All vehicles parked on the Acadia campus require a parking permit. Temporary permits can be obtained from the Security Office, located in the Student's Union Building on Highland Avenue at the east (town) side of the campus. Coin-operated parking meters are located on University Avenue near University Hall, and in the parking lot adjacent to the Athletic Centre.