Switch tournament at Bower Ashton
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Tue 30 September 2025
12:00 - 14:00 - Location
- The Students' Union at City Campus at Bower Ashton, Kennel Lodge Road, Further info
- Contact
- Jane Garrihy subower@uwe.ac.uk +44 (0)117 32 84346
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Come to the SU cafe area for a Mario Kart Switch tournament and crisp party to keep you fueled.
We'll be starting at 12:00 and you can drop in and out. Just come along to the SU cafe area on the day to sign up and join in.
We will be playing Los Angeles laps, a big track with three sectors, littered with shortcuts and obstacles.
There will be a prizes and snacks!
Registration and tickets
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking not required
How to get here
Cycle: Bower Ashton campus is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus.
Walk: Bower Ashton campus is a 30 min walk from the city centre.
Bus: Get the X4, X1, X6, X7 or X9 which stops near the campus. The M2 metrobus has stops opposite Temple Meads, Market Gate/Phoenix Court accommodation and the centre. Get off at the Cumberland Basin stop for a 15 min walk to campus. Find more information at First Bus.
Drive: Parking on campus is very limited and available for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit or a pay daily permit on display in your windscreen, and only park within marked bays.
Location
The Students' Union at City Campus at Bower Ashton
Kennel Lodge Road
Bristol
BS3 2JT
UK
Accessibility
- Disabled parking: Yes, on campus
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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