Awards ceremonies

Ceremony locations and accessibility

Our ceremony locations, how to get there and accessibility information.

Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich - SE10 9LS

Awards Ceremonies on the Greenwich campus take place in the Chapel in the World Heritage site of the Old Royal Naval College on the banks of the Thames. For information on the campus, how to get here, transport options and car parking please visit:.

About the Greenwich Campus

For information on the Chapel itself please visit:

Old Royal Naval College

Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent

Graduation for those students who study at our Medway campus are held in Rochester

Please head to the Rochester Corn Exchange (ME1 1LS) where you can collect your tickets (including any guest tickets), collect your academic gown and visit our professional photography studies.

Please visit Contact the Corn Exchange for details.

A very short walk away from the Corn Exchange you will find Rochester Cathedral where your Graduation Ceremony will take place.

Rochester Cathedral is England's second oldest cathedral. For full details about the cathedral,  locations and travel and transport travel advice visit:

Rochester Cathedral Visitor Information

Whether you're having lunch or dinner before or after the ceremony, why not treat yourself to a delicious meal at one of Rochester's top restaurants? This year, to celebrate our amazing graduates, local restaurants on Rochester High Street are offering a 10% discount on lunch and dinner!

The participating restaurants are SMOQE, Cafe Nucleus, Fish at 55, Brettingtons, Cafe Nucleus and Oliver's. They offer a range of options, from brunch and afternoon teas to fresh seafood and gourmet burgers.

The local restaurants can get really busy on graduation days, so we recommend pre-booking a table at your favourite restaurant to avoid disappointment. You can find out how to redeem your discount and book a table via their websites:

SMOQE - https://www.smoqe.co.uk/grad25

Fish at 55 - fishat55.co.uk/grad25

Accessibility

It is important to the University that all graduates and guests are able to attend and enjoy the Awards ceremonies. We welcome visitors with disability, their families, friends, and carers.

Please get in touch with us at awards@gre.ac.uk if you would like to arrange assistance for your visit. It is important to contact us before the registration closing date in order for us to ensure we can make any arrangements. We can arrange to meet you before the ceremony with our professionally trained staff to give any assistance you may require

Greenwich

You can find detailed information on how to access the chapel here: Accessibility - Old Royal Naval College (ornc.org)

Rochester

There is step free access to both the Corn Exchange and the Cathedral.

For full information on the please see the Cathedral’s Access Statement.