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The Nucleus: EFF ‘26 Venue

The Nucleus Building, at the heart of the University of Edinburgh's King's Buildings - the STEM Campus - is the site of the first ever Edinburgh Fungi Festival. Aside from winning numerous architectural awards, this building is fully accessible (more information below) and is a short walk from nearby parks - perfect for forays!

Travel information

Our venue is accessible by a number of public transport options. Both car and bike parking are also available on-site. Free parking is available - for more information, download the King’s Building Campus Map (to the left). Bike parking is also signaled on this map.

DOWNLOAD MAP OF KING'S BUILDINGS CAMPUS HERE

3 (Mayfield) - also serves Dalry & Wester Hailes

12 (Craigetinny) & 31 (Bonnyrigg) - also serve Costorphine & West End

From Edinburgh Haymarket Station

3 (Mayfield) - also serves Costorphine & West End

7 (Royal Infirmary) - also serves Leith Walk & Newhaven

8 (Royal Infirmary) & 9 (King’s Buildings) - also serve Canon Mills & Granton

29 (Gorebridge) - also serves Stockbridge & Silverknowes

37 (Easter Bush) - also serves Silverknowes & West End)

49 (Royal Infirmary) - also serves Leith Walk & Portobello

From Edinburgh Waverley Station

24 (Royal Infirmary) - serves Granton, Stockbridge, & Tollcross

37 (Silverknowes) - serves Roslin & Burdiehouse

Other bus routes
Map of Edinburgh showing university campuses, parks, golf courses, and landmarks including Holyrood Park, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Craigmillar Park Golf Course, Braid Hills Golf Course, Hermitage of Braid, and University of Edinburgh King's Buildings campus.

Map of the Nucleus Building

The Nucleus Building offers a diverse and accessible layout suitable for all of the festival’s programmed activities. Below you will find a guide to where each category of activities will take place or where their starting point will be:

DOWNLOADABLE MAP OF THE NUCLEUS 
Alder

Presentations 

ELM

Workshops

Market Space

Entrance hall
Nucleus Cafe

Open 11.00am – 5.30pm

Foray rendezvous point, food trucks

Outside Main Entrance
Floor plan of a building's ground floor showing various rooms and areas, including two lecture theatres named ALDER and ELM, a kitchen and kitchen servery, a café called NUCLEUS, an EUSA shop, a reception area, an entrance hall, a main entrance, a serviced study multi-purpose area, three lifts, and other small rooms. The plan includes labels for staircases, pathways, and specific facilities.
Logo for the Edinburgh Fungi Festival featuring a stylized fungus with a face, a map of the Edinburgh area in the background, and text surrounding the fungus.

Accessibility

  • Step-free level access is provided at the main entrances.

  • Three lifts access all floors, with a large goods lift capable of accommodating mobility scooters.

  • Accessible, gender-neutral toilets are located across multiple levels.

  • All lecture theatres are step-free or ramp-accessible and feature designated spaces for wheelchair users.

For a complete breakdown, you can review the detailed AccessAble Guide.

A dirt path through a dense forest with green and yellow leaves, some fallen on the ground.

Beyond the Nucleus: Festival Foraging Sites

Guided Forays will take festivalgoers beyond the grounds of the Nucleus and into some of Edinburgh’s most beautiful urban woodlands. Each are within a 35 minute walk from the venue and are 

Blackford Hill
Hermitage of Braid
Craigmillar Castle Park