Other Buildings
| Building (Year built) | Significance | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Arbutus Building | academic classrooms, administrative offices, a computer lab, and a canteen | |
| Boat House (1989) | boat house | |
| Coronel Memorial Library | memorial library honours Battle of Coronel | |
| dock (1990) | dock | |
| Guard House Building 38 | Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2002 | |
| Gatehouse Lodge RR8 (1912 to 1916) | Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000 | |
| Hatley Park / Former Royal Roads Military College (1908–13) | designated National Historic Site of Canada 1995 | |
| Learning and Innovation Centre (2010-2011) | First building constructed on campus since the transition from military college to university, in 1995. With 33 breakout rooms, seven classrooms, five computer labs and social spaces, the building spans 5,781 square metres over four floors. | |
| Mews Conference Centre (1912) | James Dunsmuir's stables and garage later converted to classrooms, dormitory, social centre and conference centre. Registered Federal Heritage Building | |
| Millward Wing (of the Nixon Building) (1991) | Offices, dormitories, named for former Commandant Air Vice-Marshal James Bert Millward DFC (Bar), GdG(F), CD, RCAF 1949-52 the 4th Commandant of RRMC. |
The grounds, a mix of landscaped gardens and natural woodland, still go by the name of Hatley Park that the Dunsmuir family gave their estate (it is not a designated park). Hatley Castle and its surroundings have made appearances in numerous movies and TV series programs such as Smallville where it serves as the Luthor Mansion, and the second and third X-Men films where the university is transformed into Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Visitors to the 565-acre (229 ha) Hatley Park can tour the extensive walking trails, as well as the Hatley Castle museum. The museum is free to enter, and contains historic, local memorabilia as well as a gift shop. Tours of the castle itself are available (schedule is seasonal) and access to the heritage gardens (approx 20 acres) have a visitor fee that helps offset the cost of preserving the site.
In a visit to the university in August 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated: "There is surely no more beautiful campus in Canada than Lord Dunsmuir’s magnificent castle and the majestic forest and gardens of the Hatley Park National Historic Site. But beneath the Edwardian grandeur of Royal Roads lies a cutting-edge modern university".
During the life of the college, the HMCS Royal Roads Bell was displayed in the porte-cochere of Hatley Castle. After the closing of Royal Roads Military College, the HMCS Royal Roads Bell was kept in the Museum at CFB Esquimalt. It was officially repatriated on 10 Sep 2010 during the Royal Roads University 2010 Homecoming.
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