From Hartford, CT: Take I-84 East towards Boston. Take Exit 2
(Sturbridge/Southbridge). When on exit ramp, keep right at the
fork. Turn left onto Haynes Street. Turn right onto MA-131/Main
Street. Proceed to rotary in Southbridge and take the first right
onto MA-169/MA-131. You will pass through Dudley, Massachusetts,
then enter Thompson Connecticut for a short while. Turn left onto
Rt-197 in Thompson. You will re-enter Dudley Massachusetts on Rout
197. Turn left onto Center Road. Follow Center Road up the hill to
the Nichols campus.
From Points North:
Take I-290 to Auburn, where I-290 becomes I-395 South.* Follow to
Exit 4B (Sutton Road/Oxford center). Turn right off ramp and stay
in the right lane. Go straight through the light at Oxford center
(Cumberland Farms on right). Follow straight past light for 0.8
miles and take a left onto Dudley Road (produce stand is on the
right). Follow this road for 3.7 miles, staying straight through a
four-way stop sign. Dudley Road becomes Dudley/Oxford Road at the
town line. Bearing right at the fork (pond on your right), continue
on Dudley/Oxford Road for 2 miles through two stop signs, then
straight onto the Nichols campus.
From Points East & West:
Take the Mass Pike to Exit 10 in Auburn and get on 395 South.
Follow directions from above*.
From Points South:
Take I-95 North to I-395 North to Exit 2, (Webster) and turn left
off the ramp. Go straight through the first set of traffic lights.
Follow Route 12 South (Route 12 will turn left through Webster
center). Continue through Webster center. After the railroad
tracks, continue straight into Dudley. You will come to a set of
lights with Bayer Motors on your left. Route 12 will bear off to
the left, but stay straight on Route 197 - do not turn left. Route
197 is also Main Street in Dudley. Stay straight on Main Street (
Rt. 197) until you reach a set of lights next to Cumberland Farms.
Turn right directly after Cumberland Farms onto Airport Rd. Follow
Airport Road and bear right at the Webster-Dudley Golf Course. Take
the first left onto Center Rd and proceed directly onto the Nichols
campus.
