Only a short 5 minute walk away from the academic core, Fraser Hall is conveniently located at the heart of the UBC campus. Groceries are only a 5 minute walk to the University Village or the new Save On Foods opening August 2009 in the new Wesbrook Village. It is also located across from the Thunderbird Winter Sports Stadium built for the 2010 Olympics, the Osbourne Recreation Centre, and the Thunderbird fields, offering drop-in hockey, ice skating, basketball, soccer and tennis.