IMPORTANT - Advice on travelling to Oxford for Open Days
We strongly recommended that you use public transport, if at all possible. If you do travel by car, please note that parking in the city centre is very limited. There are several Park & Ride bus services which run from car parks on the outskirts of Oxford. Drivers coming from the east, including London, the south and the west are advised to use the Redbridge Park & Ride, while drivers arriving from the north can choose between Pear Tree and Water Eaton. Please avoid both the Thornhill and Seacourt Park & Rides which are often full.
For maps and further details about travel and parking, please see Maps and Directions.
You may also wish to refer to live travel information on the day.
Open Days
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Come to an open day and find out for yourself what Oxford is really like. Open days offer the best opportunity to visit the University, visit departments and colleges and meet tutors and students as well have a look around the city. The next main open days will be held on Wednesday 27 June and Thursday 28 June. If you would like to receive further details about our open days please fill out our Open days registration form.
February talks and tours
Please note that during the week commencing 13 February, we are offering an additional opportunity for you to find out more about the University. If you would like to attend an admissions talk and visit some colleges during this time, please see Admissions talks for further details and for the online booking from. Booking is essential. Each morning there will be a talk about Undergraduate courses at Oxford, the college system and the application process, followed by a question and answer session. On some days there will be subject-specific talks with tutors present. The college tours in the afternoon are specifically for prospective students and should give you an understanding of student life at the University.
Visiting at other times
You are of course welcome to visit the University at any time. If you have particular questions about a college you might like to contact them before you visit, as it’s not always possible to arrange personal meetings, especially during term-time. Most colleges are open throughout the year, at least for potential applicants to walk around the grounds.
However, unfortunately,it is not normally possible to visit departments except during open days.
Please see Visiting the University and our college pages for more details.
We recommend that you start your visit at the Admissions Information Centre where we are happy to adviise you on how to get the most out of your visit.
You may also like to find out more by downloading our audio admissions tours, listening to our admissions podcasts, or by visiting the University of Oxford on iTunesU.