Visiting the University

Oxford is a beautiful city of stunning architecture, history and culture. You'll find ancient and modern colleges, fascinating museums and galleries, and plenty of parks, gardens and green spaces in which to relax. Plus, the city centre is small enough to cover on foot, and only a few minutes walk from the main rail and coach stations.

Things to see and do at Oxford University

• Visiting the Colleges
• Visiting Museums, Libraries and Places of Interest
• What's On
• Shopping at the University

To make the most of your visit, bring along a copy of our leaflet Visiting the University of Oxford, which contains a map and information on opening times of colleges, museums and other places of interest. To receive your free copy, email your name and postal address to the Information Office. Alternatively, you can download a copy by using the 'Visiting the University of Oxford leaflet' link.

The Oxford Tourist Information Centre offers advice on walking tours, accommodation, things to do in Oxford, and more.

Disabled access: Many of our buildings are very old and the collegiate University is making reasonable adjustments wherever possible to improve accessibility. The Access Guide provides information about accessibility issues, but to make the most of your visit we suggest you directly contact the places you wish to see.

Dogs, except guide dogs, are not allowed in any colleges.

Thinking of applying to Oxford?

If you're thinking about applying for an undergraduate degree and want to visit Oxford, our open days are an excellent opportunity to visit the University, get to know the city, and meet tutors and students. If you can't make the open days, we also have audio admissions tours available to download to your mp3 player. You can listen to these tours at any time you like, whenever you are able to visit Oxford, such as at the weekend or in the summer holidays.  There are several routes to choose from: each route covers a different subject area, a selection of undergraduate colleges and takes you to a number of other University locations, like the Bodleian Library. You'll also be able to hear from a student what it's like to live and study at Oxford, and find out more about how to apply and what the interview process is like.

You can also drop in to our Admissions Information Centre.