Headington Campus

Headington Campus sits one mile east of Oxford city centre and is made up of three sites: Gipsy Lane, Headington Hill and Marston Road. With first rate facilities and award-winning green spaces, it’s an excellent environment for both work and leisure.

Overview

Headington Campus is home to a thriving student community living and learning in a modern, uplifting environment across three sites.

The buildings on campus house first-rate academic and leisure facilities including collaborative work spaces, the main University library, several catering outlets and a sports centre. The student support team, based in the John Henry Brookes Building, ensures that students have access to a full range of support and advice services on campus.

Courses

The subject areas based at Headington are:

Architecture and the Built Environment
Arts
Biological, Medical and Environmental Sciences
Business and Management
Hospitality Management
Humanities
Languages
Law
Nursing, Health and Social Care (Marston Road site - Adult Nursing also available at Swindon Campus)
Publishing and Communication
Social Sciences
Sport, Exercise and Nutrition (split between Headington and Harcourt Hill).

Our courses and campuses are always developing - make sure you check the online course descriptions to find out all the details, including where each course is based.

Directions and maps

Oxford Brookes University
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP

Gipsy Lane and Headington Hill are only a few minutes' walk apart from each other, along the Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 0BP

Headington Campus (Gipsy Lane and Headington Hill sites)

We strongly advise you not to come by car unless absolutely necessary, since parking is very restricted in the city and on the campuses. If you wish to come by car, we recommend you use the Park & Ride bus services. The park and ride car parks are clearly signposted as you approach the city and the service is frequent all day and through the evening.

If you are using satellite navigation to find this campus the post code required is OX3 0BP.

From the south - take the M40, leave at junction 8 and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.
From the north - take the M40, leave at junction 8a and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.
Coming to Oxford via another route - we recommend taking the ring road to the Headington Roundabout and following the signs to the city centre along the London Road. Continue along London Road, past the Headington shops.Go straight on at the traffic lights with the White Horse public house on the right and then at the next set of traffic lights turn left. Gipsy Lane site is on the right. Headington Hill site is approximately a further 500 metres straight on from the Gipsy Lane junction on the right

Maps

Access information on public transport travel routes to and from the campus, by selecting the coloured pin from the map below.

Travel

Buses

Several bus routes connect our campuses, the surrounding area and city centre:

Gipsy Lane and Headington Hill sites

U1, U5 Brookesbus
400 (Park & Ride)
8, 9 (Oxford Bus Company)
700 and 900 (Stagecoach)

Timetables, fares and routemaps

Please visit the relevant website for the most up to date information:

Trains

There are direct train services to Oxford from many UK towns and cities, many at least hourly and sometimes half-hourly. For other places, there is usually a simple change en route at Birmingham or Reading, or in London. For details of train services and timetable information, please visit the national rail enquiries website or telephone: 08457 484950

Trains for Oxford from London depart from Paddington Station, and are run by First Great Western Link. During the daytime the trains depart from Paddington approximately every 15 minutes, and depart approximately every 30 minutes during the late evening. The journey time is about one hour.

Coaches

The Oxford Tube is an inter-city, direct motorway coach service from London. The service runs as often as every 10-15 minutes most of the day, every 20-30 minutes late evenings and hourly right through the night. Travel time is 70-110 minutes depending on traffic. Pay the driver - you don't have to book ahead.

The Oxford Tube stops right outside Oxford Brookes Headington Campus as well as in Oxford city centre. For more information please visit the Stagecoach: Oxford Tube webpage.

Coaches from the airport and London stop near Oxford Brookes Headington campus (PDF) on Headington Road. You will have to walk about 300 metres from the stop to Oxford Brookes' main entrance, which is on Gipsy Lane. If you have lots of luggage with you and need a taxi to your accommodation, stay on the coach until the last stop,which is Gloucester Green coach station in the centre of Oxford. It is much easier to find a taxi from there.

Direct coach services to Oxford also run from:

Birmingham
Coventry
Leeds
London
Sheffield

For more information and timetable information, please visit the National Express website telephone: 01234 567890.

Staying nearby

Oxford is a vibrant city, steeped in history and with plenty of places to visit and good quality accommodation for all budgets.

Visit England, the official tourist board for England, has a comprehensive guide to Oxford and the wider county. You can also find out about accommodation on Visit England website.

For visitors who would like to stay closer to campus, we are able to offer self catered, en suite accommodation, subject to availability.

Facilities

Brookes Sport
Offering a wide range of high quality facilities to support students, staff and the wider community to enjoy an active lifestyle.
Library
Open 24 hours during semester time, includes special collections and plenty of space for group, quiet or silent working.
Medical Centre and Damira Dental Studios
On-site medical and dental services.
Catering
Providing value-for-money food and hospitality facilities.
Oxford Brookes University Nursery
Run by Oxford Brookes University and rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. Children of university staff and students are given priority but external children are welcomed in the 2-5's room.
IT services
Find a PC or printer and information on the IT service desk.
Shops
Glass Tank Exhibition Space
A community exhibition space showcasing the work of the teaching and learning community at Oxford Brookes.