Clearing Campus Tours - Harcourt Hill Campus

PLEASE NOTE: Disabled badge holders must pre-book a space on campus by contacting uniopenday@brookes.ac.uk with your vehicle registration number and any details of your requirements. We will then be able to allocate a car parking space, and can make any other arrangements for you as necessary.

Available car parks:

• Harcourt Hill Campus carpark (OX2 9AT).
  Free parking is available on a first come, first served basis.
• Seacourt Park and Ride (OX2 0HP). It is around a 10 minute bus ride to Harcourt Hill Campus from Seacourt and there will be a small charge of £2 to park.

Bus stops are situated inside the Park & Ride complex. Once you’ve parked your car at the Park and Ride, simply hop on our *FREE BROOKESbus service which will take you straight to campus.

Seacourt Park & Ride is serviced by the 400 BROOKESbusU1, which connects the Park & Rides with our Gipsy Lane and Headington Hill sites (Headington Campus), the city centre and Harcourt Hill and Wheatley Campuses. The 400 BROOKESbusU1 runs from 7.45am throughout the day and into the evening. If you are visiting the Marston Road site, you can get the U1B BROOKESbus service directly there from Thornhill Park & Ride (via Headington campus). The U1B runs from 8.00am, with the last return service to Thornhill departing Marston Road at 4.20pm.

*Free travel is only valid on the 400 BROOKESbusU1, U1B and 100 BROOKESbusU5 services during our Open and Applicant Day events. Standard bus fares apply when attending all other Oxford Brookes events.

Postcode: OX2 9AT

From the city centre drive out of Oxford on the Botley Road, continue past Harcourt Tower, under the A34 flyover. At the traffic lights, just beyond bridge turn left, into Westminster Way. Continue for half a mile, bearing right (up Harcourt Hill) just before the road re-joins the A34 northbound slip road.

Motorists coming from the south on the A34 should come off at the junction signed Harcourt Hill Campus (after the Hinksey Hill junction and before the Botley junction). Turn immediately left up Harcourt Hill to the campus. If you miss the campus turning take the next exit off the A34 at the Botley Interchange; take third exit (to Botley and Oxford). Turn right at the first set of traffic lights, left at the next, into Westminster Way. Continue for half a mile, bearing right (up Harcourt Hill) just before the road re-joins the A34 northbound slip road.

Motorists coming from the north on the A34 should leave at the Botley Interchange roundabout, take first exit (to Botley and Oxford). Turn right at the first set of traffic lights, left at the next, into Westminster Way. Continue for half a mile, bearing right (up Harcourt Hill) just before the road re-joins the A34 northbound slip road.

From Swindon, A420 drive towards Oxford until the Botley Interchange roundabout, take second exit (to Botley and Oxford). Turn right at the first set of traffic lights, left at the next, into Westminster Way. Continue for half a mile, bearing right (up Harcourt Hill) just before the road re-joins the A34 northbound slip road.

There are direct train services to Oxford from London and many other UK towns and cities. Please only use Oxford railway station in the city centre, not Oxford Parkway as it is not serviced by our free BROOKESbus.

You can get the 400 BROOKESbusU1 bus from just outside the train station in Frideswide Square directly to Headington Campus, as well as into the city centre and to Harcourt Hill and Wheatley campuses. For buses in the direction of Headington and Wheatley, you will need to go to stop R7 Frideswide Square. For buses towards Harcourt, you will need to go to stop R8 Frideswide Square.

Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds and Sheffield all have direct coach links to Gloucester Green coach station in the city centre. From other UK cities you will need to change. Find more information at National Express.

To go directly to Harcourt Hill Campus from Gloucester Green, it is a 5 minute walk to Oxford railway station where you can catch a 400 BROOKESbusU1 to the campus. Catch the bus from stop R9 on the main road outside the train station.

Remember to show the driver your digital Open Day Guide for free travel on all BROOKESbus services for you and your guests on the day. Please note free travel is only valid on the 400 BROOKESbusU1, U1B, and 100 BROOKESbusU5 services. 

Please note that the BROOKESbus times and services may change closer to the event date and that these times do not reflect the time that may be spent getting to bus stops and waiting for buses. Please allow plenty of time to travel between campuses.

Remember to show the BROOKESbus driver your digital Open Day Guide for free travel for you and your guests. Free travel is only valid on the 400 BROOKESbusU1, U1B and 100 BROOKESbusU5 services.

Here are some estimated journey times by BROOKESbus for travelling to and around Harcourt Campus on open day. The 400 BROOKESbusU1 runs throughout the day and into the evening.

• Thornhill Park & Ride to Harcourt Hill: 50 minutes
• Harcourt Hill to Headington Campus: 40 minutes
• Harcourt Hill to Wheatley Campus: 1 hour
• Harcourt Hill to city centre: 30 minutes
• Oxford railway station to Harcourt Hill: 20 minutes

If you need pointing in the right direction, make sure you ask a staff member or Student Ambassador.