Travel to Brookes

Arrivals Information

You should plan to arrive at Headington campus (Gipsy Lane) at 2pm on the first day of your summer school.

Booking Travel

Please complete the travel bursary form below so that you do not have to spend your own money in order to book travel.

To ensure you receive payment before you travel, please fill out the form 3 weeks before summer school. If you fill out the form after this date you will be reimbursed after you travel.

Travel Bursary Form

If you are travelling by public transport, student ambassadors will be at the train station, bus station and the university bus stop to help direct you.

Once you have booked or arranged your travel, please complete the travel information form so we know when and how you will get to Oxford and we can give you guidance should you be delayed.

Travel Information Form

Travelling to Summer School By...

Car (Drop Off):

Please note that there is no parking on Headington Campus, these directions are for drop off only. Drop off is located in the Business School Carpark.

If you are a disabled blue badge holder, there are spaces available on campus. If you need to book a disabled parking space, please email Brookes.summerschools@brookes.ac.uk

Postcode: 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.

If you are 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.

From all routes - 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. Headington Campus is on the left.

Train and Bus:

Train:

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 BROOKESbus.

Bus:

The 400/U1 and 280 run regularly and takes about 30 minutes to travel between the city centre and Headington Campus. Click to plan your journey

The closest bus stops to the train station are Oxford City Centre Frideswide Square Stop R7 (for the 400/U1) or The Railway Station Stop R5 (for the 280)

Get off at Brookes University Stop B2

Coach and Bus:

Coach:

From London there is a direct coach services, running every 10-15 minutes during the day, dropping you off right outside our Gipsy Lane site at Headington Campus. Visit Oxford Tube for this service. Coach services from London take approximately 80 - 90 minutes.

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.

Bus:

To go directly to Headington Campus from Gloucester Green, it is a 5 minute walk to the city centre where you can catch a bus to the campus.

The 400/U1 and 280 run regularly and takes about 30 minutes to travel between the city centre and Headington Campus. Click to plan your journey

The closest bus sto to Gloucester Green is Oxford City Centre Park End Street Stop D1 (for the 400/U1 and 280).

Get off at Brookes University Stop B2

Timetable

Please note that the bus 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.

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