Events on 14 September
There are other events being held on the same day as our September Open Day including:
- Bath Rugby playing at home (kick of at 3:15pm)
- Bristol University Open Day
You may wish to consider this when planning your journey.
Getting Here
From experience we know that our campus and routes into the city can become very congested with traffic on Open Day so we've put together some tips for making your journey a bit easier:
- think about staggering your journey - you don't have to be here first thing
- where you can you might wish to consider travelling by public transport
- allow an extra hour when you are calculating your journey time - you'll be more relaxed!
- consider staying overnight on campus or in the city the night before - it's a great way to try out the accommodation and have more time to visit the beautiful city of Bath.
- bookmark travel updates: you might find BBC travel news for Somerset and Avon and Somerset police traffic information useful.
We've put together information below on some of the many ways you can choose to travel to campus for Open Day.
Trains
Our nearest train station is Bath Spa. Frequent services run from London, a journey of approximately 90 minutes. Bristol, with connections to the Midlands, the North and the South West is 15 minutes away.
On Open Days there will be student ambassadors and staff members at the station to direct you to buses and taxis. They will be wearing red T-shirts and badges.
For rail services visit National Rail Enquiries for timetables, fares and cheap advance tickets.
Buses
Buses depart from Dorchester Street, in front of the railway station.
The bus stop for campus is situated directly opposite the bus station, which is to the left as you exit the railway station.
Journey time to the University by bus is approximately 20 minutes, dependent upon traffic.
First Buses
First Group operate the number 18 buses which run at 10 minute intervals during the day.
Wessex Connect
The U18 UniConnect bus service will run every 20 minutes between the city centre and the University on the 14 September 2013.
Wessex Connect will also be running a special Open Day service O18 every 10 minutes from Dorchester Street to the University.
Park and ride
Two park and ride services will be in operation on the Open Day at Lansdown and Odd Down. A member of staff and student ambassador will be at each car park to welcome you.
Return tickets cost £3.20 or you can buy a group ticket for up to 4 people for £7.
Lansdown park and ride
Lansdown is just 3 miles south of Junction 18 of the M4. The number 38 will run from the park and ride every 20 minutes to the University.
Double decker buses with a capacity of 76 people will operate a direct service between the park and ride site and campus - please note the service does not stop in Bath city centre.
Lansdown park and ride timetable.
Directions:
- From M4 at junction 18, take the A46 exit to Bath
- At Cold Ashton Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A420 (signposted Bristol)
- Turn left at Freezinghill Lane (and follow signs for Lansdown Park & Ride).
Odd Down park and ride
The number 48 will run from the Odd Down park and ride every 30 minutes to the University.
This will be a direct service between the park and ride site and campus - please note the service does not stop in Bath city centre.
By Car
During Open Days many of the access roads to the University become very congested. If you are travelling by car you should allow an extra hour to get here and for your journey home.
Road works in and around the city can compound traffic holdups so please check travel news broadcasts.
The main A46 road from the M4 into Bath can become heavily congested so you may find that exiting at junction 17 from the east or travelling into Bath along the A4 from the west leads to fewer delays.
There are two entrances to campus for driving directions:
- East entrance on Claverton Down Road, BA2 7PA
- West entrance on Quarry Road, BA2 7AY
Parking on campus is free during Open Days and we have a large number of parking spaces in our East and West car parks.
There will be staff members and student ambassadors on hand to help you find a space.
Welcome points will be located by the East and West Car Parks.
Coaches
Please note there is no provision for coach parking on campus. Coaches should drop visitors at our designated coach drop-off and then depart. Visitors should arrange a pick-up from the same place at a set time.
Coach parking is available at the Riverside Coach Park. Please do not park coaches on local streets.
If you are intending to bring visitors by coach, please contact us giving numbers, size of coaches, time of arrival and contact details so that we are aware of how many to expect.
Visitors with disabilities
If you have a disability, please contact us so we can make arrangements for your visit. You can call us on 01225 385985 or email us at opendays@bath.ac.uk
There are accessible parking spaces reserved in each of the University car parks.
The University car parks operate usual parking restrictions so you will be required to display a permit. For details of accessible parking spaces, please see the campus map.
