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Making the most of our Open Days

Plan your visit to campus for an Undergraduate Open Day and find information about the venues, facilities, and services you can visit and use on the day.

A young woman laughs with a female Student Ambassador in a red T-shirt, in bright sunshine.
Our Student Ambassadors know the campus well and can share their experiences of being at Bath.

Navigating around campus

It takes about 10 minutes to walk from one side of campus to the other.

On the Parade, at the centre of campus, is the University Library. The Library is a good place to meet people during the Open Day and is signposted from around the campus.

From the Library, you can walk east along the Parade (turning left out of the Library) to get to the:

If you walk west, you can find the campus shop, Fresh.

Read more about navigating around campus.

Accessibility support

If you'd like to talk to us about accessibility on campus before the Open Day, you can email opendays@bath.ac.uk

If you need information on the day, go to the Disability Contact Point at the Information Point by the campus bus terminus.

We'll keep any details you share confidential and protect them under the Equality Act.

Find out more about:

Go to an Information Point

When you arrive on campus, visit one of the Information Points where you can:

  • meet our Student Ambassadors and staff members
  • ask for directions and advice
  • collect a copy of our Open Day guide

The Information Points are:

Visit our accommodation

Between 9.30am and 4pm on the Open Day, you can visit some of our accommodation blocks to see the kind of places you could live while you’re studying at Bath.

Meet current students

You'll have the opportunity to meet lots of our current students at the Open Day.

Our Student Ambassadors will be around campus ready to answer questions and talk about their experiences of Bath. Look out for their red University of Bath T-shirts.

You can also find students:

Find food and drink

You can get something to eat and drink from one of our campus cafés and shops.

Please be aware that our cafés, shops, and stalls only accept card payments, not cash.

Restaurants and cafés on campus

There are also pop-up food stalls around campus.

Dietary requirements

The Parade café serves a range of vegan food.

Most of our other food outlets offer vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options as part of their menus.

Reusable cups

You can get a 20p discount on your order if you use your own reusable cup when ordering hot drinks at any of our outlets.

Campus shops

  • Fresh – open from 7.30am to 7pm (8am to 5pm on Saturday Open Days)
  • The Market – open from 9am to 5pm

Water refill stations

You can fill up your water bottle at any of our food outlets. There are also water fountains in several buildings around campus.

Ask a Student Ambassador or member of staff in a red University of Bath T-shirt to direct you to the nearest water refill station. You can also ask at any of the Information Points around campus.

Find toilets on campus

You can find toilets in most buildings on campus.

See maps showing:

You can also look for signs or ask one of our Student Ambassadors or staff members in red T-shirts to direct you.

Emergency support

If you need emergency assistance while on campus, call Security on 01225 385349

Prayer spaces

You can use our Muslim prayer room while on campus. Ask for the entry code at the Library reception desk.

You can also visit the [University Chaplaincy](/professional-services/chaplaincy/, a space on campus for people of all faiths and no faith.

Quiet rooms

If you need to find somewhere quiet during the day, you can go to one of our quiet rooms on campus. Ask about these at any of the Information Points.

Bringing dogs onto campus

You can't bring a dog (or other pet) onto campus unless it's an assistance animal for someone with a disability.

Enquiries

Contact us if you have questions about your booking.