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Undergraduate open days
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What is an open day?
It’s an opportunity to come onto campus and explore our facilities, teaching areas and accommodation. You’ll get the chance to attend course talks and meet our lecturers, current students and support staff to find out more about us and answer any of your questions.
Clearing Visit Day
If you’re joining us through Clearing for September 2026 entry, come along to our Clearing Visit Day on Saturday 15 August from 11am – 1.30pm to get a taste of student life at UoG.
Unable to make it? We’re also running weekly campus visits on various dates between 24 July until 26 August.
2026 open days
Check out the dates for our 2026 open days below:
- Saturday 17 October
- Sunday 22 November
Can’t make these dates? We are also offering campus visits from 24 July to 26 August, as well as bespoke tours.
What to expect
Our open days start at 10am and run until around 3pm – make sure you arrive on time to make the most of your day.
Attend a course talk to meet the lecturers, gain an understanding of your subject and how it works at UoG. Depending on your course, there may be a specialist tour of facilities too.
Also on the day, you can pop along to a range of other talks including some led by our money advice, admissions and accommodation teams.
Led by our student ambassadors, these first, second and third year students will be on-hand to give you the latest advice and guidance on what it’s really like to study here.
Find out anything from the best place for quiet study on campus to the hottest night spots, all from the people who’ve been here and experienced it already.
Our on-campus and off-campus accommodation will be open to view on the day. On campus accommodation is included as part of a campus tour, led by our student ambassadors.
Off-campus accommodation, like Pittville Student Village, Upper Quay and Blackfriars is also open, and we have free shuttle buses running to take you on the short journey to view the accommodation options here.
For some of our courses, you’re required to interview and/or provide a portfolio of your work, but don’t worry – we’re running sessions at our open day to help you prepare, and ask any questions you may have.
Whilst you’re here, why not see what Gloucestershire has to offer students.
Check out the Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham, browse the shops and grab a bite to eat and a drink at one of the many restaurants there.
In Gloucester, take a trip to the Gloucester Food Dock for delicious street food options, and visit Gloucester Quays to bag a bargain at the outlet shops.
Explore your campus
Once you’ve booked your place, we’ll let you know which campus to attend.
You can also visit our off-campus accommodation – Pittville Student Village in Cheltenham, and Upper Quay and Blackfriars Residences in Gloucester.
Making it easier to get here
We understand that travel costs can be a barrier, especially with the rising cost of living. To help make your visit easier and more affordable, we’re offering support with your journey to our Open Days.
Up to £75 towards your travel costs for the day for eligible visitors*
*Eligibility criteria apply and have been set based on our Access and Participation Plan. Please check eligibility terms and conditions and fill in the application form at least one week before 13 June 2026.
20% off National Express coach bookings with promo code UOGL20
- Discount only valid for students travelling to offer holder/open days at University of Gloucestershire.
- Redeemable from any location to Cheltenham Royal Wells Bus Station or Gloucester Transport Hub.
- Only valid for travel to offer holder/open days on the following dates: 20-22 March, 28-30 April, 12-14 June, 16-18 October and 21-23 November 2026.
- Valid for 1 person per booking
- Tickets must be booked 3 days in advance of travel date. The return journey (if applicable) must be booked at the time of the outward journey.
- Offer cannot be used in conjunction with concessionary fares, discount Coachcards, Restricted fares, or in conjunction with any other promotional offer.
- Offer cannot be used on third-party services. Read the full National Express terms and conditions here.
- All tickets are issued and all passengers are carried subject to National Express’ General Conditions of Carriage.
20% off Great Western Railway (GWR) bookings with code GLOSOPENDAY26
UoG is offering a 20% discount on Great Western Railway (GWR) rail tickets for students travelling to on-campus opens days.
Advance tickets must be booked using this webpage by 6pm the day before travel.
- Use code GLOSOPENDAY26 at checkout to apply the discount (subject to availability)
- Fixed-date tickets are non-changeable and non-refundable.
- Need help booking your ticket? Call GWR on 0345 700 0125 (option 3, then option 1)
- Terms and conditions apply – see dropdown for details.
- This offer is only available for travel on GWR services. If you are travelling from or within a region of the country that is not part of this network, then you will need to purchase a separate ticket.
- The destination must be relevant to University of Gloucestershire. For example, Gloucester Station and Cheltenham Spa Station.
- Origin of the journey must be within the GWR network, but please note that Advance Purchase tickets are not available for short-distance journeys.
- The scheme is only available for use with Advance Purchase tickets. These set times and dates of travel are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
- The Open Days GWR travel offer is available for the dates provided by University of Gloucestershire and the week that the event takes place, running from Saturday to the next Sunday. So, stay for more than a day to get a feel for the local scene.
- Discount can be used with the Railway Card 16-25. Tick the box on the page next to it and select from the drop-down menu.
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If you have any other questions, or special requests for our open days, get in touch using the options below.