Offer Holder Event travel and parking

Please check your event ticket to find out which campus you need to go to.

Train

Bristol Parkway is the nearest train station to our Frenchay Campus. There are free shuttle buses to pick you up and drop you at our Frenchay Campus. Shuttle buses pick up at Bristol Parkway from 08:00–13:00. Drop off will be all day until 16:15. 

Temple Meads will also have shuttle buses running to Frenchay Campus from 08:00 with the last return at 16:00.

Parking

After you've registered, we'll email you in the days leading up to the Offer Holder Event with information about which campus entrance to use – North or East. Or check your session information on your tickets before you set off, for your campus and sign-in information.

Parking is free on Offer Holder Event days. You don't require a permit or pay and display ticket.  

If you need accessible parking, please email open@uwe.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)117 32 82162 and we'll take care of this for you.

Buses

If you’re coming by coach, please check the TravelWest website for timetables and routes. For more information about bus services to our campuses, please visit Getting to and from UWE Bristol campuses.

Campus map

Want to feel prepared? Download our Offer Holder Events map for Frenchay Campus – it shows your sign in point and will help you find your way around on the day.

Please check your event ticket to find out which campus you need to go to.

Train

Bristol Parkway is the nearest train station to our Glenside Campus. There are free shuttle buses to pick you up and drop you at our Glenside Campus from 08:00–13:00 and return all day until 16:00.

Parking

Please use the postcode UWE Glenside BS16 1DD.

Parking is free on our Offer Holder Event days and our friendly staff will be there to guide you on the day.

If you need accessible parking, please email open@uwe.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)117 32 82162 and we'll take care of this for you.

Buses

If you’re coming by coach, please check the TravelWest website for timetables and routes. For more information about bus services to our campuses, please visit Getting to and from UWE Bristol campuses.

Please check your event ticket to find out which campus you need to go to.

Train

The nearest train station to our Bower Ashton Campus is Bristol Temple Meads. Shuttle buses will run every 30 minutes between 08:30–13:00, returning from Bower Ashton from 12:00 until 15:30 every 30 minutes.

There’ll also be free shuttle buses to our city centre student accommodation. You’ll receive a timetable on the day.

Parking

There's a car park available at our Bower Ashton Campus on a first come first served basis.

Buses

If you’re coming by coach, please check the TravelWest website for timetables and routes. For more information about bus services to our campuses, please visit, Getting to and from UWE Bristol campuses.

Please check your event ticket to find out which campus you need to go to.

Train

The nearest train station to our Arnolfini site is Bristol Temple Meads which is a 20 minute walk away.

Parking

There's free parking available at Apex Parking, Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4QF, between 07:00-19:00 on the day of the event. It’s within a 3-minute walk to the Arnolfini. It’s essential that you email open@uwe.ac.uk with your vehicle registration number by Wednesday 24 April 2024 in order not to get charged on the day. Please note this is a public car park and spaces may fill up during the day.

Buses

If you’re coming by coach please check the TravelWest website for timetables and routes. For more information about bus services to our campuses, please visit, Getting to and from UWE Bristol campuses.

There will also be free shuttle buses to our city centre student accommodation and Bower Ashton Campus. You’ll receive a timetable on the day.

Our FdSc/BSc(Hons) Integrated Wildlife Conservation course is run at Bristol Zoo Project, Blackhorse Hill, Bristol, BS10 7TP.

Train

The nearest train station to Bristol Zoo Project is Bristol Parkway. If you travel by train, please speak to one of our UWE Bristol marshals at the station when you arrive. They’ll order you a free taxi to the Zoo. After the event at the Zoo we’ll give you a lift back to Frenchay Campus around 13:00 so you get a chance to explore our main campus as well. From there you can return to Parkway station anytime on our all-day shuttle.

Parking

Please use this postcode: BS10 7TP. There’s a free car park available at Bristol Zoo Project. Please note that parking is limited and we cannot guarantee spaces will be available. There is also limited on-street parking nearby.

We’ve teamed up with Great Western Railway (GWR) and National Express to offer discounted travel to your Offer Holder Event and are giving away free tickets for First Bus travel within the Bristol Zone.

You won't need a free bus ticket or travel from Bristol Parkway or Bristol Temple Meads. There will be free shuttle buses from these rail stations to the Offer Holder Event.

GWR

You’ll get a discount of 20% if you travel to our Offer Holder Event with a GWR train service. 

Please note:

• The discounted prices are indicated with a red asterisk.
• The scheme is also combinable with the 16-25 Railcard.
• The 20% discount is only available on GWR advance single fare tickets on selected routes and you must select either Bristol Temple Meads or Bristol Parkway station as the destination.
• The origin of the journey must be within the GWR network, but please note that advance purchase tickets are not available for short distance journeys.

Book your train ticket

National Express

You’ll get a discount of 30% if you travel to your Offer Holder Event with National Express. You can travel from any location to either Bristol Bus and Coach Station in the city centre or UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus.

Book your coach ticket

First Bus

We offer a limited number of free bus tickets for travelling to or from your Offer Holder Event. We're giving codes away on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, so be quick. Please note this offer applies to travel in the city of Bristol only.

Just email us to request a code.

Request a code