Sharing the scientific wonder and importance of plants with the world
Visit the Garden
Plan your visit
You must pre-book a time slot online before visiting the Garden. Further information is availble of our visiting during coronavirus page.
Are you a Friend, Annual Pass holder, University of Oxford or Oxford Brookes University student or staff member, registered disabled or a carer?
Book your time slot here, please ensure you bring your valid ID/membership card with you when you present your pre-booked ticket at the Welcome Centre, our front of house team are unable to check your membership at the door. Find out more on our FAQs page.
You could also consider becoming a Friend of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum and enjoy free or reduced entry to 13 botanic gardens across the country from £36 a year, including the Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum. Find out more and buy online.
Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, Edinburgh, Chelsea Physic, Bristol, Wales, Ness and Birmingham Botanic Gardens may enter for free with their membership card. Find out more about the Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum and buy online.
Concessions include senior citizens (over 65), University of Oxford Alumni, non-Oxford students. Proof of concessionary status is required at the point of purchase.
The Garden is a wonderful place for children. As well as trails, we can lend you family-friendly backpacks that will open up a world of exploration and investigation. Adults are encouraged to try the activities and use the equipment with their children to help everyone get more from their walk around the Garden and Glasshouses.
School visits
We run taught sessions based around National Curricula for nursery, primary and secondary schools. School sessions include a variety of hands-on activities, such as arts and crafts, and group discussions (with games and challenges for primary school groups). We aim to promote a love of the natural environment, to support and encourage future generations of botanists and conservationists.
Group visits
We welcome all sorts of groups to the Botanic Garden every year – from horticultural societies to summer schools. Whether it's science, history, or conservation that you're interested in, or if you're just looking for inspiration or a peaceful spot, you'll find it here. Find out about booking a group visit to the UK's oldest botanic garden.
Guided tours
Enrich your visit with a guided tour of the Botanic Garden. As well as an introduction to the Garden, we can also offer specialist tours including those with a focus on the history of the site or our botanical collections.
During the summer months, a pop-up café is available for visitors to purchase hot and cold drinks, as well as a selection of cakes and ice cream. Visitors are very welcome to bring picnics with them; there are plenty of benches. Oxford city centre also has a wide range of cafés and restaurants less than a ten minutes' walk from the Garden. Please be aware that our shop, Glasshouses and Herbarium Room are closed. Our toilet facilities are open.
If you have any queries ahead of your visit, please contact us at admin@obg.ox.ac.uk.
Wheelchair accessibility
The Botanic Garden is fully wheelchair accessible. We have a wheelchair available for public use: please note this must be booked in advance at our Ticket Office (telephone 01865 610 300).
Detailed access information is available here. A parking map for people with disabilities can be found here.
Dogs are not permitted at the Botanic Garden, with the exception of registered assistance dogs (these may be required to wear an identification coat or marker on their lead or harness).
