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.
Download a map of the Garden for your visit.
Admissions charges
Adult: £5.45
Adult + Gift Aid: £6.00
Children under 16: Free*
*must be accompanied by a paying family member
£25.00, or £20.50 for concessions.
Valid for 1 year from date of purchase, find out more and buy online.
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.
Concessionary Day Ticket: £4.00
(with Gift Aid): £4.50
Registered disabled and carer: Free
Entry is free with ID
Further information
Visiting during coronavirus
Frequently asked questions

We have been awarded "we're good to go" status for our safety measures.
Opening hours
November to February
March and April
May to August
September and October
What's here?
Seasonal Highlights
Plants for everyone
Familes
School visits
Group visits
Guided tours
How to get here
Get directions
By car
Walking
Cycling
Public transport
Address
Rose Lane
Oxford
OX1 4AZ
Telephone
01865 610300
Please note that there is no parking onsite.
Access and facilities
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).