Visit Oxford Botanic Garden

Book tickets

We recommend you book in advance, but you can also buy tickets on the door (card payment only).

Shop

Home to a range of carefully curated, bespoke, botanically-inspired products.

Directions

Only 20 minutes' walk from central Oxford. There is no parking on site.

Opening hours

Open every day

10am – 5pm

(last entry 4pm)

Booking information

You can buy a ticket on the door on the day of your visit. We recommend that you pre-book online during busy periods, especially during weekends and holidays, as entry is not guaranteed. Bookings are non-refundable and non-transferrable; we cannot amend these over the phone, so please take care when selecting the day and time.

Groups of 15 or more people must pre-book on our group visits page - entry cannot be guaranteed during busy periods.

Magdalen College and Oxford Botanic Garden Combined Ticket
Joint tickets for Magdalen College and the Oxford Botanic Garden are available at either location for:
Adults: £14
Concessions: £12
These tickets remain valid for one entry at the each venue within 12 months of purchase. Tickets can only be bought on the day of the visit, there are no advance tickets available.

Closure Notices

Occasionally there are closures to the Glasshouses or parts of our site for general maintenance, education groups, and events. Please view our Opening Hours page, which is updated on a weekly basis, or contact our office in advance of your visit if you would like to check a specific date.

Day tickets

Adult: £6.30, or £7.00 with Gift Aid

Children under 16: Free with accompanying paying adult

Pre-booking strongly recommended, especially for weekends.

Disabled visitors and carers

Free.

You are no longer required to pre book, excluding events.

Click here to read accessibility information.

Annual Pass

Free entry to Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum for a whole year, excluding some events.

£25, or £20.50 for concessions.

Friends

Free with valid membership pass.

You are no longer required to pre book, excluding events.

Concessionary day ticket

£5.00, or £5.50 with Gift Aid.

Includes students, senior citizens, University of Oxford Alumni. Proof of status is required.

Pre-booking is strongly recommended, especially for weekends.

Oxford and Oxford Brookes

Staff and students: Free with valid ID.

You are no longer required to pre book, excluding events.

Shop

The Botanic Garden Boutique is open. Our best-sellers are available for you to click and collect from the Botanic Garden.

Toilets

There are toilets (including accessible toilets) and changing facilities available at the Botanic Garden.

Tours

From May to October, you can join one of our free with entry tours. Our expert volunteer guides will lead tours every Sunday starting at 11:30 and 14:30 from the Welcome Centre. Spaces on the tours are limited and are run on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please speak to our Front of House staff if you have any questions.

Access

We welcome all visitors, including those with disabilities, their carers, family members and friends to enjoy the Garden.

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 assistance dogs.

Food and Drink

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.

Jericho Coffee Traders

Our pop-up cafe is open for visitors to purchase hot and cold drinks, as well as a selection of cakes and snacks. Hot drinks include a full range of coffee and teas as well as hot chocolate and chai lattes. They sell cakes ranging from frangipane, brownie and flapjack, and ice creams on offer include strawberry, chocolate, Daim Bar crunch, and mango sorbet. You can find them at the Botanic Garden, near the River Cherwell.

Please note the stand is subject to closures at short notice.