How to get to the Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History is located in the centre of Oxford on Parks Road, OX1 3PW. It is a five-minute walk from the Bodleian Libraries and in the same building as the Pitt Rivers Museum. The Museum encourages visitors to make use of Oxford's excellent green travel provisions, including Park and Ride services and cycle routes. For more information, see below.

Bus

There are regular buses from Oxford station that stop within walking distance of the Museum. From Bus Stop R4 at the train station, take the 500, 14 or 14A. Alight after eight stops at the Keble Road bus stop. For further information on buses please refer to bus company websites, Oxford Bus and Stagecoach. Both companies offer day tickets which can provide a cost-effective way to travel around Oxfordshire.

Bicycle

There are cycling lanes on Parks Road and throughout Oxford, allowing you access to the Museum by bicycle. Please use bike racks available on Parks Road or outside the Robert Hooke building (on the right side of the Museum, as viewed from Parks Road).

Train

The Museum is a 20-minute walk from Oxford train station (Oxford Parkway station is further from the city centre). Directions for walking from the train station:

1. Take the pedestrian crossing and walk up Beaumont Street. You will see the Ashmolean Museum on your left and the Randolph Hotel on your right.
2. Once you get to the end of Beaumont Street, you will see a junction and a series of pedestrian crossings. First, cross the road so that you are on the same side as the Randolph Hotel, then take the pedestrian crossing to your left – towards the Martyr’s Memorial. Cross over the bus lane, so that you are back on the pavement.
3. Walk up this street, with the Ashmolean across the road on your left, until you come to an archway alongside the Lamb & Flag pub. Enter the archway and walk along the narrow passageway past the tree. This will open out into a larger street, which you should follow until you see a pedestrian crossing at the end of the road.
4. Cross the road and you will immediately see a large Gothic building with large oak doors; this is the Museum. Enter through the front doors.

Park and Ride

Oxford is well served by a number of Park and Ride services from different parts of outer Oxford, with City Centre stops within walking distance of the Museum. There are five Park and Ride car parks (on the A40 at Headington; Redbridge, Abingdon Road, near Kennington; Pear Tree Roundabout, Woodstock Road; Oxford Parkway, Banbury Road, Kidlington; and Seacourt at Botley). 

Car

There is no parking at the Museum (except limited blue-badge parking), so we recommend you use public transport or a Park and Ride. 

Parking is available in Oxford at the Westgate Shopping Centre.

There is also pay and display parking close to the Museum on Mansfield Road, Keble Road and Blackhall Road. 

There are charging points for electric vehicles located on Keble Road and Bevington Road. Please see this map for more details on charging your electric vehicle.