Information for Visiting Schools
BOOKING PROCEDURE
Advance booking is essential, even for self-guided visits. Start your booking process online or call us on 01865 282451 to arrange your visit. You will receive a booking confirmation with our standard terms and conditions, and the invoice will follow after.
SUPERVISION
Students must be adequately supervised during their visit, and we require a ratio of at least one adult to ten children. If you also wish to visit the Pitt Rivers Museum, you must book separately (telephone 01865 613031).
SESSION COSTS
|
Session |
Maximum numbers |
Charge |
Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Primary school workshops facilitated by education officer |
32 |
£125 | |
|
Secondary school workshops facilitated by education officer |
50 |
£125 | |
|
Introduction to the Museum for secondary art groups |
40 |
£50 | |
|
Introduction to the Museum for secondary science groups |
60 |
£50 | |
|
Bespoke school programmes (full day, selection of workshops) |
Flexible |
Variable |
Please contact us on 01865 282451 |
|
Self-guided primary groups |
45 |
Free | |
|
Self-guided secondary groups |
60 |
Free | |
|
Self-guided language/summer school groups |
50 students + 5 supervisors |
£1.50 per visitor | |
|
Lunchroom |
32 |
£30 |
OPENING TIMES
Pre-booked school parties may visit from 10am. The Museum is open to the public every day from 10am to 5pm.
DISABLED ACCESS
There is wheelchair access for the ground floor and a lift to the upper gallery. Disabled parking is available. Please speak to the education officers for details about disabled access.
LUNCHROOM
Lunch can be eaten on the Museum lawn and in the nearby University Parks in fine weather. The Museum does have a lunchroom, but it is in high demand and should be booked at the same time as your visit (a charge applies). No eating or drinking is allowed elsewhere in the Museum.
Start your booking process online or call us on 01865 282451 to arrange your visit.
Alternative nearby lunchroom venues:
Oxford Quaker Meeting House, 43 St Giles’, Oxford OX1 3LW
Tel: 01865 557373
Email: office@oxfordquakers.org
Wesley Memorial Church Hall, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DH
Tel: 01865 201606
Email: office@oxfordmethodists.org.uk
St Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3EY
Tel: 01865 240 940
Email: bookings@smng.org.uk
TOILETS AND CLOAKROOM
The Museum has toilets that are for use by the general public and school groups. Please check if you wish to use our cloakroom facilities for schools. The cloakroom is not a secure area, so valuables should not be left there.
SHOP
The Museum shop is open from 10am every day. There is a range of goods available for under £2.50. The shop is small, so please visit in groups of ten.
RISK ASSESSMENT
If you would like a risk assessment to help you plan your visit, please contact us at education@oum.ox.ac.uk
PARKING AND COACHES
Before your visit to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, please read this information and share it with your coach driver:
Please use Keble Road for school drop-offs and pick-ups.
Please use Keble Road for school drop-offs and pick-ups. We have identified as the safest place for coaches to drop-off and pick-up school parties. This is just to stop for a brief amount of time. It is best to approach Keble Road from North Oxford, travelling through Summertown and the Banbury Road. After dropping-off/ picking-up your school party, you can exit Keble Road by making a loop round to the left; turning down Blackhall Road then Museum Road. Please see the map below for the route to take. The map also shows the walking route for school parties, including where to cross at the pedestrian crossing to reach the Museum
