Welcome to your Offer Holder Day

You should aim to arrive on campus between 9.00am and 9.30am*. Our friendly team will be there to welcome you and help you find where you need to go to register and get that all important coffee before your first subject session.

We know that visiting somewhere for the first time can sometimes be stressful, so browse information about travel, parking and overnight accommodation to help you plan your journey in advance.

Get full travel, parking and accommodation information

*Registration for Medicine is between 9.00am and 9.30am, with talks starting at 9.30am.

Once on campus, head to your subject registration point, where we’ll scan the QR code in your email to check you in. During registration you also receive your welcome pack including full details of the day, a campus map and your free drinks voucher.

Registration takes place between 9.30am and 10.00am for most subjects.

Top tip

Don’t forget to have your QR code handy. You’ll find it in your invitation email.

Registration points

• Accounting and Finance - Brookfield campus, ULSB Hub
• Archaeology and Ancient History - central campus, Kathleen Kenyon Building, foyer
• Biological Sciences - University Road, Maurice Shock Building, first floor, The IV Café
• Business and Management - Brookfield campus, ULSB Hub
• Chemistry - central campus, George Porter Building, ground floor foyer
• Computer Science and Creative Computing - central campus, Percy Gee Building, Campus Kitchen
• Criminology - Freemen's Common, Freemen's Kitchen and Bar
• Economics - Brookfield campus, ULSB Hub
• Engineering* - central campus, David Wilson Library, Careers Hub
• English - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, first floor
• Film Studies - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, second floor
• Geography, Geology and Environmental Science - central campus, Attenborough Building, Seminar Block, first floor
• History - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, first floor
• Journalism - central campus, Percy Gee Building, Campus Kitchen
• Law - central campus, Fielding Johnson Building, Leicester Law School Reception
• Marketing - Brookfield campus, ULSB Hub
• Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences - central campus, Percy Gee Building, Campus Kitchen
• Media and Communication - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, second floor
• Medicine† - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, ground floor foyer
• Modern Languages - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, second floor
• Physics - central campus, Attenborough Building, lower ground floor foyer
• Politics and International Relations - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, first floor
• Psychology - Lancaster Road, George Davies Centre, Atrium
• Radiography - Freemen's Common, Sir Bob Burgess Building, Room 0.02
• Sociology‡ - Freemen's Common, Freemen's Kitchen and Bar

If you require any support for registration, please email us at: study@le.ac.uk

The reason you're here. You’ll meet inspiring academics and students, discover more about the topics you’ll be studying, see the fantastic facilities we have on offer, and connect with your potential new course mates.

Plus, you’ll have a chance to ask any questions you have and get a feel for what it’ll really be like to study your chosen subject at Leicester. Take a look at the Offer Holder Day programme to see what you’ll be doing with your academic department.

Important information for parents and carers

Some of the subject sessions are for students only. Don't worry though, there is lots for you to do during these times. You can visit the parents and carers lounge or attend talks specifically tailored for you. All the details are included in the Offer Holder Day programme.

View the Offer Holder Day programme

After your subject sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to explore university life at Leicester. You could take a tour of campus, visit our two accommodation sites and see what we have to offer on a self-guided tour, or attend some of our general talks covering everything you need to know about student life. We also have our Student Life Fair, where our friendly team are ready to answer your questions and you can meet some of our student societies who can tell you more about student life, beyond your studies.

Top tip

Use the Offer Holder Day programme to plan how you would like to spend the afternoon. The time will soon fly by.

View the Offer Holder Day programme

We’ve got loads of great options across our campuses for when you’re ready for a bite to eat or a drink.

Please be aware we’re a cashless campus and only accept contactless or chip and PIN card payments. 

Don’t miss your free drink

When you register, you’ll receive one free drinks voucher to use at any of our campus outlets (excluding Pearls Bubble Tea and alcoholic drinks).

See specific outlet information for their respective opening times.

See our food and drink outlets

Most of our campus is accessible with a short walk between buildings. If you do require any help or support for the day, please do get in touch with us via email at study@le.ac.uk.

Campus zones

We’ve divided our campus into colour-coded zones to make it easier for you to find your way:

• Purple: Freemen’s Common
• Orange: Right side of central campus
• Green: Left side of central campus (includes Maurice Shock Building and George Davies Centre)
• Pink: Brookfield campus

Download our campus map (PDF, 514kb)

When you register, you'll be given a printed version of the campus map so you can find your way around easily using our zone system.

The Village accommodation

The Village accommodation is located nearby in Oadby. If you’re driving, use LE2 2ND in your SatNav to find it, where free parking is available. Alternatively, you can take advantage of our free shuttle bus from either central campus or Brookfield.

Campus shuttle bus

Our free shuttle bus makes it easy to travel between central campus, Brookfield, and The Village.

Regular buses will run between central campus (outside the Security Lodge), Brookfield, and The Village from 11.00am to 4.00pm.

The last bus from The Village back to central campus (via Brookfield) will depart at 4.00pm. Please be aware we advise you allow 90 minutes to tour The Village in full so arriving after 3.00pm may limit what you can see.

Brookfield only

Three buses will leave from central campus (outside the Security Lodge) to Brookfield at 9.00am, 9.20am and 9.40am.

Central campus, Freemen’s Common or The City accommodation

• Park in our multi-storey car park (MSCP) on Putney Road (LE2 7TF).
• Enjoy a reduced parking rate of just £2.50 for the day. You can pay on arrival or exit.
• The car park has a height limit of 2.1m.
• Follow the yellow AA signs in Leicester to navigate the new road system.

If the MSCP is full

• Use local pay-and-display car parks at Lancaster Road (LE1 7HA) or Victoria Park (LE1 7RY).

For Brookfield campus

If your offer is for Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Economics, or Marketing, head straight to Brookfield (Holmfield Road, LE2 1SD), where parking is free.

Accessible parking

If you need disabled or accessible parking, email us at study@le.ac.uk so we can arrange suitable parking for you.

• Leicester train station is about a 15-minute walk to central campus and 25-minute walk to Brookfield.
• You can walk or get a taxi; use LE1 7RH to get to central campus, or LE2 1SD to get to Brookfield.

Plan your journey

• Most coaches arrive at St Margaret’s Bus Station or Leicester Haymarket Bus Station which are both about a 35-minute walk to central campus and 45-minute walk to Brookfield.
• You can walk or get a taxi; use LE1 7RH to get to central campus, or LE2 1SD to get to Brookfield.

We have teamed up with National Express to offer 50% off coach travel on your journey to one of our Offer Holder Days.

Secure your discount

For those travelling a long distance, we are able to offer a discounted bed and breakfast rate at College Court.

Secure your discount