Tuesday 30 June 2026

If you are looking for a specific room on campus, our room codes will tell you where to go.

The first two letters of your room code refer to a campus building: 

• C.C. - Creative Centre
• C.D. - Cordukes
• D.G. - De Grey
• D.T. - Design Centre
• F.S. - Foss
• F.T. - Fountains Learning Centre
• H.G. - Holgate
• M.B. - Maclagan Block
• M.C. - McGregor
• P.H. - Phoenix
• Q.N. - Quad North
• Q.S. - Quad South
• Q.W. - Quad West
• S.K. - Skell
• W.T. - Wilmott

The 3 digit number refers to where the room is within the building:

• 000 - Ground floor
• 100 - First floor
• 200 - Second floor

There are signs in each building to guide you to the correct room.

The signing in station at our Open Day is located in our Arts Foyer. To enter the Open Day, come to our Lord Mayor's Walk entrance:

• Entrance: Lord Mayor's Walk (see pin on Google Maps)

Please only enter our campus at the designated entrance, and not at our main University reception. We need to keep track of visitors for safety and security and we appreciate your help with this.

Sign in can be very busy due to the number of people attending the event, so please leave plenty of time ahead of any booked subject talks.

Sign in at a podium with a member of our Open Day team. You will be welcomed by our staff, receive your welcome pack, and can ask any questions you might have about talks, tours, or directions around campus.

When you sign in, you will need to show the QR code you received in your email to the staff member, who will scan the code and sign you in. If you can't find your QR code, we can still find your booking using your full name. Please have your booking information ready when you arrive at the signing in station.

If you attend without booking a place, we will ask you to register when you arrive.

Visitors who use a wheelchair can sign in at our main Open Day entrance, but may need to take an alternative route to progress into the centre of our campus. There will be signs on campus to provide directions of accessible routes.

Guests: We do not limit how many guests you can bring with you to the Open Day, but we give priority in talks and tours to the prospective students. We kindly request that large accompanying groups leave 1 guest with the student in busy tours and talks.

We warmly welcome school and college groups to attend this event.

As places in our subject talks are limited by room capacity, we ask that each student books an individual place in advance to help us manage attendance and ensure everyone can access their chosen sessions.

If you require any of the following, please get in touch with our Student Recruitment team:

• Express group sign-in arrangements for the day
• A copy of the event risk assessment
• Information and guidance on coach parking

Please contact studentrecruitment@yorksj.ac.uk for further assistance.

Our Open Day will include Welcome Talks to introduce you to York St John University. 

9.15am - multiple locations
10.00am - multiple locations
12.40pm - DG017

To make sure that as many visitors as possible can attend these popular talks, we stream the sessions across multiple venues on campus. The speakers will be based in the Creative Centre Auditorium, and if you have a hearing loop or other needs that require you to be in the room with our live speakers, you can access reserved seating in this location.

Several rooms will be open to view at 4 of our accommodation sites: City Residence, The Grange, St John Central and Limes Court. Rooms at 2 of our partner providers will also be available to view: The Brickworks and The Coal Yard.

You can find more information on our accommodation sites on our Accommodation page.

You can view these accommodation sites independently or by guided bus tour for Limes Court only. Pick up walking route maps to accommodation sites from our accommodation stand in the Design Centre. Please do not arrive at accommodation sites before 10.00am, as there will be nobody there to let you in. You can also download walking tour maps below.

City Residence

You can view City Residence accommodation independently.

Opening times: 10.00am to 3.15pm (last entry 3.00pm)

Route maps with directions to City Residence can be picked up from the accommodation stand in the Design Centre.

The what3words location for City Residence Block A, Flat 001 is ranks.gosh.reap.

The Grange

You can view The Grange accommodation independently.

Two types of accommodation will be available to view at The Grange: Baldwin House and St Mary's House. You will have the option to see each room type as part of the visit if you are interested.

Opening times: 10.00am to 3.15pm (last entry 3.00pm)

Route maps with directions to The Grange can be picked up from the accommodation stand in the Design Centre.

The what3words location for The Grange, Baldwin House, Flat 001 is songs.only.towns. For St Mary's House, Flat 005, the location is crass.cloak.looked.

Limes Court

You can view Limes Court accommodation by guided bus tour only. This site is not available to view outside of our designated tour times. Please do not visit Limes Court independently. 

Bus tour departure times: 10.45am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm

Meet at St Anthony's House to join a bus tour. No tickets are required for these tours, but places on the bus will be first come, first served.

Tours will last around 45 minutes from departing to arriving back on campus.

St John Central

You can view St John Central accommodation independently.

Opening times: 10.00am to 3.15pm (last entry 3.00pm)

Route maps with directions to St John Central can be picked up from the accommodation stand in the Design Centre.

The what3words location for St John Central Flat 001 is flag.jump.discouraged.

Partner provider accommodation sites

Rooms at 2 of the private accommodation sites we partner with will also be open to view:

The Brickworks - open from 11.00am to 3.00pm

The Coal Yard - open from 11.00am to 3.00pm

These sites are open by independent access only as we will not be providing tours to partner sites on the Open Day.

Copies of walking tour maps to the above sites can be collected from the Design Centre.

Expectations for accommodation tours

If you plan to view student accommodation as part of your Open Day, please familiarise yourself with the following information.

The rooms you have been invited to view are students' homes. To make sure both our guests and our students have a positive experience, we ask that you:

• Please listen carefully to any instructions from our Student Ambassadors.
• Please wait patiently to access the rooms - only a small number of guests will be able to enter the room at a time.
• Please do not try to access rooms which are not open to view.
• Please treat the students who live here with dignity and respect.
• Give feedback about the accommodation open to view to the relevant team back on campus and not to the students showing their rooms.

For the safety and comfort of everyone at our accommodation sites, security teams will be present during the Open Day. Failure to comply with these requests may result in you being asked to leave the accommodation.

Guided tours will be running throughout the Open Day so that you can explore our beautiful, historic campus and modern facilities.

Tours are led by current York St John students and last approximately 45 minutes. Your campus tour group will be up to 30 people. On these tours you will see general study facilities including our library, but you will not enter specialist subject facilities. For more information about these specialist facilities, you can speak to staff at our drop-in sessions.

Campus tours will begin at 8.45am, departing approximately every 10 minutes until last departure at 3.00pm

Please meet at the Temple building to join a campus tour group. For directions, see our pin on Google Maps.

No tickets are required for campus tours.

If you or a member of your group need any reasonable adjustments, such as non-step access or a 1 to 1 tour, please let the member of staff on the tour stand aware and we will be happy to accommodate wherever possible.

Transport is available to and from the York St John University Sports Park site during the Open Day. 

No tickets are required for Sports Park tours.

Pick up

For all Sports Park tours, your coach or shuttle taking you from our main campus will meet you next to our St Anthony's House building. Please be at the pick up point at least 5 minutes before the departure time. Priority for places on the shuttle buses will be given to applicants.

To attend a Sport subject talk

Our Sport subject sessions will cover Sport and Exercise Science, Sport and Exercise Therapy, and Physical Education and Sports Coaching. Sessions will take place at at the York St John University Sports Park on Haxby Road, and will include a tour of the facilities. A free shuttle bus will run from campus to the sports park in time for subject talks.

Timings for the sessions are:

11.30am to 12.30pm (bus will leave main campus at 11.15am)
1.45pm to 2.45pm (bus will leave main campus at 1.30pm) 

The bus shuttle departure point will be between Skell and St Anthony's House on our main campus.

Talks (including tour) will last around 60 minutes. You will arrive back on campus around 90 minutes after your bus pick-up time.

Sports drop-in

The Sports drop-in will be based at the York St John University Sports Park on Haxby Road. A free shuttle bus will run between the main campus and the Sports Park from 10.30am throughout the Open Day. Visitors are advised to use the shuttle service to travel between the two sites.

Not attending a Sport subject talk

If you are not attending the Sport subject talk but you would like to look around our Sports Park facilities, a shuttle bus will be available to transport you to the Sports Park. 

Timings for the tours are:

10.30am
1.00pm

The bus shuttle departure point will be St Anthony's House on our main campus.

These tours will last around 30 to 40 minutes and will show the Sports Park facilities. These tours are intended for students not interested in studying a Sport course, but who would like to play sport competitively or recreationally alongside their studies.

Location: Design Centre 001
Opening times: 10.00am to 3.00pm

Join our VR experience to view a selection of our accommodation sites in 360 degree virtual reality. See example rooms and living spaces and hear from students about what it's like to live in York St John accommodation.

Please ensure listen to guidance from staff before and during engaging in the activity. We do not recommend visitors with photosensitive epilepsy or a history seizures, motion sickness, dizziness, chronic neck or back pain, or those who experience eye strain engage in this activity.

Talks

Accommodation talks will be taking place at the following times and locations:

11.20am - Creative Centre auditorium
12.40pm - Temple Hall

Talks will last approximately 30 minutes.

Please note that these talks fill up quickly. Our 11.20am talk will be livestreamed to a secondary location.

Drop-in

The Accommodation team are available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in Design Centre room 001.

You can collect walking tour maps to visit our accommodation sites from the team drop-in. You don't need to ask staff for maps if you don't have other questions about our sites - simply grab them and go!

Please meet at St Anthony’s house to join a bus tour to Limes Court.

Drop-in

The Student Funding Advice team are available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in the ground floor Creative Centre atrium.

Talk

Discover more about life at York St John. This talk will take place at:

2.00pm - Creative Centre auditorium

This talk will last approximately 30 minutes.

Drop-in

The Students' Union team will be available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in the Students' Union building. You can also chat to a range of student representatives from our sports teams, clubs and societies.

Talks

Hear from our Admissions team about how to write an effective personal statement for your UCAS application. These talks will take place at:

12.00pm - Foss 036
1.20pm - Skell 037

These talks will last approximately 30 minutes.

We expect these talks to fill up quickly. Our 12.00pm talk will be live-streamed to a secondary location. Tickets are not required for these talks and admittance will be first come, first served. Please plan to arrive in plenty of time for the talk if you are keen to attend.

Drop-in

The Admissions team will be available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in the ground floor Creative Centre atrium.

Drop-in

The Student Support team will be available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in the ground floor Creative Centre atrium. The team offer dedicated advice and guidance to all our student communities, including:

• Asylum seeking students
• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students
• Care leavers and estranged students
• Commuting and local students
• Disabled students
• Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students
• LGBTQ+ students
• Mature students
• Students from military families
• Student parents
• Trans students

Drop-in

Talk to our Careers, Placements and Student Opportunities team in our modern careers centre about the services they offer, from work placements to study abroad trips.

The team will be available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in Future You in our Holgate building (Holgate 013).

Talks

Hear from our friendly staff about the range of support we provide for our students.

1.20pm, Quad West 003 - Neurodiversity support
This talk will provide information about practical support available for neurodivergent students and those supporting their transition to university.

These talks will last approximately 30 minutes.

Drop-in

Hear from our Disability, Wellbeing and Inclusion team about the support we offer. 

The team will be available to speak to from 9.30am to 2.30pm in the Student Hub, in Holgate building.

Talks

Hear from our Degree Apprenticeships team about our range of courses and how we can work to develop your career.

10.40am, Skell 037

This talk will last approximately 30 minutes.

Drop-in

The Degree Apprenticeships team will available from 11.15am to 12.15pm in Future You in Holgate building (Holgate 013).

Find out more about our courses and support on our Degree Apprenticeships pages.

Drop-in

The Student Support team will be available to speak to from 12.00pm to 1.00pm in De Grey 123. If you are considering or planning to study as a mature student, they can provide information on our dedicated entry scheme and the support we offer.

This drop-in will also include free refreshments!

Talks

Hear from our dedicated team about taking part in a foundation year course and the support we provide.

12.40pm, Quad West 003

These talks will last approximately 30 minutes.

Our Helpdesk team will be available on campus all day to help with your questions. If you need directions, lost property information, or if you just have some general questions, you can speak to the team at our information desk in the Creative Centre.

The Information Helpdesk will be staffed from 8.45am to 3.30pm.

The city centre of York is likely to be very busy on the day of the Open Day due to general tourism and visitor activity. Please allow extra time to travel to our campus and, if possible, aim to arrive early.

There are currently no rail disruptions expected to affect York, but several national engineering works may affect journeys to our event. Please check before you travel.

For general directions and travel information on how to find our campus, visit our dedicated page:

How to find us

Because our campus is located in the city centre, we will not be running shuttle buses from York railway station. We are around a 10 to 15 minute walk from the station, or a short taxi ride. Taxis will cost around £5 (York Cars), £6 (Fleetways), or £10 (Uber).

We advise you to check the times of subject talks you want to attend when planning your travel.

For travel information on getting to York St John, visit our Find us page.

Unfortunately, there is no on-campus parking available for visitors. Parking spaces on our campus are controlled by automatic number plate recognition, and you may incur fines if you stay longer than the grace period. There is also no parking at our accommodation or Sports Park sites.

There are several council-owned car parks near the York St John campus, but please be aware that these can be costly if you are staying all day. York is well served by Park & Ride services on all major entry roads, and we strongly encourage visitors to use these wherever possible. Park & Ride sites offer frequent, affordable services directly into the city centre, helping to avoid congestion and limited city-centre parking.

Please note that the car parks closest to the campus (Union Terrace, Monk Bar and Foss Bank) are popular shopping and tourist car parks and may be full by mid-morning.

We aim to make our Open Days as accessible as possible. If you are a Blue Badge user, you are welcome to drop off and pick up on campus. Blue Badge holders may also use designated parking at Union Terrace car park free of charge. We ask that you do not stay longer than 20 minutes while picking up or dropping off so that others are also able to use these spaces.

Free tea and coffee will be available from our main dining room in the Holgate building, and in the Quad.

We also have food and drink outlets on campus where you can buy lunch and other refreshments. These include:

Holgate dining room

• Breakfast sandwiches and vegetarian alternatives
• Lunch options including soup, loaded fries and sweet treats

Pop Up BBQ (outside main dining room)

• Barbecue burgers, including veggie options

Punk Mama, Holgate building

• Pizza and pasta options

Holgate Cafe

• Soup, sandwiches and pastries
• Grab and go options

Please note that our campus is cash free and our catering outlets only accept card payments.

You are welcome to bring reusable hot drink cups and water bottles on the day and fill these at the various water points across campus and at refreshment stations.

York also has many local businesses nearby offering a range of food and drinks. The streets Gillygate and Goodramgate are close to campus and have lots of cafe options.

Wheelchair accessibility

When you arrive at Open Day, all visitors including wheelchair users can sign in at our main entrance. Wheelchair users may need to take an alternative route to progress into the centre of our campus as the main route includes 4 steps.

The accessible route will be out of the sliding doors from our sign in station in the Arts Foyer. You can then follow the signs to exit the buildings near the Phoenix building, and enter the Quad through the archway. This route is shown on the Open Day map you will receive when you sign in.

All talks take place in wheelchair accessible areas. The majority of our campus tour route is accessible to wheelchair users, however due to the nature of our older listed buildings, some areas are not. If you have any questions about accessibility please visit the Information Helpdesk.

Hearing accessibility

For visitors who benefit from the use of a hearing loop, most of our areas on campus are fitted with this equipment. This equipment is checked ahead of each event. If you experience any difficulties, please report these to our information helpdesk in the Creative Centre. Additional microphones on lanyards are also available from the helpdesk if they are needed.

If you need a British Sign Language interpreter for your visit to the Open Day, we can arrange this. We will need advance notice to organise interpretation, so please aim to tell us about your needs when you book, or 3 weeks in advance of the event.

To make sure that as many visitors as possible can attend our popular Welcome Talks, we stream the sessions across multiple venues on campus. The speakers will be based in the Creative Centre auditorium, and if you have a hearing loop or other needs that require you to be in the room with our live speakers, you can access reserved seating in this location.

Dyslexia and reading accessibility

If you need a coloured overlay to help with reading information at the Open Day, a selection of overlays is available at the Information Helpdesk.

We are not expecting any fire alarm tests so if you do hear a continuous fire alarm please evacuate the building through your nearest fire exit. Staff and Student Ambassadors will guide you to the assembly point, which is on the front lawn outside Lord Mayor's Walk.

First Aid

If you require first aid during your visit please notify a member of staff or a Student Ambassador and they will contact the nearest first aider. Alternatively, you can call our Security Team on 01904 876 444. For emergency first aid please alert the nearest member of staff. Defibrillators are kept at the security office, Foss reception and Haxby Road reception.

We will have several Mental Health First Aiders on campus during the day, if you find the day overwhelming or need support. Please visit the Chapel quite space or the Students' Union lounge for this support.

Security

The safety of our visitors is very important to us, so we have extra security staff patrolling campus and accommodation sites on the day. If you wish to report something please alert a member of staff immediately.

Unfortunately we do not have capacity to store left luggage or heavy items. We recommend using local services at Yorbag on Petergate or Left Luggage at York railway station.

Students or guests with additional needs can store overnight bags or medical equipment on campus if needed. Please email studentrecruitment@yorksj.ac.uk to arrange this in advance.

If you misplace any belongings, please check with us at our Information Helpdesk in the Creative Centre. After the event has finished, any lost property will be taken to the Porters Lodge.

York St John University is proud to be a smoke free campus. Smoking or vaping is not permitted on campus grounds. Should you need a cigarette or vape break, please make your way temporarily off campus.

Our photographer, videographer, and social media team will be taking photos and videos at the Open Day.

This content will be used in print, digital media, and social media. If you do not wish to appear in any images please let the photographer know.

We may approach some visitors on the day to ask if you will take part in recording content for social media. If you are interested in being involved, please let us know at the Information Helpdesk.

Only qualified assistance dogs may be brought to our Open Day. 

Please do not bring pets of any kind to this event, as they will not be permitted in University buildings. This includes emotional support animals as they are generally not trained to the same level as assistance dogs.

Our Security staff may ask you for more information about your dog on the day if they are not visibly an assistance dog.

There are currently building works taking place in and around Quad South and the Fountains building.

Please take care around building works and do not enter cordoned off areas. There should be minimal disruption to your Open Day experience, but if you have any concerns please speak to Helpdesk staff.