Walking
For the best walking routes to BU campuses, please refer to the journey planning links.
You can also find BU building addresses here.
Cycling
There is covered cycle parking at the Talbot Campus and bike hoops at the Lansdowne Campus available for visitor use. Please bring your own bike lock, to secure your cycle. Cycle routes and maps
Bus Travel
The Bus for BU
Download the Festival Bus Pass to travel for free on the BU UNIBUS routes, including the U1, U2 and U4 operated by morebus. For time table and route information, please see the Bus for BU website (check the ‘vacation times’ on the site)
You can also travel on the morebus 15 and 17 routes to Talbot Campus for a child fare by showing your event ticket to the driver. Visit the morebus website for timetables.
Yellow buses run routes 6,8, and 36 to Talbot Campus. Visit the Yellow Buses website for timetables. Please note: free travel on these lines are not included in our festival bus pass.
Rail Travel
Festival visitors arriving by train into Bournemouth can take the short walk to the Lansdowne Campus (see journey planner link above for details), or can travel for free from Dorchester House (a short walk from the station), on the U1 service, please see the UNIBUS details above.
Car Share
BU liftshare site for staff and students Dorset Car Share for Festival Visitors
By Car
Please be aware that there is no public parking at the Talbot or Lansdowne campuses between 08:00 – 17:00. We recommend the use of active or public transport as detailed above. For a map of local public car parks and parking rates, please see here. If you have a disability and require a parking permit, email fol@bournemouth.ac.uk or call +44(0)1202 962362. We work with DisabledGo to provide detailed information about the accessibility of our buildings. You can find out more at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/accessable. However, if you have any concerns about accessibility, please email us or call us and we will be able to help.
BU would like to encourage sustainable travel to all Festival of Learning events where possible.
