Join us for an Open Day and find out what it's like to study at the South West's University of the Year (WUSCAS 2024 & WUSCAS 2025).
Join us for an Open Day at Arts University Plymouth
Take your next step towards a creative future at the South West's University of the Year (WUSCAS 2024 & 2025).
Explore our campus and award-winning facilities, meet our lecturers and course leaders, and discover what it’s like to study in one of the UK’s most welcoming creative communities. From Graphic Design to Photography, Illustration to Fashion, Film to Game Arts and more, every discipline is supported by specialist studios and workshops designed to fuel your creativity.
During your visit, you’ll also have the chance to:
- Tour our city-centre campus and studio spaces
- Visit affordable nearby student accommodation
- Chat to our friendly Student Recruitment team for advice on applying
Explore Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, with its vibrant cultural scene, cafés and restaurants, and stunning natural surroundings
This Open Day is open to applicants for Undergraduate (BA), Postgraduate (MA) and Foundation Diploma courses.
Find out more and book your place: aup.ac.uk/open-days
Getting Here
By Car
Parking is available at Drake Circus Shopping Centre (just across the road) or The Barcode at Bretonside. A limited number of on-street spaces are available on Regent Street.
Accessible parking for Blue Badge holders is available at Tavistock Place.
More info: plymouth.gov.uk/parking
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By Coach
We’re a short walk from the coach station on Mayflower Street, served by National Express, Megabus and Falcon services.
By Train
Plymouth station is just five minutes away, with direct trains to London Paddington (3–3.5 hours), Bristol, the Midlands, the North of England, Scotland and Penzance. A Night Riviera sleeper service also runs to and from London Paddington.