Plan your visit

We’re open to sightseers and the public:

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Check our upcoming closures for any changes to our normal hours.

Exhibitions at the Weston Library

Our exhibition galleries are open:

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Café and shops

Café and shops opening hours
 

April

• Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 April: the Magna Carta 1215 1225 display in Blackwell Hall will be closed due to maintenance.
• Saturday 19 April: The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm, and the 4pm tour will be a library-only tour.
• Sunday 20 April: There will be no library guided tours or Divinity School visits available all day. The Weston Library and exhibitions will be closed. Walking tour tickets are available through our website.
• Monday 21 April: The Divinity School and Weston Library will open at 10am, and the first tour of the day will be at 10.30am.
• Tuesday 22 April: There will be no 60-minute tour at 10.30am.
• Friday 25 April: The Divinity School will be closed from 3pm. 30-minute library-only tours available from this time onwards.
• Monday 28 April: There will be no 60-minute tour at 11.30am.
• Wednesday 30 April: The Divinity School will close at 4.30pm.

May

• Monday 5 May: The Divinity School and Weston Library will open at 10am, and the first tour of the day will be at 10.30am.
• Thursday 8 May: The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Friday 9 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm.
• Saturday 10 May: The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Monday 12 May: There will be no 60 minute tour at 10.30am or 11.30am.
• Tuesday 13 May: The Clarendon Quad will be closed from 4–7pm.
• Friday 16 May: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available.
• Saturday 17 May: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available.
• Sunday 18 May: The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Monday 19 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 10.30am.
• Wednesday 21 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 10.30am or 11.30am.
• Friday 23 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm.
• Saturday 24 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm. The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Sunday 25 May: There will be no 60-minute tours available all day.
• Monday 26 May: The Divinity School and Weston Library will open at 10am, and the first tour of the day will be at 10.30am.
• Friday 30 May: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm.
• Saturday 31 May: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available.

June

• Wednesday 4 June: There will be no 60 minute tour at 2pm. The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Friday 6 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 11.30am–3.30pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available during this period.
• Saturday 7 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 3pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available for the rest of the day.
• Friday 13 June: No 60-minute tours available all day. The Divinity School will be closed from 12.30pm, and 30-minute library-only tours will be available for the rest of the day.
• Saturday 14 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 11.30am. 30-minute library-only tours will be available for the rest of the day.  
• Tuesday 17 June: No 60-minute tours available on this day.
• Thursday 19 June: The Divinity School will be closed between 11.30am–1.30pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available during this period.
• Saturday 21 June: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm. The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Sunday 22 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm.
• Tuesday 24 June: Blackwell Hall will be closed from 4pm. No 60-minute tours will be available on this day.
• Wednesday 25 June:  The Divinity School will be closed until 2pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available during this period. From 2pm the Divinity School will reopen and normal tours scheduling will resume.
• Thursday 26 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 3.30pm onwards. 30-minute library-only tours will be available from this time onwards.
• Friday 27 June: The Divinity School will be closed from 12–2pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available during this period.
• Saturday 28 June: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available.
• Monday 30 June: There will be no 60-minute tours available all day.

July

• Tuesday 1 July: There will be no 60-minute tours available all day.
• Friday 4 July: There will be no 60-minute tours available all day. The Divinity School will be closed from 2pm onwards. 30-minute library-only tours will be available from this point onwards.
• Saturday 5 July: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours available all day.
• Monday 7 July: No 60-minute tours available all day.
• Tuesday 8 July: No 60-minute tours available all day.
• Thursday 10 July: There will be no 60-minute tour at 10.30am.
• Saturday 12 July: There will be no 60 minute tour at 2pm. The Divinity School will be closed from 4pm
• Sunday 13 July: The Divinity School will be closed from 2.30pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available from 2.30pm.
• Monday 14 July: No 60-minute tours available all day.
• Tuesday 15 July: There will be no 60-minute tour at 2pm.
• Saturday 19 July: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available all day.
• Monday 21 July: No 60-minute tours available all day.
• Friday 25 July: There will be no 60-minute tour at 1pm and 2pm.
• Saturday 26 July: The Divinity School will be closed from 3.30pm. 30-minute library-only tours will be available from 3.30pm.
• Monday 28 July: No 60-minute tours available all day.
• Tuesday 29 July: The Divinity School will be closed all day. 30-minute library-only tours will be available all day.

We recommend starting your sightseeing visit at the Weston Library:

 Weston Library, Broad Street, OX1 3BG

Here you can buy tour tickets, pick up a map, visit our free exhibitions, stop for a drink at the café or pop into the shop.

If you have a pre-booked Bodleian tour ticket, you can go straight to the Old Bodleian Library via the Great Gate on Catte Street.

Find out more about how to get here
 

Enjoy delicious drinks, snacks, and hot and cold meals in the Bodleian Café at the Weston Library, including vegetarian and vegan options.

Our traditional afternoon tea includes finely cut sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam, and a delightful selection of sweet treats, served with tea and coffee – or add a glass of prosecco to your booking.

We want to ensure that everyone can explore our buildings as comfortably as possible. We have different kinds of support in place for visitors with specific access needs.

Find out more about accessibility at our site.

Please note: all library guided tours involve stairs, and the 90-minute tour also includes a substantial amount of walking. We are working on improving accessibility on our guided tours to ensure visitors have an equitable experience.
 

We ask that visitors follow these rules in all of our spaces:

• Please do not leave bags unattended.
• When walking around library buildings, please observe 'quiet please' signs to avoid disturbing those working inside the Old Library and Radcliffe Camera.
• You are very welcome to take photographs, as long as this is for your personal, non-commercial use only. We do not allow the use of video cameras, flash or tripods (including selfie sticks) inside our buildings. Photography is not allowed in the Radcliffe Camera.

Exhibition galleries

Please follow these rules when visiting the exhibition galleries in the Weston Library. We aim to provide a safe environment for our visitors and make sure that our collections are preserved for the future.

• Food and drink are not allowed in the galleries, including bottled water.
• Children are very welcome, but please make sure they are supervised at all times.
• Pushchairs and buggies are welcome in the galleries. At very busy times we may need to limit the number of buggies in the gallery, and this will be at the discretion of the room attendant. Very large double-buggies cannot be brought into the exhibition galleries, due to the narrow walkways between exhibits.
• Assistance dogs are welcome in the galleries.
• Large items such as rucksacks or wheeled cases may not be taken into the galleries, due to space limitations. This includes any item larger than aircraft carry-on luggage. Medium-sized backpacks or cases should not be worn on the back or wheeled, but may be carried. Very small bags and day-packs may be carried on the owner’s back. These rules help avoid damage to works on the walls or to the display cases. The room attendant will use his or her judgement on which bags may be admitted, and how they should be carried, to avoid any risk of damage to the galleries, collections, or other members of the public. For guidance, bags larger than approx. 50 x 40 x 25 cm will be excluded from the galleries. We are unfortunately not able to provide any storage for large bags which have been excluded.
• Please do not bring wet umbrellas into the galleries. You can leave coats or umbrellas on the coat rack outside the galleries (please note that this is at the owner’s risk).
• You may bring pencils into the galleries. Pens and markers are not allowed.

• We encourage all visitors to use Park and Ride options to travel into Oxford to visit us.
• We provide e-tickets for all tours purchased online and we recommend that visitors recommended show their tickets on their devices. Onsite, we have halved the amount of paper being used for printing receipts/tickets.
• Read about sustainability at our café and shops.