Undergraduate Open Days at ARU
Get to know us better. Open Days are the perfect opportunity to come and explore what life is like at ARU. Parents and supporters are welcome.
Find out about free travel to our Open Days.
Upcoming Open Days
Our Open Days run on all four campuses: Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, Writtle.
- Saturday 18 January 2025
- Saturday 7 June 2025
If you're interested in studying a degree apprenticeship, book your place here.
Plan your day
Find out what's happening at our Open Days on Saturday 18 January:
Cambridge Open Day guide (accessible version)
Chelmsford Open Day guide (accessible version)
Writtle Open Day guide (accessible version)
ARU Peterborough: to come
What happens on the day?
Open Days are your chance to:
- explore the campus you're interested in studying at
- chat to our Student Ambassadors about life at university
- meet our tutors and attend a course or faculty talk
- speak to our accommodation team, view occupied student accommodation or take a virtual tour of our accommodation
- find out about our Students' Union, clubs and societies
- attend talks about student life, finance, accommodation and personal statements
- chat to one of our degree apprentice experts
- speak to our Admissions Team about how to apply.
How to find us
Get directions to our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Writtle.
If you're a blue badge holder, please get in touch with us before the event to arrange parking: call our Admissions Customer Service Team on 01245 686868 or email [email protected].
Travel
Free travel
We’re committed to doing all we can to reduce the environmental impact of traffic travelling to our events, and promote the use of public transport wherever possible. We have great partnerships that offer free travel to our next campus Open Day.
We have free transport on offer with Stagecoach East buses for our Cambridge and Peterborough campuses.
Once you have signed up to an Open Day at ARU, we will send through an e-voucher via email in the weeks leading up to your event. Simply show your bus driver the e-voucher emailed to you and ask for a free single ticket. This voucher will provide your guest with free travel too.
For more information, visit the Stagecoach East website.
We've partnered with Greater Anglia to provide you with free train travel to and from Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough.
Please note: this offer only applies to journeys between stations on the Greater Anglia network. If your station is not listed, please call 0345 600 7245 (option 3) and they will be able to add the station to the list.
To redeem the offer, you'll need to book your tickets by 9am on the Monday prior to your event. Greater Anglia train tickets are sent by post.
If there are engineering works you may need to catch a rail replacement bus. Your free train ticket covers this bus travel.
When claiming your train ticket use code 'ARUCBG' for Cambridge, 'aruchm' for Chelmsford, or ‘ARUOpen’ for Peterborough.
- Book free travel to Cambridge
- Book free travel to Chelmsford. If you are travelling to our Writtle campus, the nearest station is Chelmsford. You will then need to get to the Writtle campus, which is about two miles away.
- Book free travel to Peterborough
