Offer Holder Days

We are delighted to offer a travel bursary as a way of thanking you for attending our Offer Holder Day. The bursary will be sent after you have attended the event in the form of an e-voucher which can be used for online purchases or added to your Apple Wallet or Google Pay. The amount you are eligible for will depend on where you have travelled from;

To claim this, please head to the Travel Bursary Desk in the Students' Union between 09:00 and 15:30 on the day of the event. Please note, you must apply for the bursary on the day of the event, we will not accept applications once the event has finished. The bursary is only available to the prospective student, if you submit more than one claim per household only one bursary will be issued. If you have any questions, please email studentrecruitment@plymouth.ac.uk.

*The travel bursary is only available to guests travelling from a UK postcode.

You could get over half price* off rail fare for your Offer Holder Day visit

We are delighted to offer you an 20% discount on Advanced Purchase tickets** with Great Western Railway. Railcards can also be used in addition to the discount which could offer you over 50% discount in total. Further information on how to redeem this can be found in your booking confirmation email or by emailing studentrecruitment@plymouth.ac.uk.

*The over half price discount is calculated using the 20% GWR discount and any discount from a valid railcard. Without a valid railcard, the discount will be 20%.
**This offer is on Advanced Purchase tickets only and is only valid on designated dates. We have the right to withdraw this offer to individuals. For more information please email studentrecruitment@plymouth.ac.uk.

As part of a partnership with Plymouth Citybus we are offering the opportunity to park and ride for free at the George Park and Ride Site (PL6 7HB) for people that hold an invitation to our open day. Please use the 42C service direct from the George Park and Ride to the University of Plymouth. This service operates every 30 minutes from 7am until 7pm, then every hour until 10.59pm.

All you need to do is show your invitation to the open day to the driver on the date in question and this will grant you access to the 42C service. This offer is valid for the invitation holder, and any additional passengers will be charged accordingly a single ticket is £2, a day ticket £6 adult and £4.50 Child (Up to age of 18).

Plan your visit with maps and information on travel, journey times and parking .

We have teamed up with three local hotels to offer a discounted stay for guests visiting one of our offer holder days:

Copthorne Hotel
Priority University Rates at the Copthorne Hotel, just minutes from the campus. Please visit www.millenniumhotels.co.uk and use booking code UPLY to get a guaranteed 10% discount from the Best Available Rate, including breakfast.

Crowne Plaza Plymouth
Crowne Plaza Plymouth is only a 10 minute walk from Campus and is located on Plymouth Hoe with stunning sea-views. Visitors can receive a 20% discount off the Best Flexible Rate including breakfast! Reservations must be made using the link provided and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or bookings made via third party websites. Please use this link to book.

Leonardo Hotel Plymouth
Just a stone’s throw from our Plymouth campus, visitors can receive 15% discount from our Best Flexible Rate when booking directly on the Leonardo Hotel website. Please visit www.leonardohotels.co.uk and enter PLYMUNI24 into the promotional code box. Please note that all bookings need to be made directly via the website. The discount will not be applied to any existing promotional rates. The discount cannot be applied retrospectively to any bookings made on sale rates or third party websites.

Offer Holder Days are invite-only events for students who have made an application to the University of Plymouth and are holding an offer with us, either conditional or unconditional.

The experience is subject specific and tailored to give you the chance to explore your chosen course and the University in much more detail.

Once you have booked your place, we will keep in contact with you via email to provide you with all of the details needed for your event. You will be emailed a copy of the programme one week before to help you plan your visit.

Find out how to make the most of your offer holder day .

Given that you are much further on with your university application, it’s likely that you’ll have questions that will differ from the ones you had before making your application and initial choices.

Offer Holder Days are invite-only events that give you the opportunity to attend course-specific activities and spend more time with future classmates, course leads and academics who will be teaching you. The day will give you the perfect opportunity to decide whether the course, university and city are the best fit for you as an individual.

You'll experience in-depth course lectures, sessions and activities that were not available in such detail at our Open Days. We understand that as well as the course, you also need to explore the University itself so we have our Accommodation Team, Student Ambassadors, Admissions Team and Student Support Services on campus, to allow you to discuss any individual requirements specific to you alongside subject specific activities.

For anyone unable to attend an Offer Holder Day, we will be holding a series of Applicant Campus Visits throughout April and May 2025. Further information will be available nearer the time, but to register your interest in an Applicant Campus Visit please email campustours@plymouth.ac.uk.