Open House (Campus Tours)
Date: Further dates for 2025/26 to be announced soon
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Location: Camden Campus, London (Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London, NW1 0TU, United Kingdom) & Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire (Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA, United Kingdom)
Age Group: All prospective students are welcome
Capacity: Unlimited
Eligibility: All prospective students are welcome
Cost: Free
Travel Support: If you are in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM) check out our FSM Bursary to potentially reimburse your travel to us.
The Open House is an opportunity for prospective students, parents/guardians and advisors to learn about the RVC, our undergraduate courses and the application process through a Welcome Presentation and student-led tour of our historic Camden Campus, London and/or rural Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire. We will have support staff will also be on-hand at both campuses to answer and questions or queries.
Further dates for 2025/2026 to be announced soon →
The tour of our Camden Campus, London, home to the RVC since 1791, will showcase our outstanding teaching facilities, laboratories, Anatomy Museum and student wellbeing spaces. This campus is home to all of our BSc and MSci Biological Sciences Pathways (except the final year of the Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics programme), the Veterinary Gateway programme, Years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) programme and Year 1 of the Graduate Accelerated BVetMed.
The tour of our Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire, which stretches over 575 acres, will explore our new Student Learning Centre, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Equine Hospital, clinical teaching facilities, laboratories, sports centre, select on-site accommodation and student wellbeing spaces. This campus is home to all of our Veterinary Nursing Pathways, the final year of the Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics programme and the final three years of all Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed & BVSc) Pathways.
Campus Location(s) of Undergraduate Degrees:
- Biological Sciences Pathways: Camden Campus, London (The final year of Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare & Ethics is taught at Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire)
- Veterinary Nursing Pathways: Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire
- Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) Pathways: Camden Campus, London & Hawkshead Campus, Hertfordshire
Choosing Time Slots
If you plan to visit both campuses you are responsible for organising transportation, typically this would take around 1 hour. Travel via train (Kings Cross Station to Potters Bar Station and vice-versa) is highly recommended and as such we suggest selecting slots with at least a 1-1.5 hour gap due to the commute between campuses.
If you have any questions or would like any more information, please email openday@rvc.ac.uk or telephone 020 7468 1257.