20 +
places to eat & drink
Coffee, breakfast, street food, team lunches and somewhere to meet after work
LIFE
at Harwell
A connected campus with room to think, move, meet and recharge.
Life at Harwell
A lot more than a place to work
Harwell has been designed to make sure everything you need is on campus.
21+
Sports teams & facilities
including Pavilion, full size cricket, rugby and football pitches
35%
off bus journeys for Harwellians
FREE
bikes &
e-bikes
to get to, from and around campus
For work, life and everything in between.
Morissons
Post Office
3 Gym’s
Dentist
Hair salon
2 Nurseries
Hotel
Hearing care
Physio & rehab
Chiropractor
Co-working spaces
Meeting room hire
Sports pitches
End-of-journey facilities
300+ person Conference centre
More events than any other campus in the UK
Make the most of Harwell
Everything you need, easier to find
Whether you work here every day or are visiting for the first time, find the food, facilities, activities and information you need.
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Eat & drink
Coffee, street food, team lunches and somewhere to meet after work.
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Sports & wellbeing
Sport, fitness, community groups and plenty of space to reset.
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Getting around
Plan your journey by bus, rail, bike or car.
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Find essentials
Healthcare, childcare, shops, services and hotel.
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Events
Discover events and activities across the campus.Get here & around
Simple ways to get around
Plan your journey, move around campus and find the travel option that works for you.
Bus travel
Let someone else do the driving.
Harwell Campus employees receive 35% off selected South Oxfordshire Zone tickets through the key or the Oxford Bus app, including multi-trip, weekly and annual options.
View bus information
Rail connections
Connected by rail.
Didcot Parkway rail station is only 5 miles away, with direct services to Central London (Paddington) in under 45 minutes and Oxford City Centre in under 15 minutes. Frequent bus services, taxi’s and bike hire are available to onward travel to campus.
Plan your journey
Cycling
A better way to move.
Available to use to and from campus for free, simply locate a bike via the Donkey Republic app and you’re good to go.
Explore cycling
Lift share
Share the journey.
Find a convenient, cost-effective way to travel by matching your commute with other Harwellians.
Find out more
Travel Hub
Your campus travel base.
Live journey information, secure cycle storage, showers, bike maintenance and onward travel.
Request access
future of travel
Get around with Darwin
Travel around Harwell for free on our zero-emissions autonomous shuttle, running two weekday routes across campus via the ESA building.
Track DarwinEvents for everyone
The UK’s most eventful science campus.
We host more events than any other science campus in the UK.
Harwell has a packed calendar of educational sessions, networking events and science-focused partnering opportunities, alongside team-building activities such as our famous annual Cup Challenge. Whatever your interests, there’s always something happening at Harwell.
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Campus life | SportsLunchtime Pilates
28th Oct
12:30 – 13:30 | Quad Three, Rutherford Avenue, OX11 0DF
Join us on Wednesday lunchtimes at 12.30pm from 28th October – 16th…
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Quantum technologies | Science and innovationHarwell Q-Day 2026: From Quantum Cluster to Quantum Impact
24th Nov
9:30 – 15:00 | CO:LABS, Harwell Campus
We’re delighted to announce the date of the 2026 Harwell Q-Day, our annual…
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HALOHALO – Silent Disco
27th Nov
19:00 – 21:00 | Tech Foundry 3, Harwell Campus, OX11 0GD
Slip on your headphones, choose your vibe, and lose yourself in the music as our…
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HALOHALO – Power Flow Yoga
18th Nov
17:00 – 18:00 | Tech Foundry 3, Harwell Campus, OX11 0GD
“Yoga in unusual spaces” is back – join us at HALO in…
Wellbeing & nature
Trails on campus
Walk, run or cycle through landscaped areas, rewilding zones and out towards the Ridgeway.
