How to find us
OFFA is located in Northavon House which is on the Frenchay campus of the University of the West of England, about four miles north of Bristol city centre.
Northavon House is also the main office for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Parking and front entrance map
By rail
The nearest station is Bristol Parkway. Filton Abbey Wood is another nearby local line station.
Trains from London Paddington take around 1 hour 20 minutes to Bristol Parkway.
By bus
To and from Bristol City Centre
Direct bus X84 one per half-hour.
Number 70 every few minutes, indirect route.
Number 99 every few minutes, indirect route.
From Bristol Parkway to Northavon House
318 (Keynsham)
319 (Bath)
518 (Downend/Hanham)
581 (Hanham/Longwell Green)
From Northavon House to Bristol Parkway
318, 319 (Cribbs Causeway)
518 (Shirehampton/Westbury)
581 (Cribbs Causeway)
For timetable information on public transport services visit http://www.traveline.org.uk/, or telephone 0870 608 2608.
By road
Leave M4 at Junction 19 and take the M32 southbound, stay in the left hand lane which filters off at the first exit within 400 metres. Turn right at the roundabout and continue west on the A4174. At the first set of lights, turn left signposted UWE, follow Coldharbour Lane for approximately 500 yards and turn right at the roundabout onto the UWE campus.
Northavon House is the first building on campus, a large redbrick building with its own carpark.
Press the buzzer to raise the barrier at the entrance.