About the MINI Plant Oxford Tour
Oxford is the birthplace of the MINI and the centre of its production. The plant was founded in 1913 and has been in constant production ever since, making it one of the oldest car plants in the world.
It was the birthplace of the original MINI in 1959 and came into BMW Group ownership in 1994. The new MINI was launched at the plant in 2001, and the first electric MINI was produced there in 2020.
But despite being one of the oldest car plants in the world, it is also one of the most modern car factories in the UK. Up to 1,000 cars roll off the production line daily at this site. And as many as 4,500 employees work here to assemble the British cult car.
Experience the most exciting elements of car production in around 90 min: from the so-called ‘Body-in-white’, the bodyshell, to the finished, personalised MINI.
You will visit the state-of-the-art plant and see how thousands of parts come together to produce up to 1,000 MINIs per day. And you can take a look into the future: What will the electromobility of tomorrow look like?
Take the MINI Plant Oxford Tour and experience the MINI Oxford plant up close.
Booking information
Price:
Standard tickets – £21.00 per person
Reduced tickets – £17.00
Reduced admission fee applies for young people between 14 and 18, trainees, students, people with disabilities, 60 yrs+, BMW Group employees and BMW associates – please be prepared to provide valid identification.
Group & family tickets are also available.
Dates & times:
Please check the booking site for opening dates and times. Tour dates are usually published 3 months in advance.
Duration:
The experience lasts around 90 minutes.
Age restrictions:
- Children under 14 are not allowed to enter the plant premises.
- Children between 14 and 16 may only enter the plant premises if accompanied by an adult.
- Exceptions are made for school groups, for which the following rule applies: Schoolchildren as young as 11 may enter the plant premises.
- School classes with children aged 11-14 years must be looked after by adults, and a single adult may look after a maximum of two children at the same time.
Good to know
- Wearing closed shoes is required for the tour. It’s advisable to wear long-sleeved garments for the tour due to sparks.
- Tours are not suitable for pregnant people or persons with an electronic medical implant (e.g. pacemakers, insulin pumps, etc.).
- Please be aware that this is a walking tour, and a degree of mobility is required to cover the distance around the plant.
- For a full tour experience, visitors will receive audio guides with headphones. Wearing the headphones is mandatory. If you can’t wear headphones for health reasons, kindly contact the tour booking centre before visiting the plant.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour. The visitor centre opens for you 30 minutes before the tour begins.
- While waiting, you can join the museum tour and photograph the historical exhibits.
- Tours may have to be cancelled at short notice for operational reasons. Should this happen to you, the tour organisers will offer you an alternative date as soon as possible or a refund.
