Accessible parking bays are clearly marked across the campus. Locations of accessible parking can be viewed on the Campus Map.

For one-off visits, Blue Badges will suffice. Blue Badge holders are welcome to park without charge, either in an accessible parking bay or in any other available parking space.

Important - Visitors with a Blue Badge that are parking at the Health Innovation Campus (HIC) or the Sports Field Car Park must inform University Security on 01524 594541 to register their Blue Badge in order to authorise the parking session. Full details are available on the signage at the accessible parking bays in the HIC Car Park.

Staff or student Blue Badge holders should contact the Car Parking Office at car-parking@lancaster.ac.uk to obtain an Accessible Parking Permit for regular use.

Parking is provided at the front and rear car parks of the Sports Centre (Visitor Car Park La and Lb). Two hours of free parking is permitted with a free ticket from one of the parking meters in Car Park La or Lb. The maximum permitted stay is 2 hours with no return within 1 hour. These arrangements apply across all opening hours of the Sports Centre, including evenings and weekends. Parking is strictly in connection with sports use only.

Alternatively, parking is also available at the Sports Field Car Park (Visitor Car Park K). The tariff here is a flat rate of £3.30 for a full day. Car Park K is conveniently located next to the tennis courts and close to many of the external sports pitches. ANPR camera enforcement is in place at the Sports Field Car Park and this is in operation between Monday and Friday 08:00 to 18:00. All users of the car park must authorise and pay for their parking session during this time. This can either be done using the pay & display machines located there or through the RingGo service.

Please note that a height restriction barrier is in place at the entrance to the Sports Field Car Park. This is to help secure the car park and regulate the size of vehicles using the parking spaces. The barrier is set at a height of 2.3m meaning that vehicles above this height (approximately the height of a Transit van and above) will be required to seek approval from Security prior to coming onto site. A car park barrier (not height restrictive) is also in place at the entrance to the Sports Centre car park to secure this area during non-operational times.

The Sports Centre Parking Policy is available on the Policy and Enforcement page.

More information is available on the Electric Vehicles page.

Minibuses must be parked in one of the following locations. This will avoid minibuses obstructing either the roadway, footway or landscaping in standard length parking bays.

• Visitor Car Park B on North Campus
• Visitor Car Park E on South Campus

Locations of the visitor car parks can be found on the Campus Map.

Pay & display facilities, or payment through RingGo, must be used between 08:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday.

Flexible and supportive arrangements for contractor parking are in place.

• Contractor Parking Permits (annual)
• Contractor Parking Permits (termly or monthly)

The Contractor Parking Policy and permit prices for contractors can be viewed on the Policy and Enforcement page.

A ticket & display system is in operation at Forrest Hills. A free ticket for up to 10 hours must be obtained from the parking meter in the Forrest Hills Car Park during the hours of 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. Please note that parking must be in connection with Forrest Hills business and no overnight parking is permitted.

Bicycle and motorcycle parking facilities are also available at Forrest Hills.

Coach Drop off, Pickup and Coach Parking Policy

This document provides helpful information to coach drivers and organisers of coach visits to the University campus.

The Health Innovation Campus (HIC) has staff permit parking and visitor parking which is accessed from the A6 up Sir John Fisher Drive, north of the main campus entrance.

Charging points are provided for electric vehicles. There are also dedicated accessible, motorcycle and bicycle parking facilities.

Fixed camera ANPR enforcement is now in place at the HIC car park. Visit the dedicated Health Innovation Campus Parking page for more information.

Please note that a height restriction barrier is in place at the car park entrance to HIC. This is to help secure the car park and regulate the size of vehicles using the parking spaces. The barrier is set at a height of 2.3m meaning that vehicles above this height (approximately the height of a Transit van and above) will be required to seek approval from Security prior to coming onto site.