Parking
Find out everything you need to know about parking at Lancaster University.
RingGo Cashless Parking Solution is now in place across all visitor car parks. Visitors can pay for their parking via app, by phone or using the RingGo website. Detailed instructions on using RingGo to pay for parking are signposted at all visitor car parks.
All pay-and-display parking on campus is cashless. Our parking machines accept card payments only (contactless and chip & pin). Payment by cash is not possible. This applies to sales of all parking permits, RingGo payments and payments at the parking machines.
Accessible Parking Spaces
Dedicated accessible parking spaces are provided throughout the campus for Blue Badge holders and those with a University Accessible Parking Permit. Locations of accessible parking spaces can be viewed on the Campus Map.
Blue Badge and Accessible Permits
Accessible Parking Permit charges are in line with other parking permit charges at the University. If you have a valid Blue Badge these charges will not affect you. The annual price for students for 2024/25 is £165.12. The annual price for staff is dependent upon grade and FTE level. Please see further details on the Staff Parking page.
Students and staff can refer to the Accessible Parking Permits Eligibility Guidelines on the Policy and Enforcement page for eligibility details and how to apply. Important information for students can also be found on the Campus Accessibility and Parking webpage.
Find out below about the 1-day Staff Accessible Scratch Card.
Parking at Chancellor's Wharf and the Health Innovation Campus
A system of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras enforces parking at Chancellor's Wharf and the Health Innovation Campus (HIC).
Important: Anyone eligible to park at Chancellor's Wharf and HIC must ensure their vehicle details are registered with the University as authorised to park at Chancellor's Wharf and have paid the required parking fee.
- Residents at Chancellor's Wharf can purchase a virtual parking permit by contacting the Car Parking Office at [email protected].
- For visitors of residents, the Online Store must be used to register vehicle details and purchase parking at £3.50 per day.
- HIC parking users can find out more about parking at HIC on the dedicated Health Innovation Campus Parking page.
Helpful Information
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Find out where you can park by viewing the Parking Zone Map.
Various loading / delivery / drop-off bays are located on campus. These locations can be viewed on the Parking Zones Map. Most of the loading bays have time restrictions as indicated on the adjacent signage.
Short-term 30-minute parking bays are provided in Bowland Avenue outside the Welcome Centre. Dedicated drop-off and short-term parking is provided outside the Pre-School at no charge for Pre-School Permit holders.
When loading or unloading please do not leave your vehicle unattended for more than 10 minutes at a time.
The University enforces its car parking policies and regulations by means of Parking Charge Notices (PCNs). Issuing PCNs to contravening motorists helps ensure that parking practices at the University are as fair as possible and helps to maximise the number of parking spaces available for people to park in.
Anyone receiving a PCN should follow the instructions on the PCN ticket.
Further information is available on the Policy and Enforcement page.
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 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.
Motorcycles can park for free on campus provided they are not parked in car parking spaces. A parking permit is not required for motorcycles.
Dedicated, secure and sheltered motorcycle parking is available in the Underpass. Dedicated motorcycle parking is also available on Bowland Avenue, on North Drive, South Drive, at the Health Innovation Campus and at Forrest Hills. Locations of all motorcycle parking can be viewed on the Campus Map.
Motorcycles can also be parked informally in other areas provided they do not cause an obstruction and are not parked at a bicycle parking area.
Parking is provided at both Car Park L(a) at the front of the main building and at Car Park L(b) at the rear of the Sports Centre beside the bowling green. Two hours of free parking for sports users is permitted with a free ticket from the parking meters in Car Park L(a) and L(b). The maximum permitted stay is 2 hours with no returns 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 customers 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 per day (Mon-Fri 08:00 to 18:00). Car Park K is conveniently located next to the tennis courts and close to many of the external sports pitches.
The Sports Centre Parking Policy can be found on the Policy and Enforcement page.
Please note that a height restriction barrier is in place at the entrance to the Sports Centre 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.
A system of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) enforcement is in operation for parking at Chancellor's Wharf.
All vehicles parking at Chancellor's Wharf at any time must first be registered with the University as permitted to park exclusively at Chancellor's Wharf on that particular day (main campus permits are not valid there).
Only Chancellor's Wharf student residents and staff working at Chancellor's Wharf are entitled to a virtual Chancellor's Wharf Parking Permit. These permits are not valid on campus, only at Chancellor's Wharf.
A Chancellor's Wharf Virtual Visitor Parking Permit is available from the Online Store exclusively for those visiting a student resident at Chancellor's Wharf. Parking is charged at £3.30 per 24 hours.
Any staff visiting Chancellor's Wharf on bona fide University business must inform the Car Parking Office at [email protected] prior to their visit so that vehicle details can be added to the system for each specific day to avoid an automatic ticket being issued.
The full parking policy at Chancellor's Wharf 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 provided at Forrest Hills.
Vehicle barriers are in place at the Sports Centre, Sports Field and Health Innovation Campus (HIC) car parks, to help manage unauthorised access to parking facilities in these areas.
Height restriction barriers are present at the HIC car park and Green Lane entrance to the Sports Field Car Park to help secure these locations and regulate the size of vehicles using these spaces. The barriers are set at a height of 2.3 metres, 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 on site, at which point the barriers can then be opened to allow access. If you are expecting a vehicle(s) above this height visiting these car parks, please inform Security Services at least 24 hours prior to arrival.
Car park barriers (not height restrictive) are also in place at the entrance to the Sports Centre car park to secure this area during non-operational times. Subsequently, this parking facility will be unavailable during these times (Sports Centre opening times).
Tel: 01524 594541; Email: [email protected]