Parking & Travel
We have car parking facilities at our accommodation.
Car parking
We currently have 40 resident parking spaces available at Bowsden Court and 36 resident parking spaces at Castle Leazes. We do not offer resident parking spaces at any of our other accommodation.
Permits
Parking permits are booked per term. If you’re an undergraduate student wanting to park for the entire year, you will need a permit for terms one, two, and three. Postgraduate students who want to park over the summer must also book for term four.
Permits for Bowsden Court are free and only valid at Bowsden Court. Permits cannot be used on campus or at any other accommodation location. Book a permit for Bowsden Court
Parking is charged per term and is only available to Castle Leazes, Park View, and Marris House residents. Castle Leazes permits are only valid in the designated resident parking area and are not valid at any other residences or on campus car parks. Book a permit for Castle Leazes
You will need to use the link at the top of the form to pay for a parking permit before completing the form. You will then be asked to provide the receipt number within the form. Forms completed without valid receipt numbers will not be processed, and you will not have a parking permit held for you. Please also review the parking management information listed below and our student car parking policy.
Blue Badge holders are entitled to free permits. We have a limited number of accessible parking spaces at Castle Leazes, Park View, Marris House, Kensington and Park Terraces, and Windsor Terrace. Please contact the accommodation reception directly for more information.
Parking management
We have a Parking Management System to manage the parking facilities. The Estates & Facilities Service is responsible for the management of University car parking areas on the main campus and other University premises. The Service is also responsible for the issuing of permits and permissions for colleagues, students, visitors and contractors for use of University car parking areas.
The University campus is privately owned and conditions apply for parking vehicles on the premises. These conditions are displayed on signs at the entrance roads and in parking areas. When you drive and park on campus, you are considered to have agreed to these conditions and are legally bound by them.
Enforcement of parking conditions
If a vehicle is parked in a way that violates these conditions, you will face enforcement action from both University Security and our designated parking enforcement partner, Open Parking. Such violations could include not being within a designated bay or in a "No Parking At Any Time" area. This rule applies to all vehicles, regardless of whether they are driven by University colleagues, contractor, visitor, student, or any other individual.
Enforcement is initiated as follows:
- Security officers will issue a parking charge notice (PCN) to motor vehicles left on campus that contravene parking conditions – i.e., outside of marked or signed bays, or without a valid temporary/previously issued permit.
- A PCN requires a payment of £60 within 28 days of receipt, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days.
- Where a PCN is unpaid, our parking enforcement provider will proceed with debt collection action and may decide to take legal action in the County Court.
- Where there are repeated parking contraventions by colleagues or students, issued permits will be rescinded and permit applications restricted, and the individual may be subject to disciplinary action as per University regulations.
Contact us
If you've got any questions about accommodation parking, please contact the relevant accommodation reception
Public transport
Information about public transport can be found on the NEXUS website.
There are no student parking facilities on the University main campus. There is limited resident parking available at Castle Leazes and Bowsden Court. See above for details.
If you bring a bicycle with you to University, you should consider getting your bike insured. We have lockable bicycle storage at many of our accommodation locations but we strongly recommend you insure your item. Find out more about bicycle storage on the Bicycle Storage Application page.