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Free Parking Near Highfield Campus

Here is some information about places to park near Highfield Campus, there are no restrictions in the areas marked on Google Maps. The areas shown are around 15 minutes walk to the Campus, please note that these spaces are filled quickly so it is advised to arrive around 8:15am to get a space.

There are a handful of free spaces in Hartley Avenue, and Upper Shaftesbury Avenue, but you need to be there around 7:30 to get these. The minute number of spaces in Merton Road and Sherborne Road are almost invariably taken by the real early birds (no map references included, roads are within 2-3 blocks from Hartley Road. For those arriving late, but still with approximately 20 minutes to spare to get to campus, Abbots Way is another option (off Highfield Lane).

There are other areas that offer 2 hour parking spaces but are monitored heavily by parking attendants. These are on a first come first served basis.

The University offers Pay and Display parking opposite building 1 and 16 at £1 per hour, these spaces fill up quickly so you will need to arrive around 8:00 am to get a space.

If anyone knows of anywhere else please feel free to add to the map.

Here is an link to google maps with all the locations for free parking:



A link to University Campus Map is below: