Looking for somewhere to park at our Colchester Campus?

Here’s a guide to all of our car parks and how to find them.

We’ve also included links to Google maps to help you get to the right place.

We know our car parks can get busy, but there are plenty of car parks around campus and almost 3,000 spaces to choose from. None of them are very far from central campus, and you can usually save yourself time looking for a space by heading straight to the multi-story car park near the Essex Sport Arena or Capon Road park. Remember, the barriers near Capon Road are currently open from 7am to 10am and from 3pm to 7pm.

Car parks at our Colchester entrance

Our Colchester entrance is on the north side of campus.

This is the entrance just off Clingoe Hill, which is the road you drive up if you’re coming from the direction of Colchester.

Take a look at our Colchester entrance on Google maps.

The car parks on this side of campus are:

1. Capon Road car park (see it on Google)
2. North Towers car park (see it on Google)

Car parks at our Wivenhoe entrance

Our Wivenhoe entrance is on the south side of campus.

This is the entrance just off Colchester Road, which is the road that takes you into Wivenhoe.

Take a look at our Wivenhoe entrance on Google maps.

The car parks on this side of campus are:

3. Valley car park (see it on Google)
4. Car park A (see it on Google)
5. Car park B (see it on Google)
6. Multi-storey car park (see it on Google)

Roadworks that may affect your journey

There are currently roadworks on Clingoe Hill, which runs alongside our Colchester Campus.

As part of these works, the junction where vehicles turn into campus from Colchester and turn out of campus towards Elmstead Market is closed, but diversions are in place and you can still reach all of our car parks.

Find out more about these roadworks.

Don’t forget you need to pay to park

To park at our Colchester Campus, you’ll need to register your car and pay for a permit.

Find out more on our Student Directory.