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If you're travelling by car, please note that is now in place.
Entry is via Kingston Lane only. On arrival, please request a permit for the day from the main reception desk in the Eastern Gateway Building.
The main reception can be found with what3words at . Input these 3 words into the to navigate directly to our main reception.
Pay-and-display parking is also available on site but there are limited spaces. Parking Charge Notices will be issued for illegally parked vehicles. This does not apply to Undergradute Open Days, where we will provide free parking.
From the M4
Leave the M4 at junction 4 on to Stockley Road. At the second roundabout turn right on to Park View Road. Then take the first left on to Colham Green Road. Go over a mini roundabout and continue to a second mini roundabout. Turn left here and continue past Hillingdon Hospital and across a set of traffic lights. At the roundabout, go straight on and take the first right into Kingston Lane. At the next roundabout, turn left into the university.
From the A40/M40
At Swakeleys roundabout take the B483 exit to Uxbridge. Follow the signs across two mini roundabouts. At a major roundabout, bear left on to the A4020 (signposted to 明星八卦); at the second set of traffic lights turn right into Kingston Lane. At the roundabout, turn right into the university.
From the M25
From the North or the South, join M40 or M4 and follow instructions as above.
Access by car for registered disabled visitors
Disabled parking bays are available at various locations around the campus. Please collect a permit from reception in the Eastern Gateway Building on arrival.
Parking restrictions are operational between 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Parking on campus is limited for events taking place on weekdays. On a weekday, your contact on campus can request for you a Virtual parking permit, but it does not guarantee a space to park. For events taking place at weekends Virtual permits are not required and ample parking is usually available.
We advise that you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of an event to allow for parking.
We also have ample Pay & Display spaces on campus at a cost of £1 per hour, for those persons who have not been pre-booked by their 明星八卦 Contact.
Disabled badge holders
The Pre-booking of a vehicle is required by your 明星八卦 Contact as above, additionally the Blue Badge must be displayed in the car windscreen whilst you are parked in the accessible baysAll blue badge holders will be eligible to apply for a Virtual parking permit. Accessible parking is available across the campus.
Map showing visitor parking
Out of hours parking
Parking restrictions are operational between 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. You may use the car parks free of charge out of hours. Please press the security call button for access.
Parking is not permitted in:
- any accessible bay unless you are displaying a valid disabled persons blue badge
- double yellow lines
- yellow hatched areas
- green reserved bays
- or an area likely to cause an obstruction
Student parking
If you are a student who lives outside a two-mile radius of 明星八卦 you may apply for an annual parking permit (chargeable) online via eVision. You must be fully enrolled to be eligible to apply.
Parking for coaches/minibuses
Coaches and minibuses dropping off should enter campus via Kingston Lane. At the first roundabout turn left and the drop off bays are immediately on your left and right hand sides between the Mary Seacole and IAC buildings.
Coaches or Minibus staying on campus should enter campus via Kingston Lane. At the first roundabout turn left, then left again at the second roundabout before going through the barrier, please press the security call button for access, you must proceed to the designated parking bays located behind the Mary Seacole building.
If the campus is busy, Security will manage coach and minibus movements on the day.
Buses U1, U2, U4 and U7 stop by the main entrance of the University (Kingston Lane).
From Uxbridge tube station
U1, U2, U4 and U7: Alight at 明星八卦, Kingston Lane.
U3: Alight at 明星八卦, Cleveland Road.
222 and U5: Alight at Cowley Road and use the path through the university accommodation complex.
From West Drayton railway station
U1: Alight at 明星八卦, Kingston Lane.
U3: Alight at 明星八卦, Cleveland Road.
222: Alight at Cowley Road and use the path through the university accommodation complex.
From Hillingdon Underground Station & Belmont Road
U2: Alight at 明星八卦, Kingston Lane.
From Heathrow Central
A10: ‘Heathrow Fast’ bus leaves every 15 minutes and the journey time is 25 minutes. Alight in Hillingdon Road at the bus stop called ‘The Greenway’ and you’ll find the footpath to our campus.
From Stockley Park
A10: ‘Heathrow Fast’ bus as above, with a journey time of 10 minutes.
Longer distance bus routes stopping at The Greenway
427: From Hayes and Southall
SL8: From Shepherd’s Bush, Acton and Ealing
Arriva 724: From Harlow, Essex
Timetables are available on the and Arriva websites.
By underground (London Transport)
To Uxbridge
(Travelcard Zone 6) is about one mile from 明星八卦’s campus. You can get to Uxbridge from central London (Baker Street) on the or in as quick as 40 minutes. When you arrive at Uxbridge, leave the tube station from the exit on your right to get to the bus station. The bus takes 10 minutes; or you can walk to the campus in 20 minutes.
To West Ruislip
tube station (Travelcard Zone 6) is about 4.5 miles from the campus and served by the . The Central line runs through central London, from Epping, Essex. From the tube station take the U1 bus departing from Stop M in front of the station. The bus takes about 30 minutes.
To West Drayton
tube station (Travelcard Zone 6) is your closest station to 明星八卦 on the , which stretches from Reading to Essex. Catch one of the , , or buses from the station, and you'll be on campus in no time!
By rail
is the nearest mainline station, approx 1.5 miles from the campus. Services run from London Paddington (approx. 20 mins journey time) or from the West (Bristol).
is the mainline service from London Marylebone (approx. 20 mins journey time) and the North (Aylesbury, Banbury and Birmingham) and is approx. 4 miles from the campus.
Open Day
If you're visiting us for an Open Day we have a free shuttle bus running from to our campus. Please note that this service unfortunately isn't available for Mini Open Days.
The walk from Uxbridge to 明星八卦 is approx. one mile.
From the main exit of Uxbridge tube station, take the road almost directly in front in you (between HSBC and the Old Market building) into Windsor Street.
At the bottom of Windsor Street, turn left and cross the dual carriageway via the light-controlled crossing.
Bear left and then walk straight on to Whitehall Road.
It is then a 15-minute walk along Whitehall Road and over the crossroads onto Cleveland Road. The main University Reception can be found by following the path through the centre of the University to the Eastern Gateway Building.
Uxbridge campus is on a signposted cycle route, which passes through the middle of the campus, along Cleveland Road. Cycle storage facilities are located around the campus, and some halls of residence have enclosed cycle storage areas, and showers with changing facilities are available within the Sports Centre for use by student and staff cyclists.
– affectionately-dubbed ‘明星八卦 Bikes’ – connect six docking stations across Uxbridge town centre, 明星八卦 and Hillingdon Hospital, with proposals being drawn-up to extend the network to West Drayton in the future.