Ambleside Travel Information
Find out all you need to know about traveling to our Ambleside campus, whether you're cycling, driving or taking the bus
Pay and display parking
Pay and Display parking is available on this campus, the university operates a cashless parking system. It is possible to pay for you parking, by Pay by Phone, App or Connect Cashless Parking website. Please see the table below for prices.
| Length of time | Price |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hours | £1.40 |
| 1-2 hours | £2.70 |
| 2-4 hours | £4.60 |
| 4-8 hours | £5.80 |
| 8-10 hours | £7.00 |
Parking permits
Visitors (including open days, course interviews and conferences)
Open day attendees, course interview candidates, conference delegates and other visitors should be provided with parking information and permits by their hosts.
This will involve either a dedicated visitors parking area, supply of a visitors' parking permit, or use of pay-and-display. Visitors' parking permits might be provided in advance or arrangements made for their collection on arrival.
Unless a dedicated visitors' parking area has been provided, visitors' parking permits are valid in any non-allocated parking space.
Where an area is designated for visitors parking, staff and students with a parking permit or pay and display ticket must not park there.
For the avoidance of doubt, the following definitions are used in deciding eligibility:
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‘Bona fide’ visitors are people who have been invited to the university and are not being paid. This includes people who are paying to attend an event but who are not students. This would include open days, conference delegates and registration events.
- Contractors and consultants are regarded as permanent employees for parking purposes. This means that they would need to use pay and display parking or purchase a twelve week or annual parking permit.
Staff
| Location | Permit type | Prices |
|---|---|---|
| All campuses | Salary Band 1 – Up to £10,500 | £50.50 |
| All campuses | Salary Band 2 – £10,500 - £15,000 | £107.40 |
| All campuses | Salary Band 3 - £15,000 - £25,000 | £132.40 |
| All campuses | Salary Band 4 - £25,000 - £35,000 | £154.20 |
| All campuses | Salary Band 5 - £35,000 - £42,000 | £197.90 |
| All campuses | Salary Band 6 – Over £42,000 | £232.10 |
| All campuses | Car Share | £41.00 |
| All campuses | 12-week permits | £43.70 |
| All campuses | Zero VED permit | 50% discount on any of the above permit prices |
Apply for a staff parking permit
On-street parking
Staff and students are asked not to park on neighbouring residential streets and to respect all Residents Parking areas.
Off-campus parking
For off-campus parking, long-term parking permits for South Lakeland District Council car parks are available online. Drivers of “A” rated vehicles (CO2 emissions under 100g/km) are eligible for a discount.
Students
| Permit type | Prices |
|---|---|
| 12 months | £64.00 |
| Car share | £33.00 |
| 12-week permit | £25.50 |
| Zero VED permit | 50% discount on any of the above permit prices |
On-campus parking
Parking permits are available for all students, these are restricted for students living in halls.
Off-campus parking
For off-campus parking, long-term parking permits for South Lakeland District Council car parks are available online. Drivers of “A” rated vehicles (CO2 emissions under 100g/km) are eligible for a discount.
On-street parking
Staff and students are asked not to park on neighbouring residential streets and to respect all Residents Parking areas.
Bicycle parking
Bicycle parking is available on campus - please see the Ambleside campus map for details.
Anyone using the bicycle parking must ensure that they lock their bicycle securely to the racks. The University does not accept liability for any property that is lost, stolen or damaged on campus.
The town of Ambleside is small enough that you can get most everywhere on foot.
Train travel
Windermere is the nearest train station to our Ambleside campus. There is a bus to Windermere every hour.
Rent a moped
If your usual home address is in Cumbria and you face difficulties getting to our University, it might be possible to loan you a moped at a heavily discounted rate. The moped could be used to get to one of our campuses or to get you to a bus stop or train station.
The moped loan scheme called Wheels 2 Work (W2W) is operated by Inspira and all arrangements would be made with their W2W Co-ordinator.
To be eligible for a loan:
- You must be under 20 years old and your permanent address must be in Cumbria.
- You will have difficulty accessing one of our courses because of transport problems.
If a loan is agreed:
- The maximum hire period for accessing an education course is ten months.
- A one-day training course is provided and must be completed before the moped is handed over.
- The loan fee includes full outer clothing, helmet and insurance, you just need to add fuel.
Your journey would be assessed by Inspira.
For more details please phone Deborah Naylor on 01900 604674 or email Deborah.Naylor@inspira.org.uk.