Car travel and parking
Directions
- From the east
M40 Junction 8 or 8a, take the A40 then A420 to Headington Centre and follow signs.
- From the north
M40 junction 9, take the A34 then A40 northern ring road, turning off for Marston (B4150), then B4495 towards Headington and follow signs.
- From the south and west
Approach from the A4142 Eastern ring road and B4495.
- Churchill Hospital on Google maps
For real-time traffic reports visit www.frixo.com.
Parking
Patient/visitor car parks are open and normal charges apply, but space is limited and there is no on-street parking nearby. If you need to wait in your car for a period of time, please make sure you have water to drink, especially in hot weather.
There are patient and visitor car parks at the Churchill Hospital, including directly outside the Oxford Cancer Centre (Car Parks 1 and 2). All patient and visitor car parks are numbered, but staff car parks are prefixed with a letter.
Please note: some car parks are 'Pay and Display' whilst others are 'Pay on Foot'.
'Pay on Foot'. This means you take a ticket at the barrier on entry and pay when you are ready to leave, validating your ticket at one of the pay stations, which will then allow you to exit.
The first 30 minutes are free in Pay on Foot car parks; this is to enable visitors plenty of time to find a space, or wait for one to become free in busy times.
'Pay and Display'. Car Park 4 still operates this system, where visitors need to purchase a ticket from one of the machines in the vicinity and display it clearly in the vehicle.
Under certain circumstances, patients or visitors may be entitled to discounted or free parking.
More on car parking concessions
The car parks are run by the Trust and not as a commercial operation. All money raised goes directly back to patient and visitor services.
Parking charges
Time |
Charge |
Up to 30 minutes |
Free (if vehicle exits within this period) |
30 minutes to 1 hour |
£1.40 |
1 - 2 hours |
£2.80 |
2 - 3 hours |
£4.20 |
3 - 4 hours |
£5.60 |
Over 4 hours |
£7.00 |
8.00pm - 8.00am |
Free |
Lost ticket charge |
£7.00 |
Parking is free overnight if you arrive after 8.00pm and leave before 8.00am.
Unfortunately we are unable to accept cards in our payment machines.
Disabled parking
There is disabled parking outside the main car parks on all sites so there is no need to go into a barriered area.
Blue Badge holders must observe the code of the Blue Badge Scheme. The Churchill Hospital is a private site and therefore Trust parking restrictions apply to all drivers.
There is a £25 penalty for inappropriate parking in disabled spaces (£50 if not paid within 14 days).
Directgov: disabled people, motoring and transport
Car Parking Office
For more details about car parking on site please contact the Car Parking Office at the old main entrance on Churchill Drive, near Car Park 4.
- Car Parking Office
Tel: 01865
225466
- Monday Wednesday Friday
8.00am - 9.00am
11.00am - 1.00pm
2.00pm - 3.00pm
- Tuesday and Thursday
11.30am - 1.00pm
2.00pm - 3.00pm
If you need help outside these times please contact Security via the Churchill Hospital switchboard.
Tel: 0300 304 7777