De Montfort University City Campus
and Charles Frears Campus
Getting to DMU
Information at a glance
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A46
Nottingham
Leicester taxi firms
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ABC (24 hour service)
T: (0116) 255 5111
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East Midlands Airport
Swift (24 hour service)
T: (0116) 262 8222
(Freephone available at Leicester railway station)
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A42
Approximate cost of single journey to DMU
site from Leicester railway station
City Campus £5, Charles Frears Campus £4.50
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Charles Frears Campus
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Leicester bus information
Hospital Hopper
Oxford Street stop (near Leicester Royal Infirmary)
A16
A1
City Campus
M6
A1
Birmingham
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Coventry
First Group buses
No 70 from Belgrave Gate, stand H7.
Approximate fare £1.50
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M42
Northampton
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Arriva buses
No 15, 153 and 158 from St Margarets Bus Station
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National Rail Enquiries
T: 08457 484950
W: nationalrail.co.uk
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Online information available from thetrainline.com
or eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
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By foot
Approximate walking times from Leicester
railway station to DMU Campuses
City Campus: 15 minutes
Charles Frears Campus: 20 minutes uphill
(not suitable for all visitors)
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To Leicester City Campus
By car
20 miles
20 km
From the east
Take the A46 or A47 to Leicester and follow signs for the city centre.
From Junction 21 of the M1, or the Leicester junction of the M69,
take the A5460 to Leicester city centre. Follow this road for
approximately four miles. Go straight through several sets of traffic
lights, and after passing under a railway bridge turn right into
Upperton Road, following signs to the universities and the Royal
Infirmary. Take the first left at the roundabout into Western
Boulevard. For Queens Building, Campus Centre and the Loading
Bay (Goods Reception) take the first right into Mill Lane.
For Trinity House, Portland Building, Hawthorn Building and
Hugh Aston take the second right into The Newarke.
Parking
From the north
City Campus
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH
Leave the M1 at Junction 22 and follow the A50 to Leicester
(eight miles). When you reach the city centre turn right into
Vaughan Way (A594).
Keep in the right-hand lane through the underpass. After 200
metres, follow the road to the left into Newarke Street and
keeping in the right-hand lane, turn right into Welford Road.
At the second set of traffic lights turn right into Carlton Street.
Almost immediately turn right again into Oxford Street, moving
into left-hand lane. Take the next left into Bonners Lane,
continuing into Mill Lane.
Please use the public car parks shown on the maps.
Please note there is no parking on campus for students
(except disabled students).
By train/bus
If you are arriving by train or bus, the City Campus is situated
very near the city centre and is about a 15 minute walk from
both the bus station and the train station.
Address
T: (0116) 255 1551
F: (0116) 255 0307
Postcodes for sat nav
Enquiry Centre – LE2 7BJ
Car park (advance booking only) – LE2 7DP
Car parking for Leicester City Campus
Please use the public car parks listed below, and shown on the map opposite. Please note there is no
parking on campus for students (except disabled students).
A. Newarke Street LE1 5SP
D. Highcross
Multi-storey, operated by City Council
Approx five minute walk from Campus
Open Mon–Sat 6.30am–1am; Friday 6.30am–1.30am
Open some Sundays
Charges (pay on foot): from £1.40–£7.30
24 hours – varies with time of arrival.
Blue badge holders free of charge.
Free cycle racks.
LE1 4QJ (John Lewis car park, Vaughan Way, open 24 hours)
LE1 4AN (Rooftop car park, Freeschool Lane, open until 10pm)
Multi-stories, operated by Highcross Shopping Centre
Approx 15 minute walk from Campus
Charges: from £2.50 for two hours + £1 per hour thereafter
B. St Nicholas Circle LE1 4LF
Multi-storey, operated by NCP Ltd
Approx ten minute walk from Campus
Open 24 hours
Charges: from £3.30 for two hours
C. Welford Road LE2 7AD
Multi-storey, operated by NCP Ltd
Approx seven minute walk from Campus
Open 24 hours
Charges: from £3.30 for two hours
E. Almond Road LE2 7LH
Surface level, operated by Euro Car Parks
Approx 15 minute walk from Campus
Open 24 hours
Charges: from £0.50–£4.50
Sundays: free parking
F. Granby Halls LE2 6BE
Surface level, operated by NCP Ltd
Approx 15 minute walk from Campus
Open 24 hours
Charges (pay and display): from £1.90–£10.
Park and ride
Quicksilver shuttle route between Meynells Gorse (off Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East LE3 3LF) and the Clock Tower. £3 day ticket.
Runs from 7am until 7pm, every 15 minutes. Bus number 103, return from Haymarket stop B4.
Quicksilver shuttle route between Enderby (Leicester Lane LE19 2AB) and St Nicholas Place. £3 day ticket. Runs from 7am until 7pm,
every ten minutes. Bus number 203, return from St Nicholas Place, stop SNP1 or SNP2.
Prices correct at time of publication.
Leicester City Campus
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Clephan Building, Humanities
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Eric Wood Building
Estates Development Building
Estates Services Building including Security Office
Filbert Village (private hall of residence)
Fletcher Building, Art & Design
Forensic Science Facility
Gateway House, Technology and Student Services
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Gosling Court (private hall of residence)
Grosvenor House (private hall of residence)
Hawthorn Building, Health & Life Sciences
Hugh Aston Building, Business & Law
Innovation Centre
IOCT (Institute of Creative Technologies)
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23 John Whitehead Building (Academic Registry,
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Charles Frears Campus – School of Nursing and Midwifery
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HOLMFIELD ROAD
To Charles Frears Campus
Address
Charles Frears Campus is slightly out of the city centre, but still
close to the train station. It is a 20 minute walk from the station.
Charles Frears Campus, De Montfort University
266 London Road, Leicester LE2 1RQ
T: (0116) 201 3800
F: (0116) 201 3821
If arriving by car, follow directions as for the City Campus, but
once near the city centre head for the A6 south (London Road)
towards Market Harborough.
Postcode for sat nav
Charles Frears Campus – LE2 1RQ
The Campus is on London Road (A6), just south of Victoria Park
Road and about a mile from the city centre. Access is via Holmfield
Road (left off London Road). Car parking is available for visitors.
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