Parking & Location

Please visit the staff car parking pageLink opens in a new window or the student car parking pageLink opens in a new window for more information.

Yes. All 3 car parking areas have available accessible parking bays.

• Cryfield Village and Tennis Centre car parks: To ensure your Blue Badge is correctly registered to park in our Cryfield Village car park or Tennis car park, please ensure you have followed the guidance on the University of Warwick car parking accessibility pageLink opens in a new window.
• Sports & Wellness Hub car parks: To ensure your Blue Badge is correctly registered for the Sports & Wellness Hub car park, please register your blue badge via APCOALink opens in a new window's website. However this can take up to 48 hours to be approved by APCOA. If you’re here for just the day, please park in a disabled bay, display your blue badge and register your vehicle at the Sports & Wellness Hub reception. Once your vehicle/s have been approved, you can use the car park without having to register at reception again.

Cryfield Village car park has EV charging points available. Please see the Zest EV charging rates and check availabilityLink opens in a new window.

• For Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers - pay at the payment machine:
  • £3.50 for 2 hours (Monday - Friday | 5.00am - 5.00pm)
  • £4.50 for 3 hours (Monday - Friday | 5.00am - 5.00pm)
  • £5.50 for 4 hours (Monday - Friday | 5.00am - 5.00pm)
  • £8.50 for 24 hours (Monday - Friday | 5.00am - 8.00am)
  • £2.50 for 1 evening (Monday - Sunday | 5.00pm - 11.59pm)
  • £8.50 for 1 day (Monday - Friday | 8.00am - 11.59pm)
  • £2.50 Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays
• For anyone with a ‘ Public Complete’ or ‘Junior Tennis’ membership:
  • Free for 1 – 3 hours when you register your vehicle at the Tennis Centre reception and provide your member ID and proof of your Tennis Centre booking. You can also go to to the Tennis Centre Reception if you believe you will need to extend your parking beyond 3+ hours.
  • £2.50 for each additional hour after
• Charges also apply in the evenings and at weekends. Anyone who is not a ‘Public Complete’ or ‘Junior Tennis’ member will need to pay at the payment machine upon entry into the car park (this includes staff and students with other memberships).
• Paying 15 minutes after arriving: In any of the 3 car parks, if you do not have a valid membership or permit and you do not pay within 15 minutes of arrival, you can pay for your parking via the late pay portalLink opens in a new window on the APCOA website.

• If you are climbing, swimming, using the gym, going to a fitness class, playing badminton or squash, or partaking in an activity that is in the Sports & Wellness Hub, please use either the Sports & Wellness Hub car park or the Cryfield Village car park.
• If you are playing tennis, please use the Tennis Centre car park.
• If you are partaking in an activity in the Cryfield Pavilion or using one of the nearby pitches, please use the Cryfield Village car park.
• If you are partaking in a sport or activity in Westwood Games Hall, please use the Tennis Centre car park.

• Public members: parking is free for 3 hours as long as you have registered your vehicle at the Sports & Wellness Hub reception. If you need to extend your parking beyond 3 hours, please go to the Sports & Wellness Hub reception to register for more parking on the tablet.
• All other members and PAYG customers: please pay at a payment machine within 15 minutes of arrival. At the machine, you will be prompted to enter your vehicle registration and to select how long you intend to be in the car park for. You will then be shown a summary screen and prompted to pay.
  • £3.50 for 1 hour
  • £5 for 2 hours
  • £6 for 3 hours
  • £7 for 4 hours
  • £2.50 for each additional hour after
  • £57 for 24 hours
• Charges also apply in the evenings and at weekends. Anyone who is not a Public Member will need to pay at the payment machine within 15 minutes of arrival into the car park (this includes staff and students with memberships).
• Alternative payment method for PAYG customers: If you do not wish to pay at the payment machine or have any parking queries, please go to the Sports & Wellness Hub reception where they can guide you on how to pay for parking via the APCOA app or website.
• Paying 15 minutes after arriving: In any of the 3 car parks, if you do not have a valid membership or permit and you do not pay within 15 minutes of arrival, you can pay for your parking via the late pay portalLink opens in a new window on the APCOA website.
• All our parking machines use a cashless, touchless ‘Pay by Phone’ scheme. You won’t be able to pay with cash.

Some student sports clubs and societies have access to parking permits to support their activities.

To check whether you club or society is eligible for a parking permit, please email sports@warwicksu.comLink opens in a new window (sports clubs), or societies@warwicksu.comLink opens in a new window (societies).

There is only a height restriction for cars over 2 metres tall in the Cryfield Village car park.

• Sports & Wellness Hub car park:
  • If parking at the Sports and Wellness Hub car park, you need to pay for parking on entry at a payment machine.
    • £3.50 for 1 hour
    • £5 for 2 hours
    • £6 for 3 hours
    • £7 for 4 hours
    • £2.50 for each additional hour after
  • Charges apply in the evening and at weekends. Anyone who is not a Public Member will need to pay at the payment machine upon entry into the car park (this includes staff and students with or without memberships).
• Cryfield Village and Tennis Centre car parks:
  • If parking at Cryfield Village or the Tennis Centre you will need to pay via the APCOA Connect app (Google PlayLink opens in a new window/Apple IOSLink opens in a new window), through their website or via a standard charge through your staff or student parking permit.
• Late payment charges:
  • In any of the 3 car parks, if you do not have a valid membership or permit and you do not pay within 15 minutes of arrival, you can pay for your parking via the late pay portalLink opens in a new window on the APCOA website.

• Sports & Wellness Hub car park:
  • Public Members: parking is free for public members up to 3 hours (a Public Member is a member with an Public Adult or Junior membership) in the Sports and Wellness Hub car park. If you have a valid membership and have already registered your vehicle, you don’t need to do anything. Please register your vehicle, if you have not already, via the Sports & Wellness Hub reception upon arrival. If you need to extend your parking beyond 3 hours, please go to the Sports & Wellness Hub reception to register for more parking on the tablet.
  • Other Warwick Sport members and pay as you (PAYG) customers: If parking at the Sports and Wellness Hub car park, you need to pay for parking on entry at a payment machine.
  • Staff and students: Your University parking permit is not valid in this car park.
• Tennis Centre car park:
  • Members with a ‘Public Complete’ or ‘Junior Tennis’ membership: Parking is free up to 3 hours. If you have a membership and have already registered your vehicle, you don’t need to do anything. Please register your vehicle, if you have not already, via the Tennis Centre reception within 15 minutes of arrival.
  • Other Warwick Sport members and pay as you go (PAYG) customers: If parking at the Tennis Centre car park, please pay for your parking within 15 minutes of arrival via the APCOA Connect app (Google PlayLink opens in a new window/Apple IOSLink opens in a new window) or through their website. This also includes tennis course customers.
  • Staff and students: Your University parking permit is valid in this car park.
• Cryfield Village car park:
  • All visitors: Available to general users and visitors. Please pay for your parking within 15 minutes of arrival via the APCOA Connect app (Google PlayLink opens in a new window/Apple IOSLink opens in a new window) or through their website.
  • Public members: free parking does not apply in this car park during the time that you are using any of Warwick Sport’s facilities. Please pay for your parking within 15 minutes of arrival via the APCOA Connect app (Google PlayLink opens in a new window/Apple IOSLink opens in a new window) or through their website.
  • Staff and students: Your University parking permit is valid in this car park.
• Late payment charges:
  • In any of the 3 car parks, if you do not have a valid membership or permit and you do not pay within 15 minutes of arrival, you can pay for your parking via the late pay portalLink opens in a new window on the APCOA website.

• Sports & Wellness Hub car park: University of Warwick issued parking permits (staff and students) are not valid in the Sports and Wellness Hub car parks. You will be required to pay at a payment machine upon entry. However, you may park in Cryfield Village car park (directly opposite the Sports and Wellness Hub) where your University parking permit is valid. Anyone without a ‘Public’ or ‘Junior’ membership will be automatically charged the PAYG rates.
• Cryfield Village and Tennis Centre car parks: At Cryfield Village or the Tennis Centre car parks, if you have an APCOA parking permit as a University Warwick Student or Staff member, you will be charged automatically at the following rates:
  • £3.50 per day (Monday - Friday, 6.00am - 6.00pm). £10.50 per week cap.
  • £3 per day all-electric only (Monday - Friday, 6.00am - 6.00pm). £9 per week cap. Additional charges apply when using the EV chargers. Please see the Zest EV charging ratesLink opens in a new window.
  • £2.50 evenings (5.00pm - 8.00am) and Saturday and Sunday.

If you’re a public member and wish to stay longer than 3 hours, please go to the Sports & Wellness Hub reception and register for additional parking on the tablet.

No. All University car parks operate a ticketless car parking system using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software.

Your event organiser will include parking information in your email correspondence prior to your arrival.

There is a bike shed at the front of the Sports & Wellness Hub, with an e-bike and e-scooter port located at the entrance.

• Do not park your motorbike in the Sports & Wellness Hub entrance.
• Please park your motorbike within a single parking bay. Motorbikes are treated the same as a car by our ANPR cameras.

All our parking machines use a cashless, touchless ‘Pay by Phone’ scheme. You won’t be able to pay with cash.

In any of the 3 car parks, if you do not have a valid membership or permit and you do not pay within 15 minutes of arrival, you can pay for your parking via the late pay portalLink opens in a new window on the APCOA website.