Parking

Students may purchase an annual parking permit to park at Lancaster Campus. Permits are available via the University’s parking provider Excel Parking, at the link here. Please note that a permit does not necessarily guarantee you a parking space, as there are times when parking is extremely limited on campus.

Temporary Disabled Parking Permits are available for resident students who have a disability, in which case you should contact Disability Services in the first instance who will liaise with Campus Services to provide a permit if deemed appropriate.

Students may park their vehicles for free on campus after 18:00pm and before 08.00am weekdays and all weekend.

We also provide cashless pay and display parking on Lancaster Campus; however this could prove expensive to use on a regular basis.  

Unless you need a car for your course, we strongly recommend that you don’t bring one with you.

Any cars parked on campus will be at the owner’s own risk.

BRAMPTON ROAD CAMPUS

Student parking is available for free on Brampton Road campus weekdays and weekends, although a permit is required through Excel Parking Services. To apply you need to register via this link.

Due to the limited parking on campus, we would strongly recommend that students do not bring cars with them.

Any cars parked on campus are at the owner’s own risk.

FUSEHILL STREET

Student parking permits are NOT available at Fusehill Street Campus.

Temporary Disabled Parking Permits are available for resident students who have a disability, in which case you should contact Disability Services in the first instance who will liaise with Campus Services to provide a permit if deemed appropriate.

We provide cashless pay and display parking on Fusehill Street Campus; however this could prove expensive to use on a regular basis and parking is extremely limited during the week.

We would strongly recommend that students do not bring cars with them.

Students may park their vehicles for free on campus after 18:00pm and before 08.00am. Any cars parked on campus are at the owner’s own risk.

There are a limited number of car parking permits available at Our Lady of Perpetual Help off site car park (about 10 minutes’ walk from the campus) allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Permits cost £35 per month. To apply please use this link.

There is no student parking at Barrow Campus. We recommend using the nearby Market Street Car Park, next to Barrow Town Hall. There is also free parking at Morrisons Supermarket for up to 3 hours. From these car parks it is a short walk across Michaelson Bridge to campus.

Staff annual permits are available, limited to 1 vehicle per permit.

Temporary Disabled Parking Permits are available for students who have a disability, in which case you should contact Disability Services in the first instance who will liaise with Campus Services to provide a permit, if deemed appropriate.

We strongly recommend that students do not bring their cars with them.

Students are asked not to park on Buccleuch Street.

A very small number of student annual parking permits are available to purchase at Ambleside Campus (50 in total). These permits go live at the beginning of September and are based on a first come first served basis, this is due to extremely limited availability. You can apply for a permit via this link, for the avoidance of doubt and to avoid disappointment please be aware that they will sell out very quickly and the University does not have an alternative car parking provider to offer at this time. Therefore, unless you need a car for your course, we would strongly recommend that you don't bring one with you.

Parking on nearby residential streets is prohibited.

Temporary Disabled Parking Permits are available for resident students who have a disability, in which case you should contact Disability Services in the first instance who will liaise with Campus Services to provide a permit if deemed appropriate.

Students may park their vehicles for free on campus after 18:00pm and before 08.00am.

We also provide cashless pay and display parking on Ambleside Campus; however this could prove expensive to use on a regular basis. 

Any cars parked on campus will be at the owner’s own risk.

All University parking permits are purchased via our parking contractor - Excel Parking Services Ltd. If you have purchased a student parking permit and need to get in touch with Excel Parking, please ensure that in the first instance you always use the dedicated university email address: UOC@excelparking.co.uk

If you are having any other issues with parking on university owned car parks, please contact centraladminfm@cumbria.ac.uk who will be able to help you with your query.

Student Permit Prices 2026-2027
Name	Permit Duration	Cost
Carlisle Off-Campus 1 - 12 Month Permit	1 - 12 Months	£35.00 - £420.00
Student Annual Permit - Ambleside Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	£74.70
Student Annual Permit - Brampton Rd Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	Free
Student Annual Permit - Lancaster Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	£74.70
Student Car Share Annual Permit - Ambleside Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	£38.51
Student Car Share Annual Permit - Brampton Rd Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	Free
Student Car Share Annual Permit - Lancaster Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	£38.51
Student Short Course Permit - Ambleside Campus	1 Week - 4 weeks	£11 .65- £46.60
Student Short Course Permit - Fusehill Street Campus	1 Week - 4 weeks	£11 .65- £46.60
Student Short Course Permit - Lancaster Campus	1 Week - 4 weeks	£11 .65- £46.60
Student Zero VED Annual Permit - Ambleside Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	*See Below
Student Zero VED Annual Permit - Brampton Rd Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	Free
Student Zero VED Annual Permit - Lancaster Campus	Up to 31/08/2027	*See Below

*50% discount on any of the above permit prices except OLPH Church. For fully electric and vehicles in Band A up to 100g/km CO2 Emissions

Received a Privacy Notice? What does this mean..

If you have found a privacy notice affixed to your vehicle, then this indicates that a Parking Attendant has reason to believe that your vehicle was parked in contravention of the advertised terms & conditions.

To comply with relevant Data Protection Act Regulations, the notice is to inform you that your vehicle has been photographed and that the Registered Keeper of the vehicle may receive a formal Parking Charge Notice (PCN) through the post in due course.

The Parking Charge Notice will include all of the necessary details relating to the alleged contravention and also provide details how to go about making payment or appealing the notice.

IMPORTANT: Due to Data Protection requirements Excel cannot advise on the nature of the alleged contravention or handle any appeals until a PCN, if applicable, has been formally issued and an appeal has been submitted in accordance with the instructions set out on the PCN.

A privacy notice is only issued to advise that data has been collected, the registered keeper will receive further documentation through the post.