Car Parking and Drop Off/PickUp points
Car parking at the hospital is severely limited and we would therefore ask patients visitors and staff to consider using public transport or asking a friend for a lift if possible. The train station is 4 minutes by bus and 10-15 minutes walk away and there are many direct buses to the hospital. Go to the public transport section for more information.
Car parks are situated around the hospital and are either pay and display for patients and visitors or for staff only. Please check that you are in the correct car park. There are a number of disabled places around the hospital see map below.
The above map illustrates the parking areas within the hospital grounds.
Public parking is shown in blue and is available to the left and right hand sides of the approach to the main building, to the left of the Elmstead building and between the Constable and Gainsborough Wings.
Disabled parking is available at the front and right hand side of the Main block and outside the Constable Wing and Admin Block South.
Staff parking is shown in green and is available in the central area in front of the Main block, to the side of the Elmstead Wing and outside the entrance to the Gainsborough Wing.
Drop off points are located at the entrances of the Main Block, Gainsborough and Constable Wings.
Parking charges for visitors and patients
If you do come in by car please ensure that you bring the correct change with you as change is not available for the pay & display ticketing machines.
Information on current car park charges at the hospital can be found through the Visiting Colchester General Hospital page on the Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS website. (This link opens in a new window.)
Disabled spaces are available for blue badge holders; in the event that these are full, badge holders may park free of charge in any of the pay & display car parks upon displaying their badge.
Town Centre Parking
The Drive N Ride information on this website contains information on parking around Colchester. Colchester Borough Council operate a number of car parks throughout the town centre; more information on these can be found through the car parks map on the Colchester Borough Council website. (These links open in a new window.)
The nearest public car park to the hospital is at the railway station.
