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Visitor information

Undergraduate Open Day parking

Due to the number of visitors who attend our Open Days, we recommend using public transport to visit the university, where possible, as the surrounding roads can get very busy.

Travel discounts are available with selected public transport providers.

However, for those visitors who are driving to our Open Days on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June, a limited number of free visitor parking spaces will be available at selected University car parks.

Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be pre-booked. We will use our app to inform visitors when a university car park becomes full, so please ensure you enable notifications!

Parking spaces are limited and we cannot guarantee a space for all Open Day visitors. We anticipate that our available car parks will fill up quickly and therefore recommend you familiarise yourself with other parking options nearby or parking in the city centre.

Please note, our Cathays Park Campus is situated in the Civic Centre. On-street, paid parking in this area is separate from University parking and is enforced by Cardiff Council. Please ensure you purchase a ticket, should you wish to park in one of these paid spaces.

Please also be aware that, due to a concert at Blackweir Fields on Friday 26 June (our next Undergraduate Open Day), there will be road closures in the vicinity of our campus from 16:00. Event parking fees will be enforced throughout the day around the Civic Centre at a charge of £20 per car. The Open Day on Saturday 27 June is not affected and normal rates will apply.

Visiting the Heath Park Campus

If you wish to attend any activities on our Heath Park Campus (which includes Heath Park West), please come to our Cathays Park Campus first and use our shuttle bus service to reduce traffic congestion at our hospital site.

Selected Open Day car park locations

Postcode: CF14 3UY
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For access to the Talybont North and Gate car park, please enter through Excelsior Road.

Shuttlebus

A shuttle bus will take visitors from Talybont car park to Cathays Park Campus between 8:00 and 10:30, or until the car park reaches capacity.

Friday 26 June: Due to road closures, we will run shuttle buses back to Talybont between 13:00-15:00. After the last shuttle bus has departed, visitors can follow the walking route marked on the Open Day map to return to the site.

Saturday 27 June: We will run shuttle buses back to Talybont between 13:00-16:00.

The return shuttle bus will depart from Museum Avenue, the same location where visitors are dropped off.

During the event, visitors can also use the Open Day Route 1 shuttle bus service that stops at Talybont Residences and Sports Training Village. Please note that this will involve a walk through the residences to access the car park area.

Postcode: CF24 4AG
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The entrance is between Senghennydd Hall and 21-23 Senghennydd Road.

Postcode: CF10 3EU
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Postcode: CF24 4HQ
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The entrance is between the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences and the Hadyn Ellis Building.

Friday 26 June: Due to traffic management for an alternative event in the city, we advise you to approach the car park from Cathays Terrace (near Metchy’s Café).

Friday 26 June

Postcode: CF10 3NB
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Due to event parking in the Civic Centre, access to the Bute and Glamorgan car park on Friday 26 June will be via North Road only. Please note the postcode above may take you via the Civic Centre, which should be avoided. The what3words reference above will highlight the North Road entrance.

Saturday 27 June

Postcode: CF10 3NB
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To access Bute and Glamorgan car park on Saturday 27 June, please enter through King Edward VII Avenue. The entrance on North Road will not be open.

Parking during Open Day

Parking is free of charge in the All Nations Centre and selected University car parks on our Cathays Park Campus only. The on-site Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras on-campus will be switched off for the day, so you do not need to follow the instructions on any of the signs in the car park on this occasion.

Within the selected car parks, attendees can park in any of our general parking and pay-as-you-go bays during Open Day, but not in the University fleet parking or assigned Blue Badge Bays (unless you are a Blue Badge holder).

There will be no electric vehicle chargers available for use during the Open Day. The bays may be available for parking, but the chargers will be out of service.

Accessible parking

Accessible parking and accessible transport are also available throughout the day.

Disclaimer

All motor vehicles are brought onto the University estate at your own risk as the owner of the vehicle. The University undertakes no responsibility for their safety or security.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the University is not responsible for loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including to property or person, arising from bringing a motor vehicle onto any area of the University estate.