Parking at Royal Derby Hospital

The new multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital is now open - while changes to other car parks on the hospital site are now also in place. 

The park and ride service has now closed.

Get more details on the opening of the new multi-storey car park and the changes that have been made to the car parking rules from 3 November onwards >.

The new car park (Car Park 6) is helping to create an additional 500 spaces for patients and visitors to the site.

Parking on site at Royal Derby Hospital is no longer 'short stay only', with most car parks reverting back to the setup from before construction began on the multi-storey car park in October 2024. This means several of the car parks have no maximum stay limits (no time restriction on stays). 

Those changes include: 

  • Car Park 2 (up the ramp and outside the Kings Treatment Centre) has reverted back to standard spaces, having been reserved for Blue Badge holders only during construction.

  • Car Park 7 (accessed by driving around the hospital main ring road and situated past the new multi-storey car park) has reverted back to no maximum stay limits, including Blue Badge spaces.


The car parks that will remain with their current setup are:

  • Car Park 3 (under the Kings Treatment Centre) will stay available for Blue Badge holders only (no maximum stay).


For a full breakdown of what parking provision is now available at Royal Derby Hospital, please see the table in the Parking Areas section below. Those with up-to-date Blue Badges will continue to get parking for free.

From Thursday 5 March 2026, there are designated drop-off spaces outside the new Orthopaedic Elective Clinic entry, within Car Park 8 — helping patients with easier access to the new entry. Please note that this is a 30-minute ticketed drop-off zone, free of charge. Anybody parking for longer than 30 minutes in those spaces will be charged - and there is no other patient/visitor parking within Car Park 8. 

Extra car parking capacity is available in Car Park 6, the new multi-storey car park.

Parking for Blue Badge holders

Persons using parking spaces for Blue Badge holders will be required to display their pass as issued by the Local Authority, which needs to be valid and up-to-date. Those with up-to-date Blue Badges will not be charged for parking in our on-site car parks. There is no time restriction on any Blue Badge spaces. 

Car park 3 has been designated specifically for use by disabled people, while all other on-site car parks have Blue Badge spaces except for car park 2. There are spaces for Blue Badge holders in various locations. Some of those spaces are outside of the car parks. These are located at Entrance 24, Entrance 21, and the Children’s Hospital.

Parking areas

Parking areas 
Patient & visitor car park Car park location What parking is available (from 3 November)? Closest to area/building
Car park 2 Up the ramp, outside Kings Treatment Centre
  • No maximum stay
  • Standard spaces only
  • Kings Treatment Centre
Car park 3 Under the Kings Treatment Centre
  • No maximum stay
  • Blue Badge holders only
  • Kings Treatment Centre
Car park 6 (new multi-storey car park) Opposite the Maternity & Gynaecology entrance
  • No maximum stay
  • Standard spaces
  • Blue Badge spaces
  • EV spaces (in operation in 2026)
  • Maternity & Gynaecology
  • Children's Hospital
  • Specialist Outpatients (Cancer)
  • Breast Unit
  • Education Centre
Car park 7 Past car park 6
  • No maximum stay
  • Standard spaces
  • Blue Badge spaces
  • Maternity & Gynaecology
  • Children's Hospital
  • Specialist Outpatients (Cancer)
  • Breast Unit
  • Education Centre

Drop-off bays

Free 10 minute drop off/pick up spaces are available:

  • Main Entrance

Free 30 minute drop off/pick up spaces are available at:

  • Accident & Emergency 
  • Entrances 24
  • Entrance 21
  • Children’s Hospital

Advice for accessing our maternity services if you are pregnant

All birthing people and partners attending routine pre and post-natal appointments should make use of any of our on-site car parks - with Car Park 6 the best located for Entrance 21 (Labour Ward). 

If you need to access our maternity services in an emergency and you overstay the maximum stay in a parking space, you will not be charged extra for doing so.

For those who wish to be dropped off closer to their appointment, there are 30-minute drop-off bays located:

  • outside Entrance 21 (for Labour Ward).

  • slip road near Children's Hospital (for Maternity and Gynaecology services).

  • we have also created additional drop-off bays outside Entrance 24 for Cancer and Specialist Services.

Frequently asked questions

I attend hospital regularly for appointments and receive free parking, will this change? 

If you attend our hospital for frequent appointments and already receive free on-site parking, this will not change.

Frequently attending patients have been described nationally as "outpatients who attend hospital for an appointment at least three times a month for three months or more". You can find out more about patient parking charge exemptions on the government website (opens in new window) >.

If you receive free parking with us, please follow the established process and ensure your ticket is stamped and shown to the Car Parking team at the barrier to our car parks before you leave.

 

I need help to get around the hospital, what services are on offer?  

Our volunteers offer a tandem scooter service which is free to use and can transport patients and visitors from the Kings Treatment Centre to Entrance 9 of the main hospital building (for Renal and Trauma and Orthopaedic services). Patients and visitors can then use one of our volunteers' yellow buggies to access other areas on Level 1 of the main hospital.

 

The office on Car Park 6 is now closed, what do I do if I need to speak to a member of the Car Parking team? 

Our Car Parking team has relocated to another area of our site, but they are still contactable by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you have any questions, have lost your ticket, or need advice with payments and fees, you can contact the team by:

  • calling 01332 786 776.

  • pressing the 'help / assistance' button at any of our payment machines or car park barriers to be connected to the team.