Canterbury Unloading Navigation

We advise you to be prepared and plan your journey ahead. Navigation information to your unloading area & useful unloading instructions are available on this page.


Arrivals Weekend is a busy time on campus Please ensure you have printed your Unloading Permit and completed the information before arriving to your unloading bay.

International Student travel

If you are an international student arriving to campus please refer to the International Students guidance on how to arrange your travel

Students living in Canterbury campus accommodation.

Please ensure you have booked your arrival slot and printed and completed the details on your unloading permit.  You may be asked to produce the unloading permit to a Traffic Marshall at any time.  When unloading or parked on campus please ensure you have this displayed in your windscreen at all times.

Be prepared and plan your journey 

Grocery Shopping

Due to the number of students arriving across the weekend, we ask that you go grocery shopping prior to your unloading time. If you go shopping after you have unloaded please do not return to your unloading bay area; but rather use the overflow car parks or return after 8pm when quieter and park in a marked bay within a car park.  

Becket Court

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Darwin College and Houses

Navigation to campus

  •   Postcode CT2 7NZ
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  • Google Maps link·       
  • Written directions to the campus and follow on campus direction signs to Giles Lane. and then to Darwin Road.  

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Giles Court

There is no parking available at Giles Court and to ensure there is room to unload everyone vehicle within this location the following steps will need to be taken.

Step 1 Drive to your Key Collection point at Keynes car park, where you will be greeted by a Traffic Marshall.

  • Postcode CT2 7NP 
  • Written directions to the campus and follow on campus direction signs to University Road and then Keynes College and follow directions given by Traffic Marshalls on where to park.

Step 2 Collect your room key from Keynes reception and return back to your vehicle

Step 3 The Traffic Marshall may ask for details to check with the register, they will check your unloading permit is completed fully and issue you with a coloured permit, to hang from the rear view mirror of your vehicle.  You will then be instructed to drive to Giles Court.

Step 4 On arrival to Giles Court entrance there will be another Traffic Marshall  who will be looking to see your coloured permit in your windscreen as you approach Giles Court accommodation. They will then open up entrance for you to enter and park to unload.

Step 5 Display your unloading permit within the windscreen of your vehicle and unload your vehicle. The Traffic Marshall may request you to return your coloured permit.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in the marked bay unloading bay outside Giles Court. If full please return later. 

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Keynes College

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Park Wood houses

Navigation to campus

  • Use the postcode given in the address, when you type in the name of your court that is on our on-campus map. Please park here and walk to key collection point.
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  • Google Maps link 
  • Written directions to the campus and follow on campus direction signs to Giles Lane, Park Wood Road and then to your accommodation

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Park Wood flats

Stock & Bossenden Courts 

Navigation to campus

  • Postcode CT2 7WS. Please park here and walk to key collection point.
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  • Google Maps link  
  • Written directions to the campus and follow on campus direction signs to Giles Lane, Park Wood Road and then to your accommodation.

Nickle & Kemsdale Courts  

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Tyler Court

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Turing College

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

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Woolf College

Navigation to campus

Ensure you have printed and filled in your Unloading permit to present to the Traffic Marshall on your Arrival.

During Traffic Marshalls operating hours please follow directions given to you by them. At all other times please park in a marked bay within a car park to unload.

It is a busy time and to ensure everyone can unload we have restricted the unloading of your vehicle to 20 minutes. 

The driver can park in Giles Lane, Oaks or Pavilion car park once you have unloaded.  Outside of the Traffic Marshall times please park in a marked bay within any car park to unload from. 

Room Key Collection point

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