Travelling to Kent

Travelling to Kent

Find out how to get to the Canterbury and Medway campuses from within the UK and if you're travelling from overseas.

Getting to Canterbury by car

The campus is less than two miles from Canterbury city centre. It can be accessed by road from the west via A290 Whitstable Road or from the east via St Stephen’s Hill.

From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 2 onto the A2 Canterbury. Continue on A2/M2 and exit at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury.

From the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 5 and continue on M26(M20) signposted Maidstone. Exit the M20 at junction 7 onto A249 Sheerness. Exit left onto M2 for Canterbury, exit the M2 at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury.

From Canterbury to the campus: Via A2 eastbound/London: Rheims Way, London Road, Whitstable Road, University Road.
Via A2 westbound: Wincheap, Rheims Way, London Road, Whitstable Road, University Road.

Arrival car park postcodes

Getting to Medway by car

From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise) and from the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Exit M25 at junction 2 signposted A2 Canterbury, where the A2 becomes the M2 at junction 1 leave the motorway and continue on the A2 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A289 and the Medway Tunnel. Take the first exit directly after emerging from the tunnel, turn right at the end of slip road, leading up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.

From the South-East: Leave M2 at junction 4 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A278, A2 and A289. Take the last exit just before the Medway Tunnel, signposted Chatham and Historic Dockyard. At the end of the slip road, turn left up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.

Postcodes for satellite navigation

  • Medway campus (Pilkington Building, Pembroke site) - ME4 4AG 
  • Pier Quays, Blake Avenue, Gillingham, Kent - ME7 1FL

Parking at Canterbury

Parking is available for parents, carers or friends who may be helping you move in to your accommodation (parking is restricted at all other times).

If you are a Blue Badge holder, accessible bays are available near to your accommodation and across the campus. Ensure you display your badge at all times.

If you are arriving by car (with the exception of a taxi), you will need to print a copy of your unloading permit to generate your QR code. This permit must then be displayed in the car.

Get an unloading permit

International students

The university will be running a coach service for students arriving at London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2024.

The service will meet students whose flights arrive between 05.00hrs – 17.00hrs, and travel to the Canterbury and Medway campuses. The price is £45 per person.

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