By Road

From M4: exit the M4 at junction 19 onto the M32. Almost immediately, exit the M32 at junction 1. Turn right at roundabout onto the A4174 ring road (dual carriageway) following signs for Filton and Bristol Parkway railway station. Go past the Holiday Inn hotel on the left, then for the East Entrance turn left at the first set of traffic lights into Coldharbour Lane, then turn right at the roundabout into the campus. For the North Entrance continue through the next set of traffic lights taking the next left.

From M5: exit the M5 at junction 15 onto the M4 eastbound towards London. Exit the M4 at junction 19 onto the M32 and follow the directions from the M4 given above.

From the south: from Bristol City Centre follow signs for the M32. Exit M32 at junction 1. Turn left onto the A4174, following signs for Filton and Bristol Parkway railway station. Go past the Holiday Inn hotel on the left, then for the East Entrance turn left at the first set of traffic lights into Coldharbour Lane, then turn right at the roundabout into the campus. For the North Entrance continue through the next set of traffic lights taking the next left.

Car parking
Car parking is by permit only. Visitors should stop at the Gatehouse for a permit. Please note that a permit does not guarantee a parking place.

By Bus

Ulink intercampus bus network
Ulink buses linking all campuses with the city centre can be used by students, staff and the travelling public.

Other services

The following buses go to the Frenchay Campus:

For timetables visit the Travel Line South West website.

From Bristol International Airport

From Bristol Airport you can catch the Airport Express Flyer coach 331 to the main Bristol Bus Station in Marlborough Street. £9 return. Tickets can be purchased online or from the driver.

From the bus station walk around the corner to the rank of bus stops outside the Beefeater/Bristol Fashion and Travel Inn. Catch bus number 70 which departs every 15-20 mins; journey time 35 mins. The bus comes right in to the Frenchay Campus.

By Bike

For details of cycling to Frenchay Campus, see a map of the cycle routes available on Cycle and Pedestrian access to UWE Frenchay.

For details of cycle parking and other cycling maps see our cycling and walking at UWE web pages.

By Rail

From Bristol Parkway:

Bus
Take bus number 312, 318, 319, 517, 518, 581 or 625 to the Frenchay Campus (a five minute journey).

Walking
Turn left out of the station, under the railway bridge, and straight over a small roundabout. Carry on straight over the next roundabout (with Axa on your left). At the next roundabout, take the third exit, and continue up to the next (big) roundabout. Take the first exit, and go up the dual carriageway down to the lights, turn right, and the main entrance to the Campus is off the next roundabout.

See the Bristol Parkway travel guide (1.2MB) for further information.

From Bristol Temple Meads:

Catch the U1 from the Reckless Engineer pub near the station entrance towards Frenchay Campus. Alternatively from the station approach take bus number 8 or 9 to Haymarket (Debenhams). Cross via underpass to bus stops by Travel Inn and take 70 to the Frenchay Campus (15 or 30 minute journey).

From Filton Abbey Wood:

Walking
It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Filton Abbey Wood to Frenchay Campus. Take the exit from platform 1, turn left out of the station, and walk along the path next to the MOD. Cross the road at the entrance to the MOD, and walk past the lake and fountains. Cross two busy roads, then walk up the hill, keeping to the right along the dual carriageway. At the top, turn right at the pedestrian lights: the HP entrance is facing you. A gate on the left takes you into the top corner of the Frenchay Campus.

Bus
Bus number 581 (49 minutes past every hour) from inside the station.

For more information visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.thetrainline.com.

(Source: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aboutUWE/campus/frenchay-directions.shtml)

• More directions and travel info for all UWE campuses can be found here.