The drop off area is to the left of the entrance to the main patient car park, directly outside the main hospital entrance, with easy access to the Emergency Department.
Bus stops are located outside the Emergency Department, close to the ambulance bays.
Parking on our sites
While we do have limited parking available for staff, patients and visitors, we ask that you consider using alternative means of transport where possible, to give priority for onsite parking to those who really need it.
Our decked car park provides 246 spaces for patients and visitors.
It includes disabled parking provision, plenty of clearance for larger disability vehicles and a lift making the upper floor accessible to all.
When you arrive you’ll see electronic signs directing you to where we have available spaces.
Motorcyclists are able to park, free of charge, in the bays in any of our public car parks – and there is a dedicated covered motorbike area to the rear of the car park. On approaching the barrier, please use the intercom to contact a member of our staff and they will be happy to raise the barrier for you.
As you drive in through the barrier, your registration number is read by our Automatic Number Plate Recognition system.
When you’re ready to leave, please go to the pay station and enter your vehicle registration number.
As you may be aware, we are currently carrying out extensive improvement works which may temporarily impact car parking availability.
If there’s anything you need to be aware of, we will post details here and on our social media, so please check before you travel.
Free park and walk facility
You can take the hassle out of parking by using our free park and walk service on the former Scartho Baths site, off Scartho Road, Grimsby.
The car park is open from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday and it’s approximately a 10 minute walk to the main hospital site.
There’s also a bus stop directly outside the car park so, if you’d rather, you can catch the bus instead.
You can view timetables on the Stagecoach website.
Blue Badge holders
Parking for Blue Badge holders is free but you need to register your vehicle by emailing us via [email protected] with your:
- Name
- Badge number (and a copy of your badge)
- Vehicle Registration Number
Once you’re registered, the barrier will lift automatically when you leave, with no charge to pay.
Car park charges
It’s important to us that we continue to invest in high quality, professional security staff and technology to keep you, our staff and our sites safe.
Our Security teams deal with an average of 852 incidents every month, ranging from violence and assaults to antisocial behaviour and theft. They also help us to support vulnerable patients and work closely with Humberside Police to help prevent and detect crime.
We’re able to provide this service thanks to the funding generated from our onsite car parks. However, the cost of this service, along with our maintenance and lighting costs, are rising. To continue to meet these costs, we need to increase our charges too – and the new rates will come into force from Monday, 1 September, where there will also be a slight increase in charges.
This will be the first time we have reviewed car parking fees at our Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites in nine years and will bring them into line with the charges on our Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust sites.
We also continue to offer a wide range of discounted rates, along with free parking for patients receiving treatment for cancer, Blue Badge holders, the parents and guardians of children staying in hospital overnight and the parents, guardians, and next of kin of those receiving palliative care. Patients who need to attend regular outpatient appointments may also be eligible to claim back the cost of their parking.
To apply, talk to one of our Parking and Security team or visit the parking pages on this site.
While, in an ideal world, we would like to offer everyone free parking, unfortunately that’s not a viable option.
While we need to provide parking for our patients, visitors and staff, we don’t receive any central funding for the upkeep of these car parks.
That means that if we don’t charge for parking, that maintenance would have to be paid for with money we believe is better spent on patient care.
Pay stations are located outside the main reception and outside the family services building.
You can also pay via your mobile phone using the Flowbird app. This service is provided by an independent company and you can find out more here.
Please note that from 1 September 2025 there has been a slight increase to charges for parking on our hospital sites.
The new rates are:
- Up to one hour: £3.40
- One to two hours: £5.60
- Two to four hours: £6.30
- Day tickets: £7
We also offer a wide range of concessions for patients and visitors, including:
- Free parking for Blue Badge holders
- Weekly tickets: £35
- Long term ticket (after the first seven days): £7
In addition to the daily, weekly and long-term rates above, you may be entitled to further concessions.
You may be eligible if:
- You’re a cancer patient attending for a course of treatment
- You are the parent or guardian of a sick child who is staying overnight
- You are the parent, guardian or next of kin of a patient who is receiving palliative care and you’re staying for prolonged visits.
Ward managers or their deputies can provide you with a letter detailing the reason for the concession, which must be presented to the security and car park team, who can issue a temporary pass for up to seven days.
In exceptional circumstances, the car park supervisor may, at their discretion, grant a pass for a longer period.
A concession is also in place for those who have to come to hospital for an appointment at least three times within the space of a month, for an overall period of at least three consecutive months.
If this applies to you, please pick up a claim form from the Car Parking and Security Office on site.
Claims for this concession are made retrospectively, so you will need to keep hold of your receipts.