Travelling to Conquest Hospital

The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea,
East Sussex TN37 7RD
Tel: 0300 131 4500

Please always consider using public transport or other environmentally friendly travel options when visiting our hospitals.

If you are have a booked appointment or operation, before travelling to the hospital, please ensure that you know which clinic or department you are going to. This information will be on your appointment letter. Please also bring this letter with you to your appointment.

Address and contact details

The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea
East Sussex, TN37 7RD

Travelling by public transport

By train:

Hastings station is the closest main line station, has step-free access to all platforms, and is approximately three miles away from Conquest Hospital .

However Battle station could be considered as an alternative as it is also approximately three miles from Conquest Hospital, but it is not a main line station and does not have the same frequency of trains stopping. It also has limited step-free access to the platform.

Please check train timetables ahead of your journey by visiting the Network Rail website


By bus:

Buses that serve Conquest Hospital from the Bexhill area

Stagecoach services 99, 22A, 98 all travel to Hastings and St Leonards from Bexhill, but will need a change of bus to continue to Conquest Hospital. Please ask advice from the driver or visit the Stagecoach website for more details.

Buses that serve Conquest Hospital from Hastings and St Leonards

Please visit the Stagecoach website for more details.

Bus routes that serve Conquest Hospital from Rye

Stagecoach services 100, 101, 313, 342 directly or indirectly serve the Conquest Hospital. All travel to Hastings, but may need a change of bus to continue to Conquest Hospital. Please ask advice from the driver or visit the Stagecoach website for more details.

There are bus shelters in and around the Conquest Hospital. The main shelters are near to the front entrance, and there are bus shelters in the lay-bys immediately outside on The Ridge.

For the latest bus information please check with the local bus companies.

Stagecoach

For more information about bus, train and coach travel in East Sussex, visit the county council website

Travelling by car

Conquest Hospital is on the B2093 The Ridge. When arriving at the main vehicle entrance the main public car park (pay on foot) is on the left. An additional car park is on the right next to the Richard Ticehurst Surgical Unit (pay and display).

There are some other spaces outside of the Hydrotherapy pool, the Medical Outpatients entrance and the Egerton entrance. These spaces are mainly for people with blue badges.

Patients or visitors may be taken to or collected from the main entrance at the drop off point, but cars cannot wait in these areas.

Please be aware parking can be difficult at peak times. Please leave enough time or consider using alternative transport.

Accordion

The following parking charges apply:
0 mins up to 1 hour - £2.00 5 hours up to 6 hours - £10.20
1 hour up to 2 hours - £3.60 6 hours up to 12 hours - £11.80
2 hours up to 3 hours - £5.20 12 hours up to 24 hours - £18.30
3 hours up to 4 hours - £7.00 Lost tickets - £18.30 per day (24 hours)
4 hours up to 5 hours - £8.50
Discounted tickets are available from the car park office in the main car park:
3 day - £12.00 14 day - £41.20
5 day - £22.10 30 day - £50.00
7 day - £29.30
Exemptions currently apply to:
  • Blue badge holders – Disabled people: holders of a valid Blue Badge attending one of our hospitals as a patient or visitor, or for a disabled person employed by the Trust receive free parking for the duration of their attendance at, or visit to, our hospitals.
  • Patients attending cancer/oncology clinics and their relatives (national MacMillan guidelines)
  • End of Life Care relatives (bereavement)
  • Frequent outpatient attenders: free parking will be provided to people attending outpatients who attend hospital for an appointment at least three times within a month and for an overall period of at least three months. A ‘month’ is defined as a period of 30 days. Patients should bring their appointment card/letters and present these to the site Parking Office.
  • Parents of sick children staying overnight: this is for a parent or guardian of a child or young person, under 18 years of age, who is admitted as an inpatient to hospital overnight. They will receive free parking between the hours of 7.30pm and 8am while visiting the child. This would apply to a maximum of two vehicles. Parents should visit the site Parking Office to claim this exemption.
For more information about exemptions or the parking system please contact the Parking Office:

Conquest Hospital

Eastbourne DGH

Holders of a valid Blue Badge attending one of our hospitals as a patient or visitor, or for a disabled person employed by the Trust receive free parking for the duration of their attendance at, or visit to, our hospitals.

Blue badge holders can also park in our pay-on-foot car parks free of charge by taking their blue badge and car park entry ticket to the Car Park kiosks before they exit the car park, so they can be validated.

We have provided designated disabled parking bays close to the hospital entrances.

Patient transport and help with travel costs

There are several ways the NHS can support you with your journey to hospital.

Find out more about patient transport and help with travel costs.

Maps

Maps are available showing the different hospital levels, wards and departments: