Travelling to Eastbourne DGH

Kings Drive, Eastbourne,
East Sussex BN21 2UD
Tel: 0300 131 4500

Please always consider public transport or use other environmentally friendly travel options when visiting our hospitals. Information about the options available is below.

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

Kings Drive, Eastbourne
East Sussex, BN21 2UD
0300 131 4500

Travelling by public transport

By bus:

There is a bus stop with shelter within the grounds of Eastbourne DGH near to the outpatients entrance, and bus stops immediately outside of the hospital in Kings Drive.

For details of the buses that stop at Eastbourne DGH, please visit the Stagecoach bus website:

Stagecoach

Timetable

0345 241 8000

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

By train:

Hampden Park station is approximately a mile away from Eastbourne DGH and the main line Eastbourne station is over 1.5 miles away.

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

Travelling by Car

Eastbourne DGH is on the A2021. When arriving at the main vehicle entrance the main public car park (pay on foot) is on the left.

Patients or visitors may be taken to or collected from the main entrance at drop off points, 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

0300 131 4500

07826 533156

Eastbourne DGH

0300 131 4500

07826 533173

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 hospital levels, wards and departments:

Map of Eastbourne DGH levels

Eastbourne DGH – Public car parks and blue badge parking zones