Parking

Our car parks use a ticketless Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera system.

Your number plate will be read as you drive on site and as you leave. No tickets are provided on entry. There are no barriers on any of our car parks, except for the public car parks at King's Mill.   

You will need to pay before leaving the car park by entering your registration number into a pay station and paying the rate depending on how long you have parked on site. You can pay by card, contactless or cash. Alternatively, you can also pay via an app called Trust Parking, which is available to download from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

There is a free drop-off point outside the main entrance at each of our three hospitals. There’s also a drop-off point at our Emergency Department at King’s Mill. You can park in these for 10 minutes.

No liability can be taken for damage or theft from any of the above car parks. 

Parking fees

These fees are for parking at King’s Mill, Newark, and Mansfield Community hospitals:

  • 30 minutes - free (no need to visit a pay machine. At King's Mill, the barrier will lift automatically to let you out)
  • Up to one hour - £2
  • One to two hours - £4
  • Two to four hours - £5.50
  • Four to eight hours - £6.50
  • Eight to 24 hours - £8
  • Seven day pass - £12.50
  • Month pass - £30

Both special saver passes can be purchased via the app.

Charges apply 24 hours a day, including on bank holidays.

Parking charge notice (PCN) 

Motorists who fail to pay the appropriate tariff for their stay or otherwise breach the car parking terms and conditions at any hospital site may be issued with a PCN. These are set at £50, which is reduced to £25 if paid within 14 days. 

To pay your PCN or appeal it following a visit to any of our hospitals, please follow the instructions printed on the PCN. 

Blue Badge holders are entitled to free parking.   

If you are a Blue Badge holder who visits our hospitals regularly, please register your Blue Badge online or visit reception for assistance.   

To register your Blue Badge quickly and easily: 

  • Visit the NexusPlatform website.
  • Register your email and password and verify your account.
  • Log in to your account where you will be asked for an invitation code, which is BH2F8HJ for Sherwood Forest Hospitals. This is code will also be displayed on car park signs.
  • You’ll be directed to register your Blue Badge. Upload the badge and enter the Blue Badge code. This will immediately give you free access to SFH visitor car parks.

There are two permit options available to Blue Badge holders - a daily permit or an ongoing permit. Further information to help you is in the Blue Badge Permits guide (opens in new window).

You can review and make changes to your vehicle and registration plate via your account. 

You can apply on behalf of another person.

If you are parking in a Blue Badge holder bay, you will need to display your Blue Badge.  

We have systems in place to allow free parking for certain patient groups.

Visitors attending clinics which overrun will only need to pay for the first hour of parking. If a clinic runs over this time, speak to a member of staff who will be able to provide you with a parking exemption form to take to main reception.

The following groups are entitled to free parking:

  • Clinic 9 (Welcome Treatment Centre)
  • Stoma patients (car park 9)
  • Renal patients (car park 9)
  • Clinical Decision Unit patients
  • Sleep study trial patients
  • End of life pathway relatives
  • Cardiac Rehab patients
  • Neonatal Unit (NNU) – Parents and Carers
  • Bereaved visitors.

Visitors will need to obtain a parking validation form from the department they are visiting, which they must then take to the reception area who will validate their parking.

Please ask the Nurse in charge on your ward for more information or contact main reception at King’s Mill.

If you're referred to hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist, or another primary care health professional, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS). For more information, visit the NHS website.  

Those who are in receipt of specific benefits can also claim the parking charge back by visiting the general office at any of our hospital sites. You will need to take proof of qualifying benefit and appointment letter.

Contact

If you have a query or need advice about parking options and charges please contact the reception area of the hospital you are at. The main reception at King's Mill Hospital is open 24/7. If you are at Newark or Mansfield Community hospitals and need support outside office hours, please call 01623 622515.

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