Facilities

Residential parking on College Lane Campus is available but is extremely limited. Strict criteria applies and it costs £171.60 for the year. Find out if you are eligible and apply for a parking permit.

Please note, there is no residential parking at our de Havilland Campus.

Commuting students and visitors can either use the Park and Ride multi-storey car park or car park E, where they can pay to park. Students can also pay to park in car park I if a student e-permit has been issued.

The Park and Ride (AL10 8HS) is available for all students, staff and visitors to use in term-time, and is £1 for the day per vehicle to use the shuttle bus that goes to both College Lane and de Havilland campuses. The multi-story car park next to the Forum is available for use using RingGo and the parking payment terminals and is free for the first 30 minutes, £3 up to 6 hours (08:00 – 17:30) and £5 up to 10 hours (08:00 – 17:30). E-permits are available for qualifying students and staff, these are £3 for the day.

Find out more information about parking

We operate our own inter-campus bus service, Uno Bus, which will run a limited service from Saturday 18September and normal full service from Monday 27 September – see below for further details:

From Saturday 18/Sunday 19September 2021

International Arrivals Weekend

Shuttle bus service running between campuses (Park and Ride will not be open)

08:00 until 22:00 (every 20 minutes)

From Monday 20 September 2021

International arrivals and UK arrivals

Shuttle bus will be available from Park and Ride and between campuses.

The Shuttle first/last times are: From Anger land 07:00, every 10 minutes during the day, last bus back 21:57 from College Lane.

From Monday 27September

Normal service resumes

The Park and Ride (AL10 8HS) is available for all students, staff and visitors to use in term-time, and is £1 for the day per vehicle to use the shuttle bus that goes to both College Lane and de Havilland campuses.

Our Learning Resources Centres (LRCs) are where you can find your course textbooks, computers and study spaces.

We have two LRCs, one on each campus, which are open 24/7 to help you succeed in your studies. In addition to a range of study spaces and an extensive print book collection, you’ll find PCs, laptops, printers, and specialist software as well as dedicated study skills support for 1-1 help when you need it.

Find out more about LRC services available on AskHerts

We have sports facilities on both of our campuses - see below:

Hertfordshire Sports Village Gym - de Havilland campus

• 110 station gym with large free weights area
• 25m swimming pool
• squash courts
• sports halls
• cricket hall
• 12m high indoor climbing wall
• group exercise studios
• artificial and grass pitches
• outside tennis courts.

The Oval Gym - College Lane

• 50 station gym with limited free weights area
• MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) - Free for students to hire
• new generation 3G pitch.

The University Day Nursery offers on-campus childcare facilities for students and employees, as well as external applicants. We accept children from three months to five years offering them a fun, safe, and stimulating learning environment with sessions and activities catered to meet the needs of each child.

Your child will be looked after by our qualified and enthusiastic staff who make your child's safety their priority. Each staff member undergoes first aid and child protection training every three years and an enhanced CRB check.

Find out more about the service and how to apply