Dates lessons will not be running

2025-2026 - Dates lessons will not run

Due to staff sickness, Early years lessons on Sunday 26th October 2025 have bee cancelled, we apologise for any inconvenience.

Swimming lessons will not run on the following dates:

• Saturday 13th September 2025
• Thursday 23rd & 30th October 2025
• Saturday 8th November - only between 12.00-16.00 121/Private Bubble lessons and 12.00 Teenagers 1, 12.30 Stage 1, 13.00 Teenagers 3, 13.30 Teenagers 2, 14.00  Beginners, 14.30 Foundation, 15.00 Stage 1, 15.30 Stage 2.
• Monday 22nd December 2025 - Sunday 4th January 2026 (dates inclusive)
• Thursday 19th February 2026
• Thursday 2nd - Monday 6th April 2026 (dates inclusive)
• Thursday 9th April 2026
• Monday 4th May 2026
• Monday 25th May 2026
• Thursday 28th May 2026
• Monday 27th July - Sunday 30th August 2026 (inclusive)
• Monday 31st August 2026

Lessons will continue to run during the October, February, Easter and Spring term school holiday periods as before. This doesn't apply for Thursday Adult swimming lessons.

NEW Adult Improver pay as you go class

Starting back from the 4th of September 2025, we are now offering Adult Improver swimming lessons on Thursdays at 11.30am as pay as you go, alongside the general block bookings.

Parking

General parking advice

When attending your lesson you can park in any of the halls car parks available on campus.

Impacts to parking

During December 2025, we will be hosting events on the following dates:

• Winter Graduations from Monday 8th - Friday 12th December 2025
• Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December 2025 - British Judo Nationals

Parking with be busier than usual so please allow extra time for your journey and security will be available to direct you to parking spaces available.

For more information on the graduation schedule and to check if your lesson times will be affected please click here. 

Parking Mondays - Fridays before 4.30pm

When attending your lesson you can park in any of the halls car parks available on campus. If you are parking during the daytime Monday - Friday before 4.30pm, you can park in any of the halls car parks for free for 2 hours however you will need to register your car on the tablets available at the David Ross Sports Village reception or at the swimming pool.

University Park campus road closures

For the attention of all customers. To prevent drivers using University Park campus as a short cut to bypass any traffic while roadworks are carried out on the A52 between Priory roundabout and QMC roundabout, barriers are in place to ensure that members of our community can access and leave campus safely. From 7am on Wednesday 28 May, these barriers will be closed from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week for the duration of the roadworks. All customers will need to plan their car journeys through campus. Please be respectful to members of security staff who are helping to manage the barrier operation, redirect traffic and ensure the safe flow of vehicles through campus. The work is expected to last approximately 12 months and the barriers have been put in place to ensure that members of our community can access and leave campus safely. There are two barriers in place:

• Hallward
  Located on Cut Through Lane, between Hallward and The New Theatre, just after Cherry Tree Hill (coming from Portland). Traffic coming up Cut Through Lane will be required to turn right down Library Road, and follow the network round to Cripps Hill, where they will have to turn left towards North entrance they can also turn right and to exit via South Exit.

• Cripps Health Centre
  Located just in front of the Zebra Crossing at Cripps Health Centre. Traffic coming up Cripps Hill can turn left or right down Lenton Hall Drive, before turning around and going back down Cripps Hill. Traffic coming up Beeston Lane will not be able to pass this point.

The following car parks can be accessed from West entrance:

• Lincoln Hall (D2)

• Derby Hall (C2)

• Sherwood Hall (C2)

• Ancaster and Cavendish Halls (A3)

• Trent and Jubilee Avenue (D4)

• or the spaces on the road adjacent to EMCC (B3)

• spaces around David Ross Sports Village (A2)

These can all be located on the map of University Park using the grid code next to each option.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

A52 road work impacts

We have been informed that from 24th April 2025 - 8th April 2026 there will be work starting on the A52 between QMC island and Priory island. During this period the route through campus will be closed between 7am and 7pm to ensure campus is not used as an alternative route to travel and the campus remains safe.

During this period, you will need to enter and exit campus through the West Entrance (off the island on Woodside road, at the end of University Boulevard). The impacts on that section of the A52 will vary, please see this website page for the latest updates.

We have been advised it starts on 24th April however this may change so check for latest updates here. Please allow extra time for your journey.