Getting here and where to park

• Access the Duchess 1 car park and the barrier will lift automatically / via the intercom, operated via the Q-Park Lodge or manned on the barrier.
• Ensure you have displayed your Valid Blue Badge, so it is clearly visible.
• Exit the car park and the barrier will lift automatically. You do not need to collect an exit card from Q-Park.
• By using any other car park, charges will be incurred.
• Please note all disabled parking spaces are now located in Duchess 1 Car Park Only. If you park in any other car park you will have to pay for parking.

• Access the car park as normal.
• Attend your appointment or visit, collect a form from reception (if you don’t already have one) and complete time and date of your appointment.
• Pay for your car parking as normal.
• Keep all your receipts with your form.
• Once you have used the car park on nine occasions in 90 days you qualify for free parking. On your ninth visit make sure that your form is signed off by a member of staff in your outpatient clinic.
• Visit the hospital general office (Duchess Building Level 0) with your nine receipts and qualifying form to start your refund process. You will also get an exit card issued to you on your ninth visit allowing you to exit the car park free of charge for this visit.

• Access the car park as normal.
• Ask the ward sister or nurse in charge for a paediatrics patient permit.
• When ready to leave, take the paediatrics patient permit to the hospital general office (Duchess Building Level 0) or Q-Park Lodge (opposite the Cedars Multi-storey car park).
• You will be given a special pass that will exempt you from charges between 7:30pm to 8am.
• Exit the car park by inserting both your overnight ticket (first) and original ticket (second). You will only be charged for the hours you have been parked outside the 7.30pm to 8am time.

If you have any queries, please contact the Q-Park office on 01823 344758.

Motorbike parking is located outside the Duchess one and two car parks (by the pay machine) and outside the Jubilee Building.

Q-Park Musgrove Park Hospital price list 2026/2027 (prices are correct as of Wednesday 1 April 2026)

• 0 to 1 hours £2.60
• 1 to 2 hours £6.50
• 2 to 4 hours £10.40
• 4 to 24 hours £17
• Lost ticket £17
• Compassionate weekly ticket £40

You can pay parking charges with cash or credit and debit cards (excluding American Express). Please note: the car parking ticket payment machines do not accept £20 notes.

If you are visiting the hospital three or more times a week, for a prolonged period of time, we can offer concessionary parking rates.

Senior nurses in our outpatient department can offer concessionary parking rates to people who visit the department frequently. You can download the reduced parking rate request form. These are considered on a case-by-case basis.

All disabled parking spaces for colleagues, visitors, and patients at Musgrove Park Hospital who are registered Blue Badge holders are now located in the Duchess one car park. There is no longer any disabled parking in the Duchess two car park. Please view the hospital map to view the location of Duchess one car park.

We also have a number of disabled drop-off areas:

• Next to the main entrance to our Jubilee Building
• At the entrance to our Beacon Centre
• At our children’s ward main entrance
• In front of our emergency department
• Outside our maternity unit.

Please note that all of the car parks on the hospital site are operated by barriers.

1. Drive up to the barrier
2. Press the button and take the ticket
3. After parking, please keep your ticket with you
4. Pay for your ticket on your return at the pay machines
5. Drive to the exit barrier and insert your ticket.