Stafford campus

One of Staffordshire University’s two main campuses is based in Stafford spread across two key sites based on:

• Beaconside, postcode:  ST18 0AD
• Blackheath Lane, postcode:   ST18 0YG

The Stafford campus is approximately a 10 minute drive from Stafford railway station which is served by a network of national rail operators.

Staffordshire University is committed to reducing the impact of transport on the environment and we would encourage visitors to use more sustainable forms of transport where possible.

Visitors attending Open Days at the Stafford campus should travel to our Beaconside site to register.

Stafford railway station is in the town centre, about a mile and a half from the campus.

There are frequent services directly to and from Stafford railway station. Please visit National Rail Enquiries for a full range of travel information and timetables.  Approximate journey times are listed below to give you an idea of journey times.

• London Euston (1hr 20 mins)
• Manchester (1hr 10 mins)
• Birmingham (35 mins)
• Liverpool (1 hr)
• Crewe (20 mins)
• Stoke-on-Trent (20 mins)

Taxis stop outside the station for the short ride to the University. There are also a frequent bus services from outside the station which goes directly to the Beaconside Campus.  The number 74/75 Arriva bus runs approximately every 15 minutes. For more information, please visit the Arriva bus website.

• Stafford (Beaconside) postcode: ST18 0AD
• Stafford (Blackheath Lane) postcode: ST18 0YG

Cycle Parking Facilities

The University has a number of cycle parking facilities on campus.

Intersite campus travel

To encourage and facilitate sustainable intersite campus travel, the University in partnership with London Midland Trains and Bakerbus operate a public bus service between the Stoke and Stafford campuses.

• Current full timetable for the X1 bus service (PDF, file size: 1.71MB)

• Approach roads to the Stafford campus (PDF, file size: 530.72KB)
• Stafford campus map (PDF, file size: 3.05MB)