Stafford campus

• Leave the M6 motorway at Junction 14 (Stafford North).
• Follow signs for Staffordshire University / MOD Stafford.
• Carry straight on through the first roundabout onto the A513 Beaconside and pass the main entrance to MOD Stafford on your left.
• At the next roundabout, take the A518 turning and the entrance to Staffordshire University is immediately on your left.

For Beaconside

If you will be using a satellite navigation system, you should enter the postcode ST18 0AD to locate the Beaconside Campus.

• Exit the A518 via the slip road and follow the access road through the campus. Visitor parking is available in either of the large car parks. The main reception is opposite the Octagon building.  

For Blackheath Lane

If you will be using a satellite navigation system, you should enter the postcode ST18 0YG to locate Blackheath Lane.

• Continue on the A518 past the Police Headquarters. Take the right turn signposted Little Haywood. The entrance is on the left, opposite the entrance to Weston Road High School.

• As an alternative to using the motorway, take the A51.
• At Weston, take the A518 towards Stafford.

For Beaconside

If you will be using a satellite navigation system, you should enter the postcode ST18 0AD to locate the Beaconside Campus.

• Pass the County Showground on your left and carry on until you see the large, yellow Octagon Building on your right (NB no right turn).
• Carry on to the roundabout and turn back on yourself. The entrance to Staffordshire University is immediately on your left.
• Follow the access road through the campus. Visitor parking is available in either of the large car parks. The main reception is opposite the Octagon building.

For Blackheath Lane

If you will be using a satellite navigation system, you should enter the postcode ST18 0YG to locate Blackheath Lane.

• Pass the County Showground on your left. After 1 mile, take the left turn signposted Little Haywood. The entrance is on the left, opposite the entrance to Weston Road High School.

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:

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

Please visit National Rail Enquiries for more information.

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 9 Arriva bus runs approximately every 15 minutes. For more information, please visit the Arriva bus website.

• Approach roads to the Stafford campus (PDF, file size: 248.13KB)
• Stafford campus map (PDF, file size: 1.28MB)