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Where We Are

Located in the heart of England, Staffordshire is easily accessible by road, rail and air. The University itself is split over two campuses: Stafford and Stoke. With just 18 miles between them, and excellent transport links between the two, both are less than 5 minutes from the M6 motorway, less than an hour’s train journey from Birmingham and Manchester and only 1 hour 25 minutes from London.

Our campuses

Approximately 1½ miles from the town centre, Stafford Campus is situated on a greenfield site surrounded by beautiful countryside. This is the smaller of the two main University campuses, offering a quieter atmosphere than its city-centre partner.

Map of Stafford campus (PDF, file size: 3.05MB)

Stoke campus is right in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent’s city centre. Recent enhancements at Stoke have included an extensive landscaping project adding ‘green’ areas within the campus area. Also on campus we have our own nature reserve housing various wildlife as part of the University’s strategy for conservation.

Map of Stoke campus (PDF, file size: 3.05MB)

Both campuses boast extensive sports and leisure facilities, from fully-equipped gyms to all-weather floodlit pitches for football, rugby, hockey, netball and tennis. The sports hall also provides most indoor sports including badminton and squash.

Getting here

By Road

For Stoke Campus take M6 junction 16 if you’re travelling from the North or junction 15 if you’re travelling from the South. For Stafford take M6 Junction 14. If you’re coming from the East the M1 Derby (junction 24a) is 42 miles away via the A50. Download an approach map for either Stoke (PDF, file size: 530.74KB) or Stafford (PDF, file size: 530.72KB) .

By train

Both Stoke and Stafford are located on the mainline route from London to Glasgow and Manchester. Stoke railway station is only 600 metres from the Stoke campus and at Stafford the station is only three miles away.

By air

We are served by three main UK airports. Manchester International is 31 miles north of the University, Birmingham International is 55 miles south and East Midlands Airport is 45 miles to the east.