Charges
Charges for parking in our patient and visitor car parks apply to ALL our main hospital sites and are the same across all sites.
These are as follows:
0-3 hours = £2.80
3-8 hours = £4.60
8-24 hours = £6.90
Parking is free of charge for Blue Badge holders - in Blackburn please visit the car parking office with your entry ticket and Blue Badge (a photo of your Blue Badge will be accepted).
Please note: Due to the increasing misuse of the blue badge system, please note that the holder of the valid blue badge must be present at the service desk in order for the parking ticket to be validated free from charge.
For more specific information for our individual sites please select the relevant drop-down below.
Update to car parking charges
Please be aware that parking charges at our hospital sites will increase for patients and visitors on Monday, 1 June 2026.
We recognise that any increase in costs can be difficult, particularly at a time when many people are feeling financial pressures. However, we want to be clear that this is a contractual requirement rather than a discretionary decision made by the Trust.
Under the terms of the Trust’s PFI Project Agreements, we are required to apply an annual increase to car parking charges in line with the published Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation rate. If this increase is not applied, the Trust must cover the difference between the contractually required parking charges and the amount actually charged.
Please see details of the increase below:
Time (hours)
Current charge
Charge after Monday, 1 June 2026
0 to 3
£2.80
£2.90
3 to 8
£4.60
£4.80
8 to 24
£6.90
£7.10
Parking remains free of charge for Blue Badge holders
Concessionary car parking - Information for patients
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has a concessionary parking ticket available for visitors visiting the hospital frequently.
To qualify for a concessionary ticket you need to complete a form obtained from car parking office in the main entrance, located in the main reception at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
There is a qualification period of three consecutive days for receipts with a minimum value of £18.90 (3 x £6.30). The form must be signed by a senior nurse on the ward and the car parking team will then issue a ticket which will allow you access to the car park for four separate occasions.
The concessionary ticket will be valid for a period of seven days from the date the ticket was first issued. When the ticket expires, you must then pay to park and obtain receipts as per the above criteria
In cases where you have been visiting for eight weeks you are entitled to a sixty day pass, this allows for unlimited parking during the sixty day period. A new form will need to be completed at this stage.
If the patient you are visiting is discharged then re-admitted at a later date, then you will be required to apply again. The concessionary ticket is only valid with receipts from the Trust and the concessionary ticket is only valid at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
