Getting to Canterbury by car
The campus is less than two miles from Canterbury city centre. It can be accessed by road from the west via A290 Whitstable Road or from the east via St Stephen’s Hill.
From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 2 onto the A2 Canterbury. Continue on A2/M2 and exit at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury then the sign to Rough Common. Turn right at Rdabout onto Whitstable Road – 2nd left onto University Road.
From the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Exit the M25 at junction 5 and continue on M26(M20) signposted Maidstone. Exit the M20 at junction 7 onto A249 Sheerness. Exit left onto M2 for Canterbury, exit the M2 at junction 7 then follow signs to Canterbury then the sign to Rough Common. Turn right at Rdabout onto Whitstable Road – 2nd left onto University Road.
From the East Thanet Way or from Canterbury City: The campus can be accessed by road via A290 Whitstable Road onto Giles Lane or St Thomas Hill onto University Road or Hackington Rd/ Canterbury Hill & St Stephen’s Hill onto Giles Lane.
Getting to Medway by car
From London, the North and East Anglia (via M25 clockwise) and from the West and South-West (via M25 anticlockwise): Exit M25 at junction 2 signposted A2 Canterbury, where the A2 becomes the M2 at junction 1 leave the motorway and continue on the A2 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A289 and the Medway Tunnel. Take the first exit directly after emerging from the tunnel, turn right at the end of slip road, leading up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.
From the South-East: Leave M2 at junction 4 signposted Gillingham. Follow the brown anchor signs for the Historic Dockyard and Chatham Maritime via the A278, A2 and A289. Take the last exit just before the Medway Tunnel, signposted Chatham and Historic Dockyard. At the end of the slip road, turn left up Maritime Way towards Chatham. The campus entrance is the first exit at the next roundabout, signposted Pembroke and Universities at Medway.
Postcodes for satellite navigation
- Medway campus (Pilkington Building, Pembroke site) - ME4 4AG
- Pier Quays, Blake Avenue, Gillingham, Kent - ME7 1FL. Look out for emails from Unite Students, who will provide information about your arrival slot time.
