Parking at Southmead

I’ve recently completed 10 weeks in the Nicu with my Twins and yes the parking is still a nightmare, however in that whole time I think there was maybe one time where I had to wait for awhile to get a space. Generally, they come up and the car park is constantly moving. I would always park in the maternity car park on the hill. if you’re going to park there, give yourself plenty of time. There’s a Costa and a M&S in the hospital if you need to burn off 20 minutes before your appointment.

Parking is still a nightmare, but I used to just go early & there are sometimes spaces but you have to allow enough time to look - or get someone to drop you off and pick you up X

My daughter is now 8 months old but when I was going up for scans the parking was dreadful a few times I had to be dropped and my partner drove around finding a spot, been into a main hospital a few times since and the multi story hasn’t been so bad but I’ve found the earlier your appointment the better
Hope that helps

It is a bit of a nightmare. Although the car park you have circled in yellow is available for parking. I managed to get a space there quite easily if it was early in the morning, but it fills up quickly. Similar situation to the car park next to the antinatal clinic. However, as Chloe mentioned above - people are coming and going, so I found I could hop into someone’s space quite quickly. Give yourself plenty of time and it should be fine.

Yup, still a nightmare. Others have simular suggestions I would of recommended too. Good luck.

Thanks everyone, super helpful to know that people come and go quite regularly, so we’ll chance it and leave lots of extra time 😊

Here now having my baby and have been in every week for different appointments… it’s always very busy but after a little while driving around you manage to squeeze in somewhere

I’m there all the time - we usually
Get a space but leave a lot of time so you don’t get stuck 😊 I find mostly it’s better in Brunel building and just wander over. Xx

I always arrive early and if I'm lucky with the first car park then great, if not I have often found luck in the multi storey but I've also got stuck in there before!