Travel & parking
Getting to the Lexus British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships
The Lexus British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships is based at the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre, just outside of Nottingham city centre with great public transport links and a public car park available adjacent to the venue. See below on further details on how to get to the venue.
Venue Address
Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre, University Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 2QH
By train
Nottingham Train Station is well-connected via the East Midlands Train Line Service, which operates a high speed train service to and from London St Pancras, taking around 1 hour 45 minutes. A regional service operates from Worksop, Mansfield, Lincoln and Derby, while the Liverpool to Norwich service calls at Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Grantham and Peterborough.
The train station does offer step free access with staff on hand 24 hours a day to assist. For more information on accessibility and mobility access, please visit the East Midlands website.
From Nottingham Train Station, the easiest way to reach the tennis centre is to take the Toton Lane tram which departs from on top of Karlsruhe Friendship bridge, which sits above Nottingham Train Station itself. See below for more information or visit the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) website.
By tram
Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre is served by Nottingham’s tram network (NET). Spectators travelling by tram should disembark at the University of Nottingham tram stop which is situated on University Boulevard (A6005). It is a three-minute walk from the tram stop to the entrance of the tennis centre (approximately 300m) with all pavements providing dropped kerbs. Please note the route does cross a main road. Trams run approximately every seven minutes across the city with direct links to Nottingham Train Station.
Please buy your tram ticket from the ticket machines located at each stop before boarding the tram. For more information visit the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) website.
By car
Car parking is free at the tennis centre. A number of accessible car parking and blue badge spaces are available at the front of the Tennis Centre Car Park with easy access to the main entrance to the tournament.
By bicycle
There will be provisions on-site to secure bicycles. All bicycles are left at the owner’s risk.