Travel & parking
Getting to the Lexus Nottingham Open
The Lexus Nottingham Open is based at the 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.
Please note: there are works going on on the A52 Nottingham corridor that will have an impact on the surrounding areas including University Boulevard. For more information visit the national highways website.
Venue address
Nottingham Tennis Centre, University Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 2QH
The best and most environmentally friendly way to get to the event is by public transport.
Choosing public transport can significantly help reduce your carbon footprint and there are lots of different options available to make your journey as easy as possible – find out more below:
East Midlands Rail
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.
Regional trains
A regional service operates from Worksop, Mansfield, Lincoln and Derby, while the Liverpool to Norwich service calls at Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Grantham and Peterborough.
Station accessibility
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.
Getting to Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre
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.
Nottingham’s tram network (NET)
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.
Tickets
NETs tickets are available from all Tram Stop ticket machines, should you have any issues at the ticket machine, a help point can be located on the side of the machine that will take you directly to the Customer Services.
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.
Park and ride
The closest tram park and ride site is at Toton Lane with 1400 free parking spaces, there are a further six sites and 3500 spaces across the network, which are easily accessible from junctions 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the M1.
Parking on-site
If you are planning on driving please ensure you have bought a pre-purchased parking pass in advance. Capacity is very limited so we can’t guarantee there’ll be space on arrival and your vehicle may be turned away.
You can book car parking here. Your pre-purchased parking pass will give you access to parking in the Public Car Park in Highfields Park immediately on University Boulevard (A6005).
The Public Carpark, will be open from 09:00 from the 14 - 22 June. If you are planning to drive please ensure you have pre-purchased a parking pass.
Directions from the town centre
Driving from the town centre along University Boulevard please follow the AA signs and take a left directly into the car park. Driving towards the town centre along University Boulevard turn right at the traffic lights into the car park.
Park & ride
Park & Ride facilities using the tram are available from Toton Lane just off the A52 (for those driving from the South) and at Hucknall off Jct.27 of the M1 (for those driving from the North). For more information, visit the Nottingham Express Transit website.
Accessible car parking
A number of accessible car parking and blue badge spaces are available at the front of the Tennis Centre Car Park at the Nottingham Tennis Centre with easy access to the main entrance to the tournament. Spaces for the Lexus Open Parking can be booked online alongside your tickets.
You can purchase car parking tickets on the day, but this is subject to availability, therefore we advise that you book in advance
There'll be provisions on site to secure bicycles, these will be situated in the Highfields Public car park near to the Box Office. All bikes are left at the owner’s risk. No bikes will be allowed into the grounds and bikes aren't permitted to remain in the car park overnight.
