Car parking

The minimum charge is £2.00 for the first hour, and increases in increments of 20p for every 12 minutes after that (to a maximum of £8.00 per 24 hour period).

Public Transport

Bus services

Extra buses have been added to the Stagecoach fleet in Ashford to provide two new routes for the town and improves links to the hospital. These changes mean that there is now a direct bus every 30 minutes during the day from Kennington, Park Farm or the town centre, from Monday to Saturday.

Bus routes to William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)

• *NEW* K Line Stagecoach – from William Harvey Hospital and Park Farm Estate via the A2070 (Mondays to Friday). Runs every 30mins. On Sundays the H-Line will provide the link between Park Farm and the hospital once an hour.
• *NEW* H Line Stagecoach – circular route from the Hospital via Kennington Road to Spearpoint Corner, Kennington The Street, Upper Vicarage Road, Trinity Road, Towers Estate, Bockhanger, Bybook, Ashford Station, Ashford Town Centre, and direct via Hythe Road back to the Hospital. On Sundays buses will go via Park Farm rather than Hythe Road to the Hospital and will run every hour from 06:00 until 21:00
• C-Line Stagecoach – to and from the Hospital from Willesborough, Ashford Station and the town centre (Bank Street) every 10-20 minutes (Mondays to Fridays) or every 30 minutes (Sundays). It also runs to Bybrook Bybrook and Kennington every 30 minutes.
• Route 10 / 10A Stagecoach – once or twice an hour to and from the Hospital from Ashford Station and the town centre (Elwick Road). From the town centre, buses continue once an hour to Maidstone as route 10X. In the other direction, routes 10 and 10A serve the hospital from Brabourne Lees, Sellindge, Hythe and Folkestone.
• Route 10X Stagecoach from Maidstone, Bearsted, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing
• Route 11 Stagecoach from Lydd, New Romney, Hamstreet and Ashford
• A Line Stagecoach – runs every 10 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays from South Ashford, Singleton and Stanhope to the town centre. Change at Bank Street for the H-Line or C-Line. On the way back from the hospital the best place to change is at the station. On Sundays, A-Line buses continue all the way to the hospital (the route name changes to C-Line in the town centre), running between 06:00 and 21:00.

Train services

Trains to Ashford (William Harvey Hospital)

Ashford International is the nearest rail station to the William Harvey Hospital. It is a short walk from the town centre, from where ‘bus service 5’ runs every 15 minutes.  Bus services 10 and 11 also run directly from the station to the hospital. These services both run about once an hour.

There are regular direct train services to Ashford International from Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Margate, Ramsgate, Dover and Folkestone, as well as many other stations.

Facilities

Accessibility

• Braille translation service
• Disabled parking
• Disabled WC
• Induction loop
• Signing service available
• Wheelchair access

Disabled parking and access to all main buildings.

Accommodation

• Access to TV
• Internet access
• Public telephone
• Single sex accommodation only

Counselling and Support

• Translation services

Faith services

• On-site chapel

The trust’s chaplaincy department has staff members and volunteers representing all major Christian denominations. The department also has contacts with all major world-faith groups in the area. Service held on Tuesdays at 11am (except third Tuesday of month).

Food and amenities on-site

• Cafe
• Pharmacy
• Shop

The League of Friends shop inside the main entrance sells drinks, snacks, newspapers etc. and is open:

Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 8:00pm
Saturday – 11:00am to 8:00pm
Sunday – 2:00pm to 8:00pm.

Cafe Ritazza in the main entrance is open:

Monday to Friday – 7:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday – 11:00am to 5:00pm.

The restaurant on the lower ground floor is open:

Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 8:00pm
Saturday and Sunday – 8:30am to 8:00pm.

Vending machines are available in the restaurant and A&E.

Parking

• Car Parking
• Disabled parking