This page will provide you with key information about the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital.
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Eastern Road
Brighton BN2 5BE
+44 (0)1273-696955
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By bus
There are several bus stops that serve this site on Eastern Road.
Routes 1, 7, 37 and 25c all stop outside the hospital. Bus times can be obtained from Brighton and Hove Bus Company on 01273 886200 or online by clicking the links below.
Brighton bus times
For real time bus information click here
For travelling between hospital sites, there is the 40X bus service that runs between the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Sussex County Hospital sites on an hourly basis. This service is free to patients carrying their appointment letter and to all staff. For more information about this service call Countryliner on 0844 477 1623 or visit their web site by clicking the link below:
Countryliner bus information
By train
The nearest train station to the hospital is Brighton Station. From outside the station you can catch a bus (see details above) or get a taxi. There is a taxi rank directly outside the front of the station.
Click here to view details of the Patient Transport Service
By car: directions from M23
- M23 to A23 to the outskirts of Brighton – follow signs for the town centre/seafront until the fire station on your left at Preston Circus.
- Turn left at the fire station into Viaduct Road, turn right at the traffic lights at the top and follow the road down.
Bear left at the traffic lights and right into Grand Parade.
- Head towards the seafront until you see a sign directing you left to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Turn left into Edward Street.
- Continue up the hill, passing the American Express building on the left, through one set of traffic lights. This brings you into Eastern Road. Continue along Eastern Road, passing the Gala Entertainment Centre and then Brighton College on your left.
The main entrance to the hospital is on the left hand side of the road.
Limited pay and display on-site car parking is available.
There is limited short term on-street car parking in the vicinity of the hospital. Please allow extra time for parking.
Disabled parking bays are available in the car parking areas.
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Click here to view a map of the location of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital.
The map is provided by Google Maps UK and you can use the same link to get directions to and from the hospital.
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Click here to view a map of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital site. The map shows the main hospital buildings, surrounding roads and bus stops.
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Any time is possible, by arrangement, according to parent and child needs. Visitors other than the parents can also visit at any time but are requested to leave by 8pm.
Click here for more information about hospital wards and contact details.
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Parking is limited, so please use public transport when possible.
The parking facilities available are as follows:
The multi-storey car park is situated on the North Access Road which is accessed from Bristol gate third entry on the left travelling up Bristol Gate (immediately after the A & E entrance).
This car park is a pay-on-foot car park. Take a ticket to enter and when ready to leave pay at the machine return to your vehicle and use the ticket to exit.
The multi-storey has 20 disabled bays located on Level 6 which gives direct access into the hospital and 6 dedicated renal bays for regular renal patients.
There are 4 drop off/pick-up bays located next to the multi-storey car park (these are primarily for the use of parents/guardians dropping children off for the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital).
There is limited access to the A&E forecourt with 4 drop-off bays and 2 disabled bays.
At the front of the main hospital site there is a pay and display car park for patients and visitors only - this has 12 disabled bays outside the Physiotherapy Department (Latilla building) and 5 disabled bays by the car park entrance.
Please note car parking charges apply to all users, including disabled.
The charges are as follows:
- 0 – 2 hours £1.50
- 2 – 4 hours £2.50
- 4 – 6 hours £3.50
- 6 – 12 hours £6.50
- 12 – 24 hours £14.00
There is a considerable amount of pay and display parking located in the roads around the hospital including from 2 hours limited parking, 4 hours limited parking and 11 hours parking. The charges for street parking are:
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0-2 hours £1.50
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2-4 hours £2.50
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4-11 hours £3.50
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The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children – affectionately known as The Alex – was officially opened in 1881 by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, but its history goes back further than that, to 1868 when the original Brighton children’s hospital opened in a private house in Western Road, Brighton.
In the ensuing years, the Alex became arguably Brighton’s best-loved hospital.
It has a long history of progressive and innovative paediatric care embracing medicine, nursing and related professions, paediatric nurse training and research.
In June 2007, the new hospital opened on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site - the state-of-the-art facility has won an international design award and continues with offering pioneering paediatric care.
It provides inpatient facilities, including intensive care and outpatient care, for children.
This site has a 24-hour emergency care service for children referred by GPs and other specialists.
Map of the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
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Inpatient Information Booklet
Outpatient Information Booklet
Consent Guide for Children and Young People
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Click here to view panoramics.
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