Northampton General Hospital (NHS)

Northampton General Hospital       (Click here to link to hospital website)
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Cliftonville
Northampton NN1 5BD

01604 634700    Main Switchboard
01604 544803   Sonia Megaw - NHS Secretary for Simon West 

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Northampton General Hospital is located between the Billing and Bedford Roads, approximately half a mile east of the town centre. The main car park is accessed from the Cliftonville Road entrance to the east of the site.

By car

From the M1:
Leave the M1 at Junction 15, and follow the A508 to Northampton
Continue for three miles on this dual carriageway
Take the A428 Bedford/Town Centre (Follow red 'H, A&E' signs) exit down to the large roundabout (Barnes Meadow)
Take the first exit from the roundabout – A428 Town Centre
Get into right hand lane, and turn right at the traffic lights (Cliftonville Road)
Continue up Cliftonville Road until the next set of traffic lights
Turn left at the lights into the hospital entrance

From other routes:
From the north, follow the ring road and A45 west to the Barnes Meadow interchange
From the east, follow the A45 west to the Barnes Meadow interchange
From the west, follow the A45 east (ring road) to the Barnes Meadow interchange
In each case, take the A428 Town Centre exit (signed H, A&E), and follow instructions above

By rail

Northampton railway station is half a mile west of the town centre and one mile from the hospital. There is a taxi rank at the station.

By bus

Services 5 or 5B leave Greyfriars bus station every half hour, and stop on the Billing Road near to the main entrance of the hospital five minutes later.

More information

For more information about travelling to the hospital, please contact the Travel Information Office (01604)545966 and 544600.