Christmas Day

All of our surface car parks are open and free of charge on Christmas Day.

New car park fees and charges for 2025

We will be implementing new fees and charges in our car parks (and also our Hylands car parks) from Monday 17 February 2025.

Location details

  • Postcode: CM1 1QX
  • Location of entrance: Railway Street

Spaces

  • Number of spaces: 726
  • Disabled spaces: 5
  • Number of electric vehicle (EV) spaces: None
  • Motorcycle parking: No

Payment details

This is a pay on foot car park. This means you must pay when you return to your vehicle and before you leave the car park (this includes paying at the barrier).

Payment type

  • Credit/debit card (we do not accept American Express)
  • Contactless

Tariffs 

Monday to Friday (from 5:30am)

  • Up to 1 hour: £2.50
  • Up to 2 hours: £3.50
  • Up to 3 hours: £4.50
  • Up to 11pm: £10

Evenings (from 5pm)

  • Up to 11pm (6pm on Sunday): £2.50

Saturday (from 5:30am) and Sunday (from 6am)

  • Up to 11pm (6pm on Sunday): £3.50

Other changes

  • Release fee: £50 
  • Lost ticket fee: £19

You can also enquire about season tickets for this car park.

Operating times

  • Opening times: 5:30am to 11pm (Monday to Saturday) and 6am to 6pm (Sundays)
  • Charging period: 5:30am to 11pm (Monday to Saturday) and 6am to 6pm (Sundays)

Overnight parking

You can park in this car park overnight, but it is locked after 11pm from Monday to Saturday and after 6pm on Sunday.

The overnight tariff is £2.50. You can buy it from 5pm and it will last up to 11pm (6pm on Sunday).

If you are locked in one of our car parks after it closes, you can call 01245 606299. However, depending on staffing levels, you may not get your vehicle released immediately.

If you are able to get your vehicle released immediately, you will need to pay a £50 release fee.

Other details

  • Staffed: Yes
  • ANPR: Yes
  • CCTV: Yes
  • Height restriction: 1.9 metres
  • Season ticket available: Yes
  • Length of stay: Long stay
  • Type: Multi-storey

You can't reserve a space in this car park.

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