How much does it cost to park?

As an independent Charitable Trust, we receive no funding from the taxpayer and are totally reliant on income we generate ourselves. Income from parking helps us to provide great facilities and landscape for visitors to enjoy.

Parking charges are in place at Ferry Meadows, Orton Meadows, Thorpe Meadows, Orton Mere and Thorpe Wood.

At Ferry Meadows charges apply to all vehicles, all day, every day. The car parks are monitored by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), managed by Saba Parking.

Peak times 8am – 8pm (all year round)

Standard tariff                       From 1st February 2022                 

Up to 1 hour     £1.80               £1.90

1 – 1.5 hours     £2.30              £2.40

1.5 to 2 hours     £2.90             £3.00  

2 to 2.5 hours     £3.50             £3.70

2.5 to 3 hours     £4.10             £4.30

3 to 3.5 hours     £4.60             £4.80

3.5 – 4 hours     £5.30              £5.60

Over 4 hours     £5.80               £6.00

Off peak times 8pm - 8am (all year round)                                                                

60p per hour

Grace period 20 minutes

For the parking tariffs at our other car parks please follow the links below.

For information on Orton Meadows charges click here. 

For information on Thorpe Meadows charges click here. 

For information on Orton Mere charges click here.

For information on Thorpe Wood charges click here.