How does the car park system at Ferry Meadows work? Expand Cameras record your vehicle registration number when you enter the Park. No tickets are issued.You don't need to do anything until you are ready to leave. When you are ready to leave, go to one of the payment machines in the main car parks. Enter your full registration number into the payment machine. Pay the amount shown on the screen. Where there are two payment machines located next to each other, one will accept cards and coins (with change given) and also have the facility for contactless payment; the other machine will be card only. Your payment is complete. You have an additional 30 minutes to return to your vehicle and exit the Park. When you approach the exit barrier, the camera will recognise your registration number, know that you have paid and the barrier will rise automatically.
Parking charges at Ferry Meadows Expand Charges apply to all vehicles, all day, every day. The car park is monitored by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), managed by Saba UK. Peak times 8am – 8pm (all year round) Tariff band Tariff Up to 1 hour £1.80 1 to 1.5 hours £2.30 1.5 to 2 hours £2.90 2 to 2.5 hours £3.50 2.5 to 3 hours £4.10 3 to 3.5 hours £4.60 3.5 to 4 hours £5.30 Over 4 hours £5.80 Off peak times 8pm - 8am (all year round) 60p per hour Grace period 20 minutes
Annual parking membership Expand Annual membership is available at Ferry Meadows only and is £75 for the year. Members are automatically recognised by the system and do not need to enter details into the payment machines. For just £75 per year (or £37.50 for members of Peterborough and District Angling Association) you'll receive... A year of parking that equates to just £1.44 per week 10% discount on retail purchases from the Visitor Centre 10% discount on retail purchases from Nene Outdoors 10% discount on Pay and Play activities at Nene Outdoors Convenience - parking machine not required at the end of your stay Income generated from parking membership contributes to future plans to develop the Park and provide great facilities for our visitors to enjoy. Download an application form Complete your application form and either pop into the Visitor Centre or post it with a cheque made payable to Nene Park Trust to the Trust’s offices at Ham Farm House, Ham Lane, Peterborough PE2 5UU. Members of the following organisations can benefit from special parking arrangements: Peterborough and District Angling Association (PDAA) - click here. Lakeside Sailing Club - click here. Annual membership is also available to purchase as a gift for someone. For more details please click here. We also offer a membership for disabled people who need carers or companions to drive them into the Park. Click here to find out more our new essential companions parking membership scheme. To make changes to your existing parking membership details please complete and return the membership details amendment form which can be downloaded by clicking here. In addition to parking at Ferry Meadows, and enjoying the membership benefits detailed above, the new Ferry Meadows Plus Parking Membership includes parking at the Orton Mere and Thorpe Meadow car parks for an additional £10 per year, or £85 per year for a new annual membership. Visit our parking membership page to find out more.
Where are the pay stations? Expand Discovery Den (near the Visitor Centre) Main car park Coach car park Lakeside car park Overflow car park
I am a Blue Badge holder, what are the parking arrangements for me? Expand The standard charges apply to Blue Badge holders. All main car parks have designated Blue Badge spaces. Please ensure your badge is displayed at all times. After paying, all visitors have an additional 30 minutes to exit the Park. For details of the general accessibility of Nene Park visit the accessibility section on this website.
What happens if there's a problem with the pay machine or I can't get out of the car park? Expand There is an intercom system on each payment machine and on the exit barriers which connects to a customer service advisor at all times. If you encounter a problem while you are in the Park, use this service. For general queries contact [email protected]
Height restriction barrier Expand The height barrier was installed to prevent unauthorised encampments which cost the Trust time and money to remove. The incidents lead to distress and complaints from Park users and businesses operating within the Park. The maximum height for vehicles is 2.1 metres, an industry standard measurement. It is the responsibility of the driver to know the height of the vehicle and if there is any doubt assistance should be sought. The following over-height vehicles are permitted access: Cars with cycles or roof boxes on top Horseboxes Legitimate deliveries to concessionaires until 10am each day Cars towing or carrying water sports equipment for use at Lakeside Coaches and minibuses Vehicles displaying a current disabled pass People connected to authorised events held with the Trust's knowledge Please call the Duty Ranger on 07860 308081 when you arrive at the height barrier and allow time for a member of staff to reach you, they may be some distance away. Your patience is appreciated. The following vehicles are not permitted access: Any other vehicles including cars towing caravans Motor homes Mobile homes Commercial vehicles not on official business There is parking available for these vehicles at Orton Mere which is approximately 2km / 1.3m from Ferry Meadows.
Statement re: 'Park with Ease' Expand As at June 2020, we are aware that a few of our visitors are again being contacted by debt collectors on behalf of our previous parking management company, Park with Ease, in relation to old Parking Charge Notices. This is incredibly disappointing at this difficult time. Our Chairman has written to Park with Ease expressing our disappointment at this and asking them to rethink their approach. Regrettably our legal advice is that Park with Ease are within their rights to collect these outstanding parking charges, in accordance with the IPC code of conduct. Since we changed parking provider at Ferry Meadows in September 2018, we are unfortunately no longer in a position to intervene in cases with our visitors on a one by one basis. We understand our visitors’ concerns but we simply no longer have access to data to be able to verify parking queries. All enquiries must therefore be directed to Park with Ease directly to dispute a Parking Charge Notice. We’re pleased to say that we have had a new car park charging system in place at Ferry Meadows since September 2018 which uses ANPR technology and requires visitors to pay before leaving the car park, thereby removing the need to enforce payment.