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If you are driving to the area then it's good to know where the best places to park are situated, particularly in the busier areas and if your vehicle is electric, where you can charge it. To help, we have included an interactive map of electric vehicle charging points, both public locations, such as car parks and those in private locations such as hotels.
When it comes to parking, scroll further down to find links to each of the district council parking pages, displaying full details of the car parking in each area. Then, keep scrolling down to find a list of car parks around the Lake District and Cumbria to help you plan your journey.
Use the map below to find electric vehicle charging points around the county. It's set to the centre of the county, but you can zoom in and out using the + and - symbols and you can search for specific locations using the search bar.
Car parking info by area
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Number of results: 121
, currently showing 21 to 40.
PENRITH
Pay & Display. (NT members free).with 35 spaces.
For access to beachside picnics, watersports and a longer trail to visit the Aira Force waterfall. Glencoyne has direct lake access (road crossing necessary, please take care) and is also the centre…
CONISTON
Pay and display car park with 25 spaces. Open 7 days a week. Charges apply every day from 9am to 6pm.
This car park is above the village and is on the site of the long dismantled Coniston Railway station.
AMBLESIDE
Pay and display car park with 15 spaces. Open 7 days a week. Charges apply every day 9am to 6pm including Sundays and Bank Holidays. This car park lies just to the south of the beautiful village of Rydal, with walks around Rydal and Grasmere lakes,…
AMBLESIDE
Car park with 15 spaces. Good for walking and cycling trails.
PENRITH
Car park with space for 25 vehicles, located at the head of the Mardale Valley and overlooking Haweswater. Parking is free.
No services available at this site so please ensure you take all waste away with you.
COCKERMOUTH
Pay & Display car park with 30 spaces.
A half-mile level walk from Lanthwaite Wood car park is one of the most jaw-dropping beach-side views in the Lakes. The woodland (a haven for red squirrels) suddenly opens up with a view right down Crummock…
CARNFORTH
Free car parking spaces on the promenade offering excellent estuary views
KESWICK
Car park with 20 spaces. To get there from Keswick, take the A66 toward Cockermouth. Follow signs for Braithwaite on the B5292/Whinlatter Pass. Head through Braithwaite and on approx 2 miles to Hobcarton car park on your left (identified by a green…
APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Open all day, seven days a week, chargeable times 8am to 6pm.
AMBLESIDE
Pay & Display car park with 118 spaces.
Public toilets adjacent to car park.
ALSTON
Car parking spaces at Alston Town Hall, Front Street.
Parking is free and there are 10 spaces.
Public toilets located at the adjacent Town Hall.
Grasmere
Tariff type: Multi Tariff Pay by mobile phone reference: 7261. The Lake District National Park Authority manage car parks around the National Park, as do the National Trust and local councils. There are also free smaller car parks in more remote…
AMBLESIDE
Pay and display car park with 81 spaces. Open 7 days a week. Charges apply every day from 9am to 6pm.
Broadgate Meadow car park is on the northern edge of Grasmere village. It's next to a children's playground and gives easy access to the village…
KESWICK
Long Stay car park with a capacity of 150 spaces, 4 disabled spaces.
Hawkshead
Located in the centre of Hawkshead Village. Public toilets also located adjacent to the car park.
ALSTON
Free parking area with 10 spaces.
CONISTON
The Bluebird Car & Coach Park is under development, opening date TBC
KESWICK
Pay & Display car park with 22 spaces.
Kettlewell is a small and popular pay-and-display car park on the shores of Derwent Water. A great place for water-sports, bring your canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, unload and set off for the islands.…
KESWICK
Pay and display car park with 10 spaces.
Located on the southern end of Thrilmere, just off the A591.
AMBLESIDE
Free car park with 15 spaces.
Red Nab Car Park is a parking area on the west shore of Windermere, situated southeast of High Wray.
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