We manage 12 car parks in Ashford town centre and Tenterden as well as on-street parking facilities. There are also a number of privately controlled car parks in Ashford town centre.

Parking charges across the borough rise on Sunday June 28

In the first increase in two and a half years it will now cost 80p to park for an hour in Ashford and 70p in Tenterden. Your can purchase further parking time in increments of 5p.

The minimum charge will be 30p.

Season tickets and long stay charges are also set to rise.

You can find more detailed information on our Ashford Town Parking and Tenterden Parking pages.

Changes to parking enforcement

Major changes to the way councils enforce parking came into affect on 31 March 2008.

For more information about the changes visit our Traffic Management Act 2004 webpage.

You can find out more about car parking, car park locations, fees, parking for people with a disability, paying parking fines and more in the following pages.

Please view our FAQ section for more car parking questions answered.

Ashford Town Centre Car Parks

Ashford Borough Council Car Parks

P1 Henwood Parking Area

P2 Flour Mills Car Park

P3 Civic Centre and Stour Centre Car Park

P4 Dover Place Car Park

P5 Station Road Car Park

P6 Vicarage Lane Car Park

P7 Norwood Street (Library) Car Park

P8 Edinburgh Road Car Park

Privately Controlled Car Parks

P9 Park Street (Natwest) Car Park

P10 Park Street (J D Wetherspoon) Car Park

P11 Park Mall Car Park

P12 New Street (Farm Foods) Car Park

P13 New Street (Lidl) Car Park

P14 County Square Car Park

P15 Elwick Road (Station) Car Park

P16 Ashford International Station Car Park A

P17 Ashford International Station Car Park B

Tenterden Car Parks

P1 Recreation Ground Road Car Park
P2 Tenterden Leisure Centre Car Park
P3 Bridewell Lane Car Park
P4 Station Road East & West Car Parks