Car Parks in Tenterden
The council is pleased to release 140 parking bays at the Leisure Centre for all-day free parking, and 15 additional bays in the Station Road coach park with three hours free parking from Monday 13 July to Saturday 31 October. For Station Road coach park, drivers can either order a free session via the Ringo app or obtain a coach ticket from machine to display in their vehicle.
Coronavirus Service Update
As at 1 July 2020 all residents are to return to normal parking practices, as the provision of free parking for permit holders and non critical key workers stopped on 30 June 2020 as per government guidelines.
Critical key workers, as defined below, are able to continue parking for free in our car park and on-street parking bays. Charges are still in force in all council car parks.
Key workers include the following:
- NHS staff;
- Health and social care workers;
- NHS Covid-19 volunteers.
We await confirmation from the government on when the critical care worker key worker scheme and pass will expire.
Key workers should display supporting evidence in their windscreen, such as photocopies of their work pass (with sensitive information removed), or a letter or evidence from their employer.
Our enforcement team have been instructed to issue a PCN if in doubt, as a few people are generally abusing these concessions. The appeals team will then seek evidence accordingly.
All car park are open, except for Victoria Road, which is being used as a Covid-19 testing centre.
On-street parking in Tenterden
There are a number of free parking bays in the town centre which are subject to prohibitions and restrictions. Most of these are restricted between 8am and 6pm Monday to Saturday (when parking, please check the signs relating to the particular bay or set of bays).
Please note that most bays are subject to a maximum stay of one hour during the day (again, please refer to signs when parking).
There are also a number of designated disabled bays on the High Street, with a maximum limit of three hours for each stay, to increase the number of blue badge holders that might use the bays during the day.
Car parks in Tenterden (Disabled parking rules see below)
N.B. all of our car parks permit a maximum stay of 23 hours.
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Recreation Ground Road Car Park TN30 6BW
| Spaces |
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| Opening Hours | For details please see signs next to the ticket machines |
| Charging Period | 7am to 6pm |
| Tariff | Daily charge for Recreation Ground Road car park: £1.20 per hour, payable in 5p increments
Minimum payment: 60p (30 minutes) Over 4 hours: £12.00 Ivy Court Surgery patients (see additional information below) Ticket machines here do accept cards - you can pay by cash, cards (guidance below) or use the cashless service, Ringgo |
| Cashless Parking | Ringgo Location Code: 26657 |
| Additional Information |
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| Ivy Court Surgery Patients |
The discrete area of the car park which is located opposite Ivy Court Surgery may be used free, for up to one hour, by patients attending appointments at Ivy Court Surgery Please note that this remains a public car park. Bays are not designated solely for the use of patients Patients should obtain a ticket from the machine and display this in the vehicle, in order to show the arrival time. Information is shown on the machine A free ticket, for one hour, needs to be displayed in the vehicle In all other respects surgery patients need to follow the car park rules, such as displaying a disabled badge if they park in a designated disabled bay Clear advice is given to patients on the notice board indicated Toilets are available adjacent to the section opposite Ivy Court Surgery |
Tenterden Leisure Centre Car and Coach Park TN30 6RA
| Spaces |
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|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 24 hour opening |
| Charing Period | 7am to 6pm |
| Tariff |
Motor vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes: Daily charge for Tenterden Leisure Centre car park: £1.20 per hour, payable in 5p increments Minimum payment: 60p (30 minutes) Over 4 hours: £12.00 Coaches: Daily charge for Tenterden Leisure Centre car park: £1.85 per hour, payable in 5p increments Minimum payment: £1.85 (1 hour) Over 4 hours: £12.00 Ticket machines here do accept cards - you can pay by cash, cards (guidance below) or use the cashless service, Ringgo |
| Cashless Parking | Ringgo Location Code: 26658 (cars & coaches) |
| Additional Information |
Season tickets are available Coaches permitted in designated area (follow signs) |
Bridewell Lane Car Park TN23 6EY
| Spaces |
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|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 24 hour opening |
| Charing Period |
7am to 6pm Free on Sundays and Bank Holidays |
| Tariff | Daily charge for Bridewell Lane Car Park: £1.20 per hour, payable in 5p increments
Minimum payment: 60p (30 minutes) Over 4 hours: £5.50 Ticket machines here do accept cards - you can pay by cash, cards (guidance below) or use the cashless service, Ringgo |
| Cashless Parking | Ringgo Location Code: 26659 |
| Additional Information |
Weight restriction: Max weight 3.5 tonnes Height restriction: 2.1 metres (6.9ft) Season tickets are available |
Station Road Car and Coach Park TN30 6HN
| Spaces |
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|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 24 hour opening |
| Charing Period | 7am to 6pm |
| Tariff |
Motor vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes: Daily charge for Station Road (East and West) car parks: £1.20 per hour, payable in 5p increments Minimum payment: 60p (30 minutes) Over 4 hours: £12.00 Coaches (parking in east side only) Up to 3 hours: FREE Up to four hours: £7.40 Over 4 hours: £12.00 N.B.
Card payments: Ticket machines here do accept cards- you can pay by cash, cards (guidance below) or use the cashless service , Ringgo |
| Cashless Parking | Ringgo Location Code: 26660 (cars & coaches) |
| Additional Information |
Please note: Station Road (east side) car park is restricted to coaches only from the Sunday before Easter each year to 1 October, to increase the number of coaches that can be accommodated during the tourist season. Signs will be changed at the entrance and elsewhere and information given to signify the use of this area as a designated coach park during the tourist season
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Payment by card
All Tenterden car parks take card payments (see car park information above for details)
Please follow instructions on-screen, or you can download our pay by card for parking guide [pdf] 218KB
Parking for blue badge holders
FREE parking for up to three hours if you display a valid blue badge and time clock, set to the time of arrival.
Notes
- If no disabled bay is available in the car park you may park in any standard bay and still benefit from three hours free parking
- You need to display your blue badge and time clock, set to the time of arrival
- In all cases, if you are staying for longer than three hours, you must pay for parking for the entirety of your stay
