Car parks - Bury St Edmunds

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Parking:

Wednesdays and Saturdays are market days and are the busiest days of the week.
11am in the morning is the busiest time of day.
The busiest times on the roads are 8.30am to 9am and 5pm to 5.30pm on weekdays.
All the car parks are within ten minutes walk of the town centre, but the short-stay car parks are closer than the long-stay ones.
Ram Meadow car park is closest to the main visitor attractions of the town, whilst the car parks on the west side of the town are closest to the main shopping areas.
If you are having problems finding somewhere to park, go to Ram Meadow or the decked car park on Parkway, as these nearly always have spaces available.
Parking is free after 6pm (except the multistorey car park).
The car park entry signs give our terms and conditions of use, charges and all the information you need to park.
Please be aware that our car park ticket machines do not give change.

Please note:

all car parks are pay and display;
you can look at the notices on the car park ticket machines for latest information;
car park charges correct from 31 March 2010;
blue badge holders may use the blue badge spaces provided in most car parks or can use any other parking bay as long as they display their blue badges in the windscreen; and
excess car parking charges can be paid online, at any Post Office or Payzone outlet or by direct debit. For more information see our How to pay page.

Blue badge holders may park in any of the following locations without charge only if displaying a valid badge.

Please note:

Motorcycle parking - there are special motorcycle bays provided in some car parks and parking areas in the town centre - please see the table below for more information. These areas allow motorcycle parking without charge and there is no need to purchase or display a pay and display ticket. If however you choose to park within a standard parking bay in a car park you are expected to buy a pay and display ticket at the same cost as a car. We understand the challenges in displaying a pay and display ticket on a motorcycle but recommend that you buy a ticket, write your motorcycle's registration number on the ticket and then display the ticket in the tax disc holder so that it can be clearly viewed by a car park attendant.

Download a map of Bury St Edmunds car parks (PDF 116Kb).

The distribution of promotional literature in St Edmundsbury Borough Council controlled car parks is not allowed and is in contravention of Clause 15 of the Traffic Order governing the car parks. In particular flyers put under windscreen wipers and similar practises is not allowed. We will apply a charge to the distributor or agent to remove these from cars and to litter pick the entire area.

Blue badge holders may park without charge only if displaying a valid badge.

Excess parking charges (parking fines) can be paid online, at any Post Office or PayZone outlet or by direct debit. For more information see our How to pay page.

Season ticket prices

5 day 8 week – £53.20
6 day 8 week - £63.80

Car parking information
Location	Spaces	Type	Charges from 29 March 2010	No on map
Angel Hill (on street) Opposite the Abbey Gardens Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days.	100	Short stay	Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm Up to 30 mins £1.20 Up to 1 hour £1.60 Up to 2 hours £2.70	P9
Cornhill/Buttermarket (on street) Town centre. (Not market days, closed 8am to 6pm) Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	80	Short stay	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm Up to 30 mins - £1.30 Up to 1 hour - £1.80	P10
Zone D			Monday to Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 1pm to 4pm Up to 30 mins £0.70 Up to 1 hour £1.30 Up to 2 hours £2.70
Cattle market/arc and Cattle market/arc lower level car park Between Parkway and St Andrews Street South Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	862 spaces 24 motorcycle bays 37 Blue badge bays	Short stay (4 hours maximum stay, no return within 2 hours) Pay and display	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 10am to 4pm Up to 1 hour £1.50 Up to 2 hours £2.00 Up to 3 hours £2.50 Up to 4 hours £3.00	P11
Lower Baxter Street Off Lower Baxter Street Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	38 spaces 2 Blue badge bays	Short stay (2 hours maximum stay, no return within 2 hours) Pay and display	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 10am to 4pm Up to 1 hour £1.40 Up to 2 hours £1.90	P8
Manor House (next to the Records Office, Off Raingate Street) Open 24 hours a day Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	40 spaces 2 Blue badge bays	Medium stay Pay and display	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 8am to 4pm Up to 3 hours £1.40 Over 3 hours £3.90	P5
Olding Road (West Suffolk House staff car park)	349 spaces 12 motorcycles spaces Blue badge bays available in from of West Suffolk House	Medium/long stay Free of charge within the specified times	Monday - Friday 3.30pm -11pm Free Saturday - Sunday 10am-11pm Free
Parkway Multi Storey West of Parkway, beside the surface car park. Excess charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	600 spaces 7 Blue badge bays Height restricted 2.2m	Medium/long stay Pay and display Season tickets are available	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Up to 4 hours £1.50 Over 4 hours £1.90 After 6pm to 1am £1.00 Sunday 10a, to 1am £1.00	P1
Parkway Surface West of Parkway, beside the decked car park Excess charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	265 spaces 1 Blue badge bay 1 two-car Blue badge drop off bay	Medium/long stay Pay and display Season tickets are available	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 10a, to 4pm Up to 4 hours £1.50 Over 4 hours £1.90 Note: Sunday charges above do not apply to Decked car park, flat rate charged by cinema operators.	P1
Ram Meadow This site is locked at 10.30pm every night, there is no release facility. A small part is open 24 hours a day. Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	800 spaces 1 Blue badge bay Height restricted 2.2m 5 special longer motorhome bays (not height restricted)	Medium/long stay Pay and display Season tickets available	Monday - Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 10am to 4pm Up to 4 hours £1.50 Over 4 hours £1.90	P4
Robert Boby Way East of Parkway South Open 24 hours a day Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	111 spaces 2 Blue badge bays	Short stay (4 hours maximum stay, no return within 2 hours) Pay and display	Monday to Saturday 8am - 6pm Up to 1 hour £0.20 Up to 2 hours £1.90 Up to 3 hours £2.40 Up to 4 hours £3.00	P2
St Andrews Car Park Between Parkway and St Andrews Street North Entry is locked at 8pm every night. Open 8am - 6pm Excess Charge: £20 if paid within 7 days, £50 if paid after 7 days	553 spaces 4 Blue badge bays	Medium/long stay Pay and display	Monday to Saturday 8am - 6pm Sunday 10am to 4pm Up to 1 hour £0.90 Up to 2 hours £1.20 Up to 3 hours £1.50 Up to 4 hours £1.90 Over 4 hours £2.70	P3

Blue badge holders may park without charge only if displaying a valid badge.

Excess parking charges (parking fines) can be paid online, at any Post Office or PayZone outlet or by direct debit. For more information see our How to pay page.

Season ticket prices

5 day 8 week – £53.20
6 day 8 week - £63.80