Car parks and charges
The Council today has further extended the suspension of parking charges until 31st May 2020, due to the current Coronavirus pandemic.
You can view all the car parks, including those run by the Forestry Commission, on a map:
Council owned car parks
|
Location |
Car park |
No. of standard parking bays |
No. of disabled bays |
No. of parent & child bays |
No. of coach bays |
Motorcycle spaces |
No. of 1 hour free parking bays (only applicable where charges apply) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeney | Butlers Mead | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Cinderford | Belle Vue Road | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Cinderford | Heywood Road, GL14 2QT | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinderford | Rowandean | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Coleford | Lord's Hill | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a |
| Coleford |
Newland Street, GL16 8NA |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleford |
Railway Drive, GL16 8RG |
187 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drybrook | High Street | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Littledean | Grange Lane | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lydney | Bream Road, GL15 5JQ | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lydney | Newerne Street, GL15 5RA | 208 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Lydney | Swan Road | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Mitcheldean | High Street, GL17 0AU | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Newent | Lewell Street (High Street), GL18 1AN | 100 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Redbrook | Riverside, NP25 4LZ | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car park charges
You need to pay to park from 7am to 6pm Monday to Saturday at the following car parks:
| Location | Car park |
|---|---|
|
Cinderford |
Heywood Road |
|
Coleford |
Newland Street |
|
Coleford |
Railway Drive |
|
Lydney |
Bream Road |
|
Lydney |
Newerne Street |
|
Mitcheldean |
High Street |
|
Newent |
Lewell Street (High Street) |
|
Redbrook |
Riverside (Monday to Sunday) |
The charges are:
| Time | Charge |
|---|---|
| Up to two hours | 50p |
| Up to three hours | £1 |
| Up to four hours | £1.50 |
| More than four hours | £2.00 |
| Weekly ticket (valid for 7 days) | £6.00 |
If you display a valid disabled blue badge parking is free
Pay and display machines
If a machine is out of order and there is an alternative machine within the car park, we would expect you to use the other machine. If there is only one machine then we would expect you to pay by phone.
Free car parking days
Car parking charges are suspended in the following car parks on the dates detailed below:
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Town |
Car park |
Dates |
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Lydney |
Newerne Street |
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Bream Road |
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Newent |
Lewell Street |
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12/09/2020 | ||||
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Redbrook |
Riverside |
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Coleford |
Railway Drive |
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Coleford |
Newland Road | ||||||
Car park permits
If you use our car parks regularly, you can buy a parking permit which is cheaper and valid for all our car parks.
Pay online by debit or credit card or monthly direct debit. Select Forest of Dean and follow the instructions on screen. The prices are:
| Permit period | Cost (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Monthly | £20 |
| 3 month | £55 |
| 6 month | £95 |
| Annual | £180 |
| Overnight (valid from 5pm to 9am) | £50 per year |
Cashless parking
You can pay for parking using your mobile phone with a credit or debit card. Here's the list of location numbers for each car park.
Please call 0345 520 7007, Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday 8am - 4pm.
| Car park | Location number |
|---|---|
| Heywood Road, Cinderford | 705601 |
| Newland Street, Coleford | 705602 |
| Railway Drive, Coleford | 705603 |
| Bream Road, Lydney | 705605 |
| Newerne Street, Lydney | 705606 |
| Newerne Street (overflow), Lydney | 705607 |
| High Street, Mitcheldean | 705608 |
| Lewell Street, Newent | 705609 |
| Riverside, Redbrook | 705610 |
Open data
Here are our annual parking reports:
