Free parking offered in towns and high streets across Cornwall for Christmas shopping
Here is the list of which car parks are taking part and when
Towns and highstreets across Cornwall are offering free parking to help support local businesses as people do their Christmas shopping.
People will be able to park for free locally on a day selected by their city, town or parish council to support local shops and businesses and enjoy local cafes and restaurants.
Cornwall Council contacted city, town and parish councils to offer the initiative which will result in over 90 Cornwall Council run car parks, which usually charge for parking, being free for one day. They also gave city, town and parish councils the opportunity to offer additional free parking days in one or more of the Cornwall Council car parks in their area and some local councils are doing so.
“This year more than ever it’s important that we all support our local shops and businesses in a safe and considerate manner. If you take advantage of the free parking offer in a town near you, please make sure you adhere to all the social distancing measures in place.”
Cornwall Council portfolio holder for transport, Geoff Brown
Some towns have chosen Saturday, December 5th as their free parking day to coincide with the annual Small Business Saturday – a national initiative that has been running for the past eight years. Others have chosen a date just after Christmas to encourage people to visit and take advantage of the sales.
All Cornwall Council car parks are clearly branded and the Council will be displaying posters about the parking offer at charging points on the day when parking is free.
If the car park is one of the ‘pay on exit’ car parks, you should take a ticket from the entrance barrier as usual. On departure if you have only parked on the free parking day, the barrier will open to allow you to exit. If you have stayed for longer than the free parking day, any additional parking fee will need to be paid for at a pay station before you return to your vehicle.
Here is the list of towns, dates and car parks that are taking part in the free parking:
Bodmin - 12th December - Berrycombe Road, Dennison Road, Fore street Long & Short Stay, Victoria Square
Boscastle - 1st January 2021 - Cobweb
Bude - 19th December - Crooklets, Post Office, Summerleaze, The Crescent, The Wharf
Callington - 5th December - New Road North, New Road South
Camborne - 5th December (Camborne Town Council is providing additional free parking on 12,19 and 23 December 2020) - Rosewarne, Rosewarne extension
Cawsand - 1st January 2021 - Cawsand
Fowey - 5th December - Caffa Mill, Main, Albert Quay
Falmouth - 19th December (Falmouth Town Council is providing additional free parking on 05, 12 and 26 December) - Church Street, Grove Place, The Dell, The Moor, Town Quarry, Well Lane
Hayle - 5th December - (Hayle Town Council is providing additional free parking on 12 and 19 December) - Commercial Road, Foundry Square
Helston - 19th December - Castle Green, Cattlemarket, Trengrouse Way, Trengrouse Way Extension, Tyacke Road
Launceston - 5th December - Castle Street, Cattle MArket Long Stay, Cattle Market Short Stay, Pannier Market, Walk House
Liskeard - 5th December (Liskeard Town Council is providing additional free parking on 12 and 19 December) - Cattlemarket, Lower Sungirt, Rapsons, Upper Sungirt, Westbourne
Looe - 12th December - Riverbank, Millpool, Kilminorth Woods
Marazion - 26th December - Long Rock, Marazion Station
Mevagissey - 19th December - Church Street, River Street
Newquay - 19th December - Fore Street, Mount Wise, St George's Road, The Manor
Penryn - 14th December - Commercial Road, Exchequer Quay, Saracen
Penzance - 19th December - Causeway Head, Clarence Street, Greenmarket, Harbour, Penalverne, St Anthonys, St Erbyns, Wherrytown
Polzeath - 5th December - Polzeath Beach
Port Isaac - 19th December - New Road
Porthleven - 5th December - Kittos Field
Redruth - 19th December (Redruth Town Council is providing additional free parking on 05 and 12 December) - Flowerpot Chapel, New Cut, New Cut Extension, West End
Saltash - 19th December - Alexandra Square, Bellevue West, Bellevue East, Culver Road
St Austell - 19th December (St Austell Town Council is offering free parking in their Priory Car Park on this date) - Clifden Road, Polkyth
St Ives - 19th December - Porthmeor, Sloop, Barnoon Long Stay, Park Avenue, Smeatons Pier, Trenwith, Station, Island
Torpoint - 19th December - Anthony Road, Tamar Street
Truro - 5th December (The Park and Ride will also be free all day) - Carrick House, Edward Street, Fairmantle, Garras Wharf, Moorfield, Moresk, Old Bridge Street, Pydar Street, Viaduct
Wadebridge - 19th December - Goldsworthy Way, Piggy Lane
Widemouth - 26th December - Widemouth Bay
On-street parking is excluded from the scheme.