Salisbury Coach Park to close for four month makeover
Wiltshire Council's carrying out works from the New Year
Salisbury's Coach Park will be shutting in the New Year for some improvement works.
Wiltshire Council's looking to revamp the Millstream Approach site over four months, starting on Tuesday 2nd January.
Once completed, there'll be six coach spaces for drop-offs and pick ups, with ten parking spaces for the buses in the Central car park.
There are also plans to create a 'pocket park', improve lighting and plant new trees.
A welcome space will also be created close to the new foot bridge towards Central car park, including seating and an information board.
A painted mural is also underway on the toilet block.
Cllr Caroline Thomas, Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, said:
“I’m really pleased to see the remodelling works are starting in the new year. I’m sure people will agree that the current coach park site does not provide a great first impression for people visiting Salisbury and could have an impact on repeat visits. For Salisbury to make the most of the visitor economy and be people’s destination of choice, it is important we provide better facilities for coaches to pick up and set down passengers who visit and wish to experience all this historic medieval city has to offer.
“It therefore made sense for these improvements to be undertaken as part of the Salisbury River Park project and are the last of the big infrastructure activities to be carried out before the project completes next summer.
“We recognise that these improvements will cause some disruption to local people and especially the coach drivers. We have chosen to carry out these works at the beginning of the year when statistically fewer coach visitors come to Salisbury. We would like to thank everyone in advance for their patience during this time, but it will be worth it in the long run.”
What about coaches in the meantime?
Tourist coaches coming into Salisbury city centre for the first four months of 2024 won't be able to use the Coach Park.
They'll have to drop off passengers on St John's Street and then use Exeter Street or the Britford park and ride site for parking.
A temporary coach park area's being set up at Britford to allow for the buses while the remodelling work's carried out.