Lake District parking guide with free and paid car parks

Lake District parking areas

• Ambleside – 8 locations (2 free, 2 with EV charging)
• Buttermere – 9 locations (3 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Coniston – 12 locations (1 free, 2 with EV charging)
• Duddon Valley – 2 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Ennerdale – 3 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Eskdale – 2 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Grasmere – 9 locations (2 free, 1 with EV charging)
• Haweswater – 1 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Hawkshead – 5 locations (0 free, 1 with EV charging)
• Kendal – 1 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Keswick – 21 locations (3 free, 2 with EV charging)
• Langdale – 4 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Ravenglass – 1 locations (0 free, 1 with EV charging)
• Staveley – 6 locations (4 free, 1 with EV charging)
• Thirlmere – 7 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Ullswater – 17 locations (6 free, 2 with EV charging)
• Wasdale – 1 locations (0 free, 0 with EV charging)
• Windermere & Bowness – 28 locations (10 free, 1 with EV charging)

Featured car parks

1. A591 Layby — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — A591 Layby — Free parking in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free. — ideal for A591 Layby. (map)
2. A592 Lay-bys Opposite Glencoyne Bay (towards Aira Force) — Ullswater · Free parking · scattered spaces — A592 Lay-bys Opposite Glencoyne Bay (towards Aira Force) — Free parking in Ullswater, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · no overnight parking. — ideal for bys Opposite Glencoyne Bay. (map)
3. Ambleside School (Vicarage Road) — Ambleside · Free parking — Ambleside School (Vicarage Road) — Free off‑street in Ambleside, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · off-street · no overnight parking. — ideal for Ambleside School. (map)
4. Back Lane Loading/1‑hr Bays — Staveley · Free parking — Back Lane Loading/1‑hr Bays — Free on‑street in Staveley, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street · no overnight parking. — ideal for Back Lane Loading/1‑hr Bays. (map)
5. Beresford Road — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — Beresford Road — Free on‑street in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street. — ideal for Beresford Road. (map)
6. Birthwaite Rd — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — Birthwaite Rd — Free off‑street in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · off-street. — ideal for Birthwaite Rd. (map)
7. Broad Street — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — Broad Street — Free on‑street in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street. — ideal for Broad Street. (map)
8. Cinderdale Common Car Park (Crummock Water) — Buttermere · Free parking — Cinderdale Common Car Park (Crummock Water) — Free off‑street in Buttermere, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · off-street · no overnight parking. — ideal for Crummock Water. (map)
9. College Road — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — College Road — Free on‑street in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street. — ideal for College Road. (map)
10. Crescent Road — Windermere & Bowness · Free parking — Crescent Road — Free on‑street in Windermere & Bowness, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street. — ideal for Crescent Road. (map)
11. Easedale Road On-Street — Grasmere · Free parking — Easedale Road On-Street — Free on‑street in Grasmere, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street · Check local signs. — ideal for Easedale Road On. (map)
12. Fairfield Road Lay-bys — Grasmere · Free parking — Fairfield Road Lay-bys — Free on‑street in Grasmere, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street · Check local signs. — ideal for Fairfield Road Lay. (map)
13. Greenside Road Free Roadside Bays (Glenridding) — Ullswater · Free parking · limited spaces — Greenside Road Free Roadside Bays (Glenridding) — Free parking in Ullswater, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · no overnight parking. — ideal for Greenside Road Free Roadside Bays. (map)
14. Hause Point Roadside/Lay-by (Buttermere Hause) — Buttermere · Free parking · ≈6 spaces — Hause Point Roadside/Lay-by (Buttermere Hause) — Free parking in Buttermere, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · no overnight parking. — ideal for Hause Point Roadside/Lay. (map)
15. Helvellyn Street (Disc Zone) — Keswick · Free parking — Helvellyn Street (Disc Zone) — Free on‑street in Keswick, Lake District (Cumbria). Features: free · on-street · Disc limits; check plates. — ideal for Helvellyn Street. (map)