Christmas Hours

Check when Council Services will be closing over this Christmas period.

Christmas hours

You can park for free for up to 3 hours on all Council managed town centre car parks every Saturday and Sunday.

To qualify for this offer you must take a ticket from the pay and display machine for the length of time you are intending to stay.

Council owned town centre car parks 

  • Civic Centre
  • Waterloo Street
  • Southgate Street
  • Bow Street
  • Bradshaw Street
  • Rock Street (Old Leisure Centre)
  • Tommyfield (Maximum stay 3 Hours)
  • New Radcliffe Street (disabled spaces only)
  • Hobson Street
  • Prince Street
  • Roscoe Street

There is a separate parking management system in place (inherited by the council) for Spindles, this will be reviewed as the previous contract comes to an end.

What to do 

To take advantage of this offer you must take a ticket from the pay and display machine for the length of time you intend to stay.

The ticket must be clearly displayed in the windscreen of your vehicle before you leave the car park.

If you want to park for longer than 3 hours you must pay at the pay and display machine for the entire length of your stay.

You can also park for up to 30 minutes on-street, Monday to Saturday, when you take a ticket from the pay and display machine.