Parking
Parking is available throughout Shrewsbury, with 12 Shropshire Council-owned car parks, as well as several smaller privately run car parks and 3 Park and Ride routes. Parking in a Shropshire Council-owned car park is a breeze when you use the MIPermit app.
Parking in Shrewsbury at a glance
- FREE parking on Sundays and Bank Holidays in the Frankwell and Abbey Foregate car parks
- FREE parking after 6pm, excluding Raven Meadows Multistorey
- 15 minutes 'Pop and Shop', inc. 10 mins grace period
- Discounted Weekly, Seasonal and Residents' permits, starting at £20 a week
- Park and Ride 'Smart Rider Ticket', all-day travel on P&R services for £2.10
- Pay by contactless or coin with on-site machines
- Cashless parking with MiPermit, pay using your smartphone, text, website and telephone
Abbey Foregate
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – 70P/HOUR
- Minimum charge 70p
- Maximum charge £5.60 per day
- Free parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Weekly tickets available: seven days’ parking for £24
- Discounted season tickets and resident permits
- 6 electrical car charging spaces
- 4 disabled car spaces
- Discounted season tickets and resident permits
Frankwell Main
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £1.20/HOUR
- Minimum charge £1.20
- Maximum charge £9.60 per day
- Free parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Weekly tickets available: seven days’ parking for £40
- Discounted season tickets and resident permits
- 9 disabled spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
Frankwell Quay
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £1.20/HOUR
- Minimum charge £1.20
- Maximum charge £9.60 per day
- Free parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Weekly tickets available: seven days’ parking for £40
- 1 disabled car spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
Frankwell Riverside
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £1.20/HOUR
- Minimum charge £1.20
- Maximum stay/charge £3.60 for three hours
- Free parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- 9 disabled spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
St Julian's Friars
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £1.40/HOUR
- Minimum charge £1.40
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Half-price parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Discounted resident permits
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
The Gap
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – MON TO SAT – £2.80/HOUR
- Minimum charge £2.80
- Half-price parking on Sundays and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- 2 disabled car spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
Raven Meadows Multi-storey
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – MON TO SAT – £2.40/HOUR
- Minimum charge £2.40
- Park for £2.40 all day on Sundays and bank/public holidays
- An eight-hour charging ‘cap’ between 8am and midnight
- Two-hour ‘cap’ between 6pm and 8am – pay no more than £4.80 for evening and overnight parking
- 30 disabled car spaces
- 14 parent and child spaces
- Height restriction 2m (6' 6")
Bridge Street
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £2.80/HOUR
- Minimum charge £2.80
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Half-price parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- 2 disabled spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
St Austin's Street
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £2.80/HOUR
- Minimum charge £2.80
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Half-price parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- 2 disabled spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £2.80/HOUR
- Minimum charge £2.80
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Half-price parking on Sundays and bank/public holidays
- 1 disabled car spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
Shirehall Overflow Carpark
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – 70p/HOUR
- Minimum charge 70p
- Maximum charge £5.60 per day
- Free parking on Sunday and bank/public holidays
- Free parking between 6pm and 8am
- Weekly tickets available: seven days’ parking for £24
- Discounted season tickets and resident permits
- 10 EV charging spaces
- 6 disabled spaces
- Charges apply for Blue Badge holders: one extra hour will be added to time purchased
On street
LINEAR (PER MINUTE) CHARGES APPLY – £3.60/HOUR
- Minimum charge £1.80 per 30 minutes
- Parking free on street in designated spaces if a badge is displayed.
- 159 spaces
Shrewsbury Park and Ride
- Choice of three sites; Harlescott, Meole Brace and Oxon
- First bus: 7:20am (8am on Saturdays)
- Last bus back from the town centre: 6:30pm
- Monday to Friday: buses run every 12 minutes from 8am to 5pm
- Saturday: buses run every 12 minutes from 10am to 4pm
- Outside of these times, buses operate up to every 20 minutes
- No service on Sundays or bank holidays
- All park & ride buses are wheelchair-accessible
Prices
- Standard (return fare) - £2 per person
- Concessionary pass holder (return fare) - £1 per person (after 9:30am)
- Accompanied children under 16 years – FREE (children under the age of 16 aren't allowed to travel unaccompanied on any of the park and ride services)
- Walkers (single fare)* - £2 per person, each way
- Lost ticket fee - £2 per person
- Four-week saver** - £32 per person (entitles the passenger to unlimited journeys on any of the Shrewsbury park and ride services within a consecutive 28-day period)
- Contactless payment is available on all park and ride buses
Parking info
- Free parking is available at all Shrewsbury park and ride sites. You only pay per person for bus travel, with tickets purchased directly on board
- CCTV coverage is available at each site, although it's limited. Please note that vehicles are parked at your own risk. Shropshire Council and its subsidiaries can't accept responsibility for any damage or loss
- Closing times: Oxon and Meole Brace car parks are locked shortly after the final bus arrives from the town centre (approximately 6:40pm).
- All park and ride car parks are closed on Sundays and bank/public holidays
Dogs
- Passenger assistance dogs, such as guide and hearing dogs, will always be carried free of charge.
- Other animals that aren't considered a danger or nuisance to other passengers will be carried free at the driver’s discretion. The passenger taking the animal on the bus will be responsible for any damage, loss or injury arising from its presence. The animal must not travel on the seats.
Blue Badge parking
Shrewsbury has designated on-street parking spaces for disabled badge holders on:
- Shoplatch - SY1 1HF
- Castle Street - SY1 2BQ
- St. Mary's Street - SY1 1DS
- St Mary's Place - SY1 1DZ
- Claremont Street - SY1 1QG
- Roushill - SY1 1PN
- Beeches Lane - SY1 1TZ
- Princess Street - SY1 1LP
- Dogpole - SY1 1EN
Parking is free on these streets if a badge is displayed.
Normal car parking charges apply for the designated disabled parking spaces in Abbey Foregate and Raven Meadows Multi-storey car parks.
Normal car parking charges apply with one extra free hour added to time purchased for the designated disabled parking space in St Julian's Friars, Bridge Street, Frankwell Main, Riverside and Quay, Shirehall and St Austin's Street car parks.
Wheelchair-accessible buses operate on all three Park and Ride routes. Normal charges apply.
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