Chelmer Valley Park and Ride | Essex County Council

× Chelmer Valley Park and Ride to reopen in May

06/04/2021

Maps

About

	07:00 – 19:00 Monday – Saturday		957
	9		34
	3		Sheffield bike rack
	4 secure lockers		under 2m maximum height

Facilities

Waiting area
Toilets including disabled facilities
Baby changing facilities

Pricing

You can use a ticket to hop on and off any park & ride bus all day. For example, get off at the hospital or rail station, then get back on to go to the city centre, then back out to the park & ride site. The ticket can only be used once from a park & ride site.

	Adult (over 18)	Child (5 up to 18)	Concessionary
Daily	£3.60	£1	£1.50
Weekly	£18.00	£5
12 for the price of 11	£39.60	n/a
Monthly	£66.50	£20
Saturday	£1.50	£1	£1

Children under 5 travel for free at all times

Group fare (up to 2 adults and 3 children):

All day on weekdays: £5.00
Saturday: £3.50 (Saturday special rate will offer better value for 1 adult (£1.50) and 1 child (£1.00) = £2.50).

Short Hop

Short hop fare between is only valid between Anglia Ruskin University and City Centre: £1.00 only available on bus payable to the driver.

Mobile Payments

Download 'First Bus ‘MTickets' app from your app store for speedier boarding. Machines are also available at site which accept cash and card payments for (weekly and monthly only).

MiPermit is coming soon more details to follow. For concessionary bus pass users unable to download the app, cash and contactless can be paid to the driver, but you will need to register your vehicle in the Park and Ride building each time you visit.

Park and Pedal

Bring your bike with you, leave your car at the site and cycle to your destination. Park and Pedal is £3 per day. We have bike racks should you chose to leave your bike at site overnight. We also offer Secure cycle lockers £20 per month, which includes free parking. Please visit Bikeaway to secure your locker.

Contact

If you have an event and would like to hire the site please contact essexparkandride@essex.gov.uk for further details and pricing.

Directions

Satnav users can find the site using the postcode CM3 3PR.

Chelmer Valley Park and Ride is located on the A130 east of Essex Regiment Way, accessed from the Pratts Farm Roundabout.

Please note: Cars can exit the site after closing automatically through the barrier system. In emergencies customers can contact Chelmsford City Council’s CCTV Control Centre on 01245 606 299 (24 hours).