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Colchester Park and Ride timetable


28/09/2021
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Colchester Park and Ride

Maps

Stops Park and RIde Site, Colchester General Hospital Northern Approach Road, Colchester Railway Station layby, Middleborough, Colchester Town Centre High Street, Colchester Town Centre St Johns Street, Colchester Town Centre Head Street and then loops back to the Park and Ride, via Middlebourgh, Colchester Railway Station layby, Colchester General Hospital Northern Approach Road. 

About

Operating Hours 07:00 – 19:00 Monday to Saturday Car Spaces 970
Parent / Carer and Child spaces 0 Blue badge parking spaces 29
Electric Charging Points 0 Bike rack Sheffield bike rack
Bike lockers 6 secure lockers Height restriction under 2.4m maximum height

Facilities

  • Waiting area
  • Toilets including disabled facilities
  • Baby changing facilties

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 town 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
£3.00
£1.00
 £1.50
Weekly
£12.00
£5.00
 
12 for the price of 11
£33.00
n/a
 
Monthly
£48.00
£20.00
 
Saturday 
£3.00
£1.00
 £1.50

Children under 5 travel for free at all times

Tickets

Two ways to buy your tickets.

Via the Arriva App.

On the bus via cash or contactless.

Parking only can be purchased via Mi Permit, using location 737944 and costs £3.

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.

Updates / What's on

Parking for special events in Colchester and at the Jobserve Community Stadium is sometimes available. Prices may vary for special events and concerts. The car park has extended opening times on these occasions.

Football matches at the Jobserve Community Stadium

The Colchester Park and Ride site will be open until 10.30pm to support parking for the following matches only

  • Tuesday 21st March 2023 - BBC Essex Senior Cup
  • Monday 10th April 2023 - Crewe Alexander
  • Thursday 13th April 2023 - BBC Essex Women's Cup

Payment must be made via MiPermit.

Did you know you can arrange your parking up to 7 days in advance? Advanced purchase is advised to aviod network and bandwidth issues on site. 

Slammed UK - 1st Sunday of every month

Our coffee mornings are home to cars, car lovers, chilled vibes, live music, a variety of food and great coffee. The events start at 10am until 1pm and you'll find something for everyone to enjoy. We'll also have some select exhibition stands on the mornings for you to shop around the best brands and take a look at some of the latest products and collections.

Tickets available via the organiser SlammedUK

Car boot sales

Every Sunday all year round

Visit Capital Car Boot Sales website for more information

10th Colchester Half Marathon - 22 May 2022

Parking will be available at Colchester Park and Ride from 7am – 2pm, payment must be made by Mi Permit

Castle Park Concert Parking

The Park and Ride service will be offering a bus service and parking for the following concerts in Castle Park.

  • Saturday 6th August - Simply Red

Tickets are available to purchase per car, payment must be made by Mi Permit. Your ticket can be used on regular Park and Ride Services on Saturday and additional services as timetabled below.

Contact

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

Parking for special events in Colchester and at the Jobserve Community Stadium is sometimes available. Prices may vary for special events and concerts. The car park has extended opening times on these occasions

Directions

The Colchester Park and Ride site is located on the A12 at Junction 28. The what3words location is ///delight.building.downcast 

The Out of Hours number to call in the event of arriving at the site after it has closed is 0333 207 6606 (the site reference is 254917). It can take up to 2 hours for the release.