Welcome to the Highways Service Information Centre
Colchester and Chelmsford Park and Ride are offering free travel after 12 on Saturdays through December for Christmas shopping.
Pick up your free Christmas bag at sites.
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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.
Children under 5 travel for free at all times
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.
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.
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.
The Colchester Park and Ride site will be open until 10.30pm to support parking for the following matches only
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.
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
Grand opening of the new hard standing Colchester Car Boot Sale is on Sunday 12th September 2021.
The car boot sale will open every Sunday until April 2022.
Sellers - No bookings to sell here, just turn up and pay on the day. Main set up time is 8am. Cars £12. Small vans £15. Large vans £20.
Buyers - Main opening time is 11am, 50p per person. You can enter early from 9am. 9am is £3. 10am is £1. All under 16's go free. Buyers money is taken immediately upon entering our site so please have the correct change ready. Please do not arrive to our site before the time you wish to enter.
Any questions please call 07932 065398 or contact via Facebook.
Parking will be available at Colchester Park and Ride from 7am – 2pm, payment must be made by Mi Permit
The Park and Ride service will be offering a bus service and parking for the following concerts in Castle Park.
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.
Saturday Additional Service Timetable - PDF(153KB)
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
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.
Colchester Park and Ride Timetable - PDF(85.7KB)
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