The map below shows the locations and details about car parks in the district.
With immediate effect the Lower Leas Coastal Park car park is closed from 8pm - 8am daily. Please make sure you leave the site on time. We are unable to release any vehicles overnight.
Google map of car parks in the district
General information
- Most council car parks are pay and display between 8:00am and 6:00pm daily. It's usually free to park outside these times
- Sandgate Road Car Park is usually locked at 9:00pm unless there is an event
Electric Vehicle Charge Points
The following car parks now have working electric vehicle charging points:
- Tram Road Car Park
- Sandgate Road Car Park
- Wilberforce Road Car Park, Sandgate
- Dymchurch Central Car Park
- Church Road Car Park, New Romney
- Station Road, The Sidings, Lyminge
- Upper Payers
- The Paddocks, Hythe
- Mount Street, Hythe
- The Lade
- Shellons Street Car Park
- Military Road Car Park
- West Street, Car Park
- High Knocke
- Twiss Fort Car Park Hythe
- Battery Point
- Pleydell Gardens
- Lower Payers Car Park, Mill Bay
- East Cliff Pavilion
- Jolly Fisherman, Greatstone
- Fisherman's Beach
- Castle Road Car Park, Sandgate
- The Coastal Park Car Park
- Broomfield Road Car Park
- Civic Centre Car Park
- Lower Sandgate Road West Car Park
Ways to pay
- All pay and display ticket machines accept 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins; they don't give change
- Pay via the RingGo app using a credit or debit card
- Pay over the phone using a credit or debit card by following the instructions on the pay and display machine
- Contactless: 35 of the district's 60 pay and display machines are being made contactless (they will all still be able to accept cash/RingGo). The remaining 25 machines are older and cannot be upgraded, although five will be replaced.
Apply for a car park permit
If you regularly use a council car park, you can apply for a car park resident's permit or season ticket.
Apply for or renew a parking permit