- The Aldi supermarket at western end of town is the only
one offering free short term car parking for customers. There
is a charge for using the Sainsbury car park. . Parking in
2011 is free on Sundays at the Lowther Went (Wilkinsons) car
park.
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On April 1 2011 Allerdale Council's Tory-LibDem executive extended the car park charging times to start at 8am and finish at 7pm, despite a 2,000 strong petition calling for lower parking charging.
- There is a small amount of street parking (governed by disc
parking limits and remember to display your disc on Main Street,
Station Street, and Market Place, but most of the rest of
the town centre is double yellow lined, so if you are visiting
Wordsworth House, Castlegate House, the Percy House Gallery,
neo gallery, or the Kirkgate Centre, you may have to use one
of the pay and display car parks.
- N.B. - Station Street is one way going south from Main Street
to Lorton Street, and the St Helens Street end of Kirkgate
is extremely narrow.
Cockermouth Car Parks...all involve a charge:
Short Stay town centre :
Fairfield, 9.00 am to 6.00 pm, mon to sun, max stay 3 hrs
Lowther Went 7.30 am to 6.30 pm, mon to sat, (currently no charge
on Sundays at Lowther Went as at Sept 2009) max stay 4 hrs
Long Stay : 9.00am to 7.00pm, mon to sun, max stay 12 hrs
All Saints,
Bitterbeck,
Riverside,
Sullart Street,
Wakefield Road
The permitted parking times and duration are subject to change and were correct at 7 Sep 2007.
For more details on car parking regime see the Allerdale Council Website :
NB. Allerdale Council employs Parking Attendants to enforce all yellow line and other parking restrictions.
Parking for coaches :
Parking for coaches is available at Wakefield Road free of charge, but only if the coaches park in Marked Bays. The Town Council are members of The Coach Drivers Club of Great Britain.