Parking a motorhome in Cirencester
We are having two nights at Cirencester Park site next week. We want to go into Cirencester to meet relatives for lunch the day we leave. The site said we can't leave the motorhome there until we get back from lunch because of the one way system. Does anyone know of anywhere we can park the motorhome (6.2m long) in Cirencester? I looked on the council website but there wasn't any help there. We can use car parks and pay for two spaces but any advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Providing there is availability, you could book on for an extra night, Ieave your MH on the pitch while you go out and depart at any time you choose up to 1200 the next day.
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We were staying for two more nights but have to be home for Friday evening now. Also I do resent paying for another night for only around 3 hours extra. Of course motorhomes do leave site at any time so can mess up the one way systems on site entrances.
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Don’t know if the regs are the same in England but here in Scotland we had to wait before we could go onto site because someone was late leaving. Apparently the test and trace, or what ever they call it in Scotland, stipulate this. That way there is a cut off on who could have mixed with who on a particular day.
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There seems to be a large carpark in Cirencester called Forum Carpark at the junction of Southway and Lewis Lane which appears not to have height barriers according to Google Street View.
David
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Really? That surprises me as I'd not resent paying for the night if it provided an easy and convenient solution to the problem. Still, it's your choice. Hope you work out a way of resolving the issue.👍🏻
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>Search for sites< gives Waterloo Car park as suitable for the smaller motorhome.
peedee
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Beeches car park should be OK too- have a walk round town the day before to check them out. Although I would drive out to Fairford and invite your friends for lunch at the Bull Hotel.
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Thank you all for your help and advice. Looking on Bing maps aerial view the nearest car park to the site is Station Car Park so we will probably try that one first and will be there before 9.00am as we then get the best choice of places. After that Waterloo Car park looks good to try. If we can find a space where the back of the van can be over grass or something then it will fit in one space. Hopefully all will be well.
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Not sure if it is still available but we have seen at times motor caravan parked on the access road as you turn off the main road towards the site?
I think for security and EHU I would book an extra night on site, at pitch and one person ,and leave that evening for about £15
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Thank you for the suggestion of paying for another night but the site is full. Interestingly, reading the site information it talks about the new single track road into site and vehicles leaving. 'Please take extra care and be aware that storage users and motorhomes may be departing site at other times.'
When we get there we will look out on approach for possible parking and have a walk toward the town to check out car parks. It will just be nice to get away again and enjoy the area.
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Ukulele Girl
The access road is not as bad as many make it out to be, there are good sight lines from either end. You just have to be prepared to wait until the road is clear before proceeding.
David
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Well we enjoyed our time at Cirencester and will certainly return. The 51 bus stopped in a pull in just beyond the exit from the site and took us to Cheltenham via the centre of town. From the bus we were able to observe The Old Station car park and could see plenty of possible parking suitable for the motor home. We are very early risers and so left the site before 8.00am the day we wanted to park and found a space where we could reverse over a paved area. This meant we were well inside the parking space. We sat and had coffee in the van with cakes I had bought from Waitrose 2 minutes walk away. We waited till 9.30 to pay for parking then had 5 hours for £5.00. We walked round the town in wild wind and rain but good shops to look at and plenty of charity ones for bargains. We returned to the van to change then walked to Cote Brasserie (2 minutes away) for a lovely lunch with relatives. Great trip and a nice change. I would recommend the car park but get there early for the front/top section, plenty of space in the lower area but nowhere to reverse over.
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