Dover Place Parking, Ashford — Best Time to Park

180 total spaces

Paid parking

Typical busyness by hour shown below.

Quietest: Sundays Busiest: Monday 8am-12pm

Dover Place Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 81% full — roughly 146 of 180 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Dover Place Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 14% full — roughly 155 of 180 spaces free.

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Key facts

Postcode: TN23 1HU
Capacity: 180 spaces
Type: Railway station
Parking: Surface
Charges: Paid
Blue badge bays: 9
Surface: Asphalt
Nearest road: Station Road
Other car parks within 500m: 8

Opening hours: 24/7

Nearby landmarks: Sorting Office (69m), The Coachworks (87m), Ashford Sorting Office (93m)

Estimated Free Spaces by Hour

Estimated busyness percentage by day and hour for Dover Place Car Park, Ashford.
Day	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Tue	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Wed	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Thu	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Fri	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	48	57	71	62	33	14	5
Sat	5	10	19	24	28	33	33	28	28	24	19	14	10	5	0	0
Sun	5	5	10	14	19	19	19	14	14	10	10	5	5	0	0	0

Modelled estimate based on car-park type, size and location — not live occupancy data.

About Dover Place Car Park

Rail users heading to and from Ashford station will find Dover Place Car Park conveniently placed for drop-off or longer stays. With approximately 180 spaces, this is a sizeable car park that can absorb a fair amount of demand. As a surface-level car park, it offers straightforward open-air parking. Parking here is paid.

When to Visit

Commuter demand drives the patterns here. Monday to Friday, expect the car park to be busy from around 7am as people catch morning trains. By mid-morning most spaces are taken for the day. If you’re travelling at the weekend, parking is much easier to find. With 180 spaces, finding a spot should be straightforward in most conditions.

Busyness in detail

Dover Place Car Park is typically busiest on Monday around 9am, when our model estimates it is about 80% full. With about 180 spaces, that is roughly 144 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 36 free. Quietest times: Sundays. These figures are modelled estimates based on the car park’s type, size and location — not live occupancy data.

Parking in Ashford

With 20 car parks in Ashford, you’re well served for choice — worth comparing busyness predictions across a few options before setting off. If Dover Place Car Park is full, Station Car Park F is about 200m away and worth considering. In total, there are 5 other car parks within 800 metres.

What’s near Dover Place Car Park

Within a 500-metre walk there is 1 shop, 2 places to eat or drink and 5 leisure or green spaces. The closest landmark is Sorting Office, about 69 metres away. The main cluster of shops and places to eat sits roughly 221 metres away — about a 3-minute walk, before allowing for crossings. There are 8 other car parks mapped within 500 metres, the nearest 224 metres away.

Counts of what is nearby come from OpenStreetMap data for the area around the car park. They are counted, not estimated.

Frequently asked questions

How many parking spaces does Dover Place Car Park have?

Dover Place Car Park in Ashford has 180 parking spaces.

Is parking free at Dover Place Car Park?

Dover Place Car Park is a paid car park.

When is Dover Place Car Park busiest?

Dover Place Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 81% full — roughly 146 of 180 spaces in use.

When is Dover Place Car Park quietest?

The best time to find a space at Dover Place Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 14% full — roughly 155 of 180 spaces free.

What kind of car park is Dover Place Car Park?

Dover Place Car Park is a railway station car park with surface parking.

Nearby Car Parks

Station Car Park F 207m away Station Road Car Park 235m away Civic Centre and Stour Centre Car Park (short stay) 253m away Civic Centre and Stour Centre Car Park 266m away Elwick Road Car Park 286m away

More car parks in Ashford

Ashford International Multistory Car Park ~713 spaces Car Park A ~344 spaces Car Park B ~341 spaces Car Park, Ashford 120 spaces Edinburgh Road Multi Storey Car Park 210 spaces Flour Mills Car Park 79 spaces Park Mall Car Park (closed) ~639 spaces Repton Connect Car Park 37 spaces

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Day	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Tue	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Wed	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Thu	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Fri	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	48	57	71	62	33	14	5
Sat	5	10	19	24	28	33	33	28	28	24	19	14	10	5	0	0
Sun	5	5	10	14	19	19	19	14	14	10	10	5	5	0	0	0

Day	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Tue	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Wed	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Thu	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Fri	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	48	57	71	62	33	14	5
Sat	5	10	19	24	28	33	33	28	28	24	19	14	10	5	0	0
Sun	5	5	10	14	19	19	19	14	14	10	10	5	5	0	0	0

Day	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Tue	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Wed	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Thu	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	43	52	66	57	28	10	5
Fri	19	52	76	81	71	57	48	43	38	48	57	71	62	33	14	5
Sat	5	10	19	24	28	33	33	28	28	24	19	14	10	5	0	0
Sun	5	5	10	14	19	19	19	14	14	10	10	5	5	0	0	0