Watergate Street Car park Parking, Chester
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Watergate Street Car park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 73% full — roughly 93 of 128 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Watergate Street Car park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 30% full — roughly 90 of 128 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- CH1 4JE
- Capacity
- 128 spaces
- Type
- Leisure tourist
- Parking
- Surface
- Charges
- Paid
- Operator
- Cheshire West & Chester County Council
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Nearest road
- New Crane Street
- Other car parks within 500m
- 5
Nearby landmarks: Express by Holiday Inn Chester Racecourse (86m), Roomzzz Aparthotel (122m), The Queen's School (Senior School) (122m)
Estimated Free Spaces by Hour
| Day | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 0 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 0 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Modelled estimate based on car-park type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
About Watergate Street Car park
Watergate Street Car park provides parking for a leisure or tourist attraction in Chester, seeing most of its visitors during evenings and weekends. With approximately 128 spaces, this is a sizeable car park that can absorb a fair amount of demand. It’s an open-air surface car park, generally easy to navigate with good visibility of available bays. Parking here is paid. It is operated by Cheshire West & Chester County Council.
When to Visit
Leisure car parks tend to be busiest during weekends and school holidays, with evenings also seeing demand for gyms, cinemas, and restaurants. Weekday daytimes are generally the quietest periods. With 128 spaces, finding a spot should be straightforward in most conditions.
Busyness in detail
Watergate Street Car park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 75% full. With about 128 spaces, that is roughly 96 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 32 free. Quietest times: Weekday mornings before 9am, weekday evenings after 6pm. These figures are modelled estimates based on the car park’s type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
Parking in Chester
Chester has a good range of parking with 24 car parks across the area, so alternatives are usually available. If Watergate Street Car park is full, Linenhall Car Park is about 150m away and worth considering. In total, there are 5 other car parks within 800 metres.
What’s near Watergate Street Car park
Within a 500-metre walk there is 1 shop, 8 places to eat or drink and 3 leisure or green spaces. The closest landmark is Express by Holiday Inn Chester Racecourse (hotel), about 86 metres away. The main cluster of shops and places to eat sits roughly 308 metres away — about a 4-minute walk, before allowing for crossings. There are 5 other car parks mapped within 500 metres, the nearest 72 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 Watergate Street Car park have?
Watergate Street Car park in Chester has 128 parking spaces.
Is parking free at Watergate Street Car park?
Watergate Street Car park is a paid car park.
When is Watergate Street Car park busiest?
Watergate Street Car park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 73% full — roughly 93 of 128 spaces in use.
When is Watergate Street Car park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Watergate Street Car park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 30% full — roughly 90 of 128 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Watergate Street Car park?
Watergate Street Car park is a leisure tourist car park with surface parking, operated by Cheshire West & Chester County Council.