Castle Meads Car Park Parking, Gloucester

About Castle Meads Car Park

Castle Meads Car Park caters to leisure visitors in Gloucester, with demand peaking during weekends and school holidays. With approximately 249 spaces, this is a sizeable car park that can absorb a fair amount of demand. This is a surface car park, so expect open-air parking at ground level. Parking here is paid. The car park is managed by Gloucester City 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 249 spaces, finding a spot should be straightforward in most conditions.

Busyness in detail

Castle Meads Car Park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 75% full. With about 249 spaces, that is roughly 187 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 62 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 Gloucester

Gloucester has a good range of parking with 14 car parks across the area, so alternatives are usually available. Gloucester Docks Car Park is the nearest alternative at around 400m, a good backup if this car park is busy. In total, there are 5 other car parks within 800 metres.

What’s near Castle Meads Car Park

Within a 500-metre walk there are 5 places to eat or drink and 3 leisure or green spaces. The closest landmark is Dry Dock, about 179 metres away. The main cluster of places to eat and drink sits roughly 398 metres away — about a 5-minute walk, before allowing for crossings. There are 3 other car parks mapped within 500 metres, the nearest 26 metres away.

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