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Quietest: Weekday mornings before 9am, sundays, weekday evenings after 6pm Busiest: Saturday 10am-4pm

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About Thames Side Promenade Car Park

Thames Side Promenade Car Park offers general parking in Reading for visitors and locals. It provides roughly 72 spaces (estimated from the site’s footprint), a mid-sized car park that balances availability with convenience. As a surface-level car park, it offers straightforward open-air parking. There is a charge for parking. It is operated by Reading Borough Council.

When to Visit

Demand here follows a general pattern — busier during the working week, especially around lunchtime, and calmer at weekends. Early mornings and evenings are usually the easiest times to find a space. The car park has enough capacity for most normal demand, though Saturdays can get tight.

Parking in Reading

Reading has a good range of parking with 23 car parks across the area, so alternatives are usually available. Car Park (way/1248925468) is the nearest alternative at around 300m, a good backup if this car park is busy.

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