Picket Post Car Park Parking, Ringwood
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Picket Post Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 23 of ~36 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Picket Post Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 27 of ~36 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- BH24 3HN
- Capacity
- ~36 spaces (estimated)
- Type
- Leisure tourist
- Parking
- Surface
- Charges
- Free
- Surface
- Gravel
- Nearest road
- Picket Plain Common
Nearby landmarks: Shell Picket Post (308m), Shell Forest Edge (380m), McDonald's (418m)
Estimated Free Spaces by Hour
| Day | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 0 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Modelled estimate based on car-park type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
About Picket Post Car Park
Picket Post Car Park provides parking for a leisure or tourist attraction in Ringwood, seeing most of its visitors during evenings and weekends. It provides roughly 36 spaces (estimated from the site’s footprint), a mid-sized car park that balances availability with convenience. It’s an open-air surface car park, generally easy to navigate with good visibility of available bays. Parking is free of charge.
When to Visit
Expect peak demand at weekends and during holiday periods. Evenings can also be busy depending on nearby leisure facilities. For the easiest parking, visit on a weekday morning or early afternoon. With 36 spaces, you should find parking without too much difficulty outside of peak times.
Busyness in detail
Picket Post Car Park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 65% full. With about 36 spaces, that is roughly 23 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 13 free. Quietest times: Weekday mornings before 9am, Sundays, 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 Ringwood
Ringwood has 5 car parks to choose from, giving you a reasonable number of alternatives if Picket Post Car Park is busy.
What’s near Picket Post Car Park
Within a 500-metre walk there is 1 place to eat or drink. The closest landmark is Shell Picket Post (petrol station), about 308 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 Picket Post Car Park have?
Picket Post Car Park in Ringwood has approximately 36 parking spaces (estimated from the site footprint).
Is parking free at Picket Post Car Park?
Parking at Picket Post Car Park is free of charge.
When is Picket Post Car Park busiest?
Picket Post Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 23 of ~36 spaces in use.
When is Picket Post Car Park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Picket Post Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 27 of ~36 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Picket Post Car Park?
Picket Post Car Park is a leisure tourist car park with surface parking.