Cathedral Car Park Parking, Rochester
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Cathedral Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 76% full — roughly 62 of 82 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Cathedral Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 11% full — roughly 73 of 82 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- ME1 1LS
- Capacity
- 82 spaces
- Type
- Railway station
- Charges
- Paid
- Nearest road
- Northgate
- Other car parks within 500m
- 5
Nearby landmarks: Kiss Kiss Heart (42m), Peggotty's Parlour (46m), Costa (46m)
Estimated Free Spaces by Hour
| Day | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 18 | 50 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| Tue | 18 | 50 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| Wed | 18 | 50 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| Thu | 18 | 50 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| Fri | 18 | 50 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 68 | 58 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| Sat | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Modelled estimate based on car-park type, size and location — not live occupancy data.
About Cathedral Car Park
Cathedral Car Park is a car park near Rochester railway station, popular with commuters and day-trippers alike. The car park has approximately 82 spaces, offering a reasonable amount of parking for the area. Parking here is paid.
When to Visit
This car park sees strong weekday demand from rail commuters, building from early morning and staying high through the working day. If you need to park on a weekday, aim to arrive before the 7:30am rush. Weekends offer plentiful availability. The car park has enough capacity for most normal demand, though Mondays can get tight.
Busyness in detail
Cathedral Car Park is typically busiest on Monday around 9am, when our model estimates it is about 75% full. With about 82 spaces, that is roughly 62 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 20 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 Rochester
Rochester has 6 car parks to choose from, giving you a reasonable number of alternatives if Cathedral Car Park is busy. If Cathedral Car Park is full, Boley Hill Car Park is about 100m away and worth considering. In total, there are 4 other car parks within 800 metres.
What’s near Cathedral Car Park
Within a 500-metre walk there are 10 shops, 12 places to eat or drink and 11 leisure or green spaces. The closest landmark is Kiss Kiss Heart (clothes shop), about 42 metres away. The main cluster of shops and places to eat sits roughly 135 metres away, so it is a short walk across rather than a journey. There are 5 other car parks mapped within 500 metres, the nearest 91 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 Cathedral Car Park have?
Cathedral Car Park in Rochester has 82 parking spaces.
Is parking free at Cathedral Car Park?
Cathedral Car Park is a paid car park.
When is Cathedral Car Park busiest?
Cathedral Car Park is typically busiest on Mondays around 9am, when it reaches about 76% full — roughly 62 of 82 spaces in use.
When is Cathedral Car Park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Cathedral Car Park is usually a Sunday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 11% full — roughly 73 of 82 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Cathedral Car Park?
Cathedral Car Park is a railway station car park.