Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park Parking, Stanley
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 20 of ~31 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 23 of ~31 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- DH9 0RB
- Capacity
- ~31 spaces (estimated)
- Type
- Leisure tourist
- Parking
- Surface
- Charges
- Free
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Nearest road
- Station Road
- Other car parks within 500m
- 1
Nearby landmarks: The Shepherd and Shepherdess (193m), Beamish Primary School (423m), Beamish Mary Inn (636m)
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 Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park
Visitors to leisure facilities in Stanley will find parking at Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park, which tends to be busiest outside of working hours. The car park has approximately 31 spaces (estimated from the site’s footprint), offering a reasonable amount of parking for the area. It’s an open-air surface car park, generally easy to navigate with good visibility of available bays. This car park offers free parking.
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. The car park has enough capacity for most normal demand, though Saturdays can get tight.
Busyness in detail
Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 65% full. With about 31 spaces, that is roughly 20 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 11 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 Stanley
Stanley has 3 car parks in total, so Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is an important option for the area.
What’s near Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park
Within a 500-metre walk there is 1 place to eat or drink. The closest landmark is The Shepherd and Shepherdess (pub), about 193 metres away. There is 1 other car park mapped within 500 metres, the nearest 466 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 Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park have?
Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park in Stanley has approximately 31 parking spaces (estimated from the site footprint).
Is parking free at Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park?
Parking at Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is free of charge.
When is Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park busiest?
Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 20 of ~31 spaces in use.
When is Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 23 of ~31 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park?
Eden Place Picnic Area Car Park is a leisure tourist car park with surface parking.