Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park Parking, Tavistock
Typical busyness by hour shown below.
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 32 of 50 spaces in use. The best time to find a space at Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 37 of 50 spaces free.
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Key facts
- Postcode
- PL19 8JE
- Capacity
- 50 spaces
- Type
- Leisure tourist
- Parking
- Surface
- Charges
- Paid
- Nearest road
- New Bridge
Prices: £2 all day
Nearby landmarks: Horn of Plenty Hotel (535m)
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 Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park provides parking for a leisure or tourist attraction in Tavistock, seeing most of its visitors during evenings and weekends. It provides roughly 50 spaces, 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. This is a paid car park.
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
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 65% full. With about 50 spaces, that is roughly 32 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 18 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 Tavistock
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is one of just 3 car parks in Tavistock, so options are limited — plan ahead during busy periods.
What’s near Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park
There is very little within walking distance — this is an out-of-town car park, so plan to drive on rather than arrive and browse. The closest landmark is Horn of Plenty Hotel (hotel), about 535 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 Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park have?
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park in Tavistock has 50 parking spaces.
Is parking free at Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park?
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is a paid car park.
When is Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park busiest?
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is typically busiest on Saturdays around 12pm, when it reaches about 63% full — roughly 32 of 50 spaces in use.
When is Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park quietest?
The best time to find a space at Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is usually a Monday, its quietest day — through the daytime it is typically only about 26% full — roughly 37 of 50 spaces free.
What kind of car park is Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park?
Tamar Trails Sawmills Car Park is a leisure tourist car park with surface parking.