I grudge paying to park in any town to shop or visit and I'm
sure others do as well.With many free car parks being removed by Waveney
District Council and price increases on the ones left,parking for free in
Lowestoft is difficult and shops and businesses suffer as a result.Its
obviously your responsibilty to check restrictions and legal requirements
before parking anywhere,but I proudly present my,
Tightwads guide to free parking
in Lowestoft.
1.Hamilton Road.Long road by the Hamilton dock.Opposite side of road to
oil tanks.Yellow lines at each end but the main part is free of
restrictions.Road to left (Trinity road) has a few spaces too.
2.Commercial Road.Turn left just
before bascule bridge (North bound) one side of road has no parking
restrictions.Close to Lowestoft railway station and town centre.
3.Asda store.Two hours parking permitted for customers.
4.Bottom of the Ravine.Free car park but with height restriction.Handy
for north beach.
If you carry on from the ravine there are some spaces on the road
into the old caravan site.A bit too far from the
town but handy to have a look at the sea or stroll round the maritime
museum,sparrows nest etc.
5.Next to Birds Eye on whapload road is a private car park
but notices put up by the owners LEC allow the public to use it Saturday
afternoons and Sundays..
6..In Pakefield behind the Trowel and Hammer pub there is a
small free car park.
7..Heading South from the bascule bridge and second left.The cut off
section of St Johns road has spaces for a few cars and no notices or yellow
lines.
8..Off Hamilton road,Newcombe road has a few long term places at the
Hamilton road end,the rest has some short term parking areas.Straight over
onto Gas Works road there are some sections with no restrictions and at the
far end a few spaces at Ness Point are ideal to eat take away fish and chips
and look at the sea.Please respect the area and use the litter bins
provided.
9.Behind Birds eye at Ness point is a large private car park right by the
sea wall.The owners allow this car park to be used by the public on
Saturday. and Sundays.Signs to this effect are erected at the entrance. Once
again.please respect the area and don't leave litter.
Short term parking near town
center.
There
are various on street short term parking spaces within reach of the town
centre.Off battery green road (Beach road,Suffolk road) parts of Whapload
road and Newcombe road.On the other side of the Bascule bridge Various roads
off London Road South and parts of Commercial Road.I am told there are no
parking attendants or traffic wardens in Lowestoft (2010) this probably
explains the cars parked on double yellow lines for hours at a time,knowing
my luck I'd get a ticket