Parking In Scarborough, North Yorkshire: The Ultimate Guide
Parking is one of the hardest things about any trip to Scarborough in North Yorkshire. Parking here can be a nightmare, especially during warm weather or school holidays.
I visit Scarborough at least once a year and have been doing so for decades. So, I figured I’d share my list of car parking locations to help you find a parking space on your next visit.
Scalby Mills Car Park
📍Address: Scalby Mills, Scarborough, YO12 6RP
🚗 Spaces: 181
💷 Price: 1 hour: £2.20 – 24 hours: £9.00
This car park is next to the Sea Life Center and Scarborough North Cliff Golf Club. There are 170 standard and 11 disabled car parking spaces here.
Parking starts at £2.20 for 1 hour and increases up to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter. Meanwhile, discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
Northstead Lower Car Park
📍Address: Burniston Road, Scarborough, YO12 6PF
🚗 Spaces: 98
💷 Price: 1 hour: £2.20 – 24 hours: £9.00
This is one of two car parks near the popular Peashom Park opposite North Bay Beach. There are 96 standard and 2 disabled car parking spaces here. There are also toilets on-site, which are available for a small fee.
Parking starts at £2.20 for 1 hour and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter. Meanwhile, discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
Northstead Upper Car Park
📍Address: Ryndle Crescent, Scarborough, YO12 6AQ
🚗 Spaces: 556
💷 Price: 1 hour: £1.70 – 24 hours: £9.00
This is the largest car park in Scarborough, with 556 spaces in total. There are 156 standard spaces and 400 grass overflow spaces here. However, the grass overflow spaces are only used during peak season and major events.
Parking starts at £1.70 for 1 hour and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter.
Marine Drive Car Park
📍Address: Marine Drive, Scarborough, YO11 1PG
🚗 Spaces: 366
💷 Price: 1 hour: £2.20 – 24 hours: £9.00
Marine Drive car park is on the seafront and roughly equal distance from the skate park and Scarborough Castle. There are 364 standard and 2 disabled parking spaces here.
Parking starts at £2.20 for 1 hour and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter. Meanwhile, discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
Quay Street Car Park
📍Address: Quay Street, Scarborough, YO11 1PL
🚗 Spaces: 41
💷 Price: 1 hour: £2.20 – 24 hours: £9.00
Quay Street car park is located between Luna Park and Scarborough Harbour. This car park is open 24 hours and has 39 standard and 2 disabled car parking spaces.
If this car park is full, and you want to park in this area, check out the nearby West Pier car park (Foreshore Road, Scarborough, YO11 1PB). This car park is open 24 hours daily and has 118 standard and 3 disabled spaces.
Parking starts at £2.20 for 1 hour and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter. Meanwhile, discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
South Bay Underground Car Park
📍Address: Foreshore Road, Scarborough, YO11 2HD
🚗 Spaces: 142
💷 Price: 1 hour: £2.20 – 24 hours: £9.00
South Bay Underground car park is perfect for exploring South Bay. However, since this area of Scarborough is more popular with tourists than North Bay, spaces here typically fill up quickly.
There are 138 standard and 4 disabled parking spaces here. However, this car park has a height restriction of 6 feet and is only open from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm daily, except for when events are on at the Spa.
Parking starts at £2.20 for 1 hour and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours. Parking here is free during the winter. Meanwhile, discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
Westwood Car Park
📍Address: Westwood, Scarborough, YO11 2PF
🚗 Spaces: 107
💷 Price: 2 hours: £3.30 – 24 hours: £9.00
Westwood car park is half a mile from Scarborough’s South Bay. This car park adjoins the Tesco supermarket and has 107 standard spaces. There are no disabled parking spaces here.
Westwood car park is open 24 hours. However, charges only apply between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Parking starts at £3.30 for 2 hours and increases to £9.00 for 24 hours.
North Street Car Park
📍Address: North Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DE
🚗 Spaces: 160
💷 Price: 1 hour: £1.70 – 6 hours: £5.60
North Street car park is roughly half a mile from Scarborough’s South Bay. There are 156 standard and 4 disabled spaces here.
This car park is open 24 hours a day. However, parking charges only apply between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. The cost of parking ranges from £1.70 for one hour to £5.60 for 6 hours. Discounts are available for residents of Scarborough City Council.
Hi guys, great information, thank you. Just wondering would you know if it’s ok to park a car for up to 9 days?? We are walking The Cleveland Way and want to leave our car at Scarborough for when we’ve finished! And which car park would you recommend? Thanks for your time. Have fun on your adventures Becca & Kerry
Hi Becca and Kerry, in that case I’d recommend looking into JustPark. Just for the added security that parking somewhere like that could bring 🙂
If i pay for a day ticket in the car park next to the Sea Life Centre can I park elsewhere in Scarborough using the same ticket?
For instance along Marine Drive or in the south bay underground car park.
Typically, tickets you purchase will have the car park location on them. As such you won’t be able to use the same ticket at a different car park (even if the council own both locations). Instead, you’ll sadly need to purchase a separate ticket 🙁