Updated: 23rd January 2022
The old water spa city of Harrogate awaits you, but arriving by car, it may not always feel like it welcomes you. There are many Pay and display car parks available but be careful where you park because you could end up paying as much as £38.40 for a day stay.
We have however visited this beautiful city and crawled street to street to find the best free parking spots Harrogate has to offer. We have put our findings together in this post and to make things, even more, user-friendly we have created a map with over 80 free parking spots all over the city.
This map will also navigate you straight to your location, so you don’t have to faff with cutting and pasting the below roads into google to see their location. Download the Map and let’s get started.
Free On Street Parking in Harrogate – 2022
Is there free parking in Harrogate? There are many spots in and around Harrogate where you can park for free, here are roads we recommend:
- Duchy Road
- Regent Grove
- Lascelles Road
- Coach Road
- Rutland Drive
- Back Dragon Road – very narrow
- Coppice Gate
- Florence Road
- Heath Grove
- Rayleigh Road
For the above & more central free parking spots in Harrogate, Download our helpful map
What to Know about Parking for Free in Harrogate, N Yorkshire
We have found some wonderful public streets in Harrogate that are free to park on, but there are a number of things to remember when parking on street, especially if it’s a residential road. These are:
- Park close to the curb
- Do not park or obstruct any driveways
- Be polight to residents
- Check your vehicle is locked
- Check the signage before leaving your car
Free Parking in Harrogate City Centre,
Is there FREE parking in Harrogate city centre? There is, but not free all day, in fact, you can only park on the following Harrogate city centre roads from 6 pm to 9 pm the following day and all day Sundays:
- Crescent Road
- Esplanade
- St Mary’s Walk
- The Parade
- Queensway
- Victoria Road
- Haywra Street
- Bower Street
- Haywra Street
See below for the times you are available to park for free
| Roads in, or nearest to Harrogate City Centre, & When it’s Free to Park | Free on these times |
| Crescent Rd | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Esplanade | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| St Mary’s Walk | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| The Parade | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Queensway | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Victoria Rd | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Haywra St | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Bower St | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
| Haywra St | 6 pm to 9 am – Mon to Sat Sunday All-day |
Free Parking by Harrogate Hospital
Can I park for free near Harrogate hospital? There are public residential roads near Harrogate District Hospital that are unrestricted and free to park on, these roads are:
- Birstwith Road
- Jesmond Road
- Malden Road
- Rydal Road
- Stanhope Drive
- Saint Andrew’s Crescent
- Saint Clement’s Road
- Saint Nicholas Road
- Saint Catherine’s Road
For the closest free parking spots to Harrogate Hospital & more, Download our helpful map
Free Parking near Harrogate Convention Centre
Is there FREE parking near Harrogate Convention Centre? To the northside of Harrogate Convention Centre, there are a few public residential roads that have free parking. We recommend these roads:
- Coppice Gate
- Kent Avenue
- Saint Luke’s Avenue
- Hollins Crescent
- Duchy Road
- Kent Rd
- Oakdale Ave
- Portland Crescent
- Kent Road North
For the closest free parking spots to Harrogate Convention Centre & more, Download our helpful map
Free Parking near Valley Gardens, Harrogate
Can I find free parking by Valley Gardens, Harrogate? There are 9 roads we recommend near Valley Gardens in Harrogate that are free to park on, and they are:
- Florence Road
- West Cliffe Mews
- Ebor Rise
- Rutland Road
- Clarence Drive
- West Cliffe Grove
- Heath Grove
- West Cliffe Terrace
- Lascelles Road
For the closest free parking spots to Valley Gardens & more, Download our helpful map
Free Parking near Harrogate County Court
Is there free parking by Harrogate County Court? There are nearby public roads near the Harrogate County Courts that have free and unrestricted parking, these are:
- Saint George’s Road
- Saint James’ Drive
- Wheatlands Road East
- Westbourne Avenue
- Coach Road
- Park Avenue South
- Warwick Crescent
- Saint Hilda’s Road
- Saint Catherine’s Road
For the closest free parking spots to Harrogate County Court & more, Download our helpful map
Free Overnight Parking in Harrogate
Is there free parking in Harrogate on Sundays? The following roads in Harrogate city centre are free to park on Sundays:
- St Mary’s Walk
- Queensway
- Bower Street
- Crescent Road
- Esplanade
- Haywra Street
- Victoria Road
- Haywra Street
- The Parade
For the above roads, & many more free parking spots in Harrogate, Download our helpful map
Free Parking in Harrogate on Sunday
Is there free parking in Harrogate on Sundays? The following roads in Harrogate city centre are free to park on Sundays:
- St Mary’s Walk
- Queensway
- Bower Street
- Crescent Road
- Esplanade
- Haywra Street
- Victoria Road
- Haywra Street
- The Parade
For the above roads, & many more free parking spots in Harrogate, Download our helpful map
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Free Parking in Harrogate City Centre After 6 pm
Is there free parking in Harrogate city centre after 6 pm? The roads in Harrogate city centre that do allow restricted parking during the day are free to park on after 6 pm till 8 am the following morning. These roads are:
- Crescent Road
- Esplanade
- Bower Street
- Victoria Road
- Haywra Street
- The Parade
- Haywra Street
- St Mary’s Walk
- Queensway
For the above roads, & many more free parking spots in Harrogate, Download our helpful map
Free Motorcycle Parking in Harrogate
Is there free motorcycle parking in Harrogate? There are few motorcycle bays to be found in Harrogate and this is because Harrogate Borough Council allows motorcycles to park on street and in its 33 car parks completely free of charge, less otherwise stated. Here are some M/C parking locations we recommend:
- Waterside Car Park – HG5 8DF
- Chapel Street Car Park – HG5 8AN
- Castle Yard Car Park – HG5 8AR
- Fisher Street Car Park – HG5 8BT
- Conyngham Hall Car Park – HG5 9AY
- York Place Car Park – HG5 0AD
- All on-street parking in Harrogate is free to motorcycles
- All of-street car parks in Harrogate are free to mororcycles
Free Disabled Parking in Harrogate
Is there FREE Disabled parking in Harrogate? Harrogate Borough Council does offer free disabled parking on its on and off-street car parking locations when a blue badge is clearly and correctly displayed. Here are some locations you can park for free in Harrogate with a Blue badge:
- All on-street parking in Harrogate is free to blue badge holders
- All of-street car parks in Harrogate are free to blue badge holders
- 40 Parliament Street – 1 bay
- Cheltenham Cres – 2 bays
- Waterside Car Park – HG5 8DF
- Chapel Street Car Park – HG5 8AN
- Castle Yard Car Park – HG5 8AR
- Fisher Street Car Park – HG5 8BT
- Conyngham Hall Car Park – HG5 9AY
- York Place Car Park – HG5 0AD
Motorhome Parking in Harrogate
Where can I park my motorhome in Harrogate? This is what harrogate.gov say, Whilst motorhomes are permitted to park in our surface level car parks subject to adhering to any pay and display requirements (purchase and display a ticket for all bays fully or partially occupied) overnight camping is not allowed.
So, whether you are visiting Harrogate by Car, Motorbike, motorhome or with a blue badge, we hope we have helped you decide on how to park for free or at least by making a considerable saving. That just leaves me to wish you an enjoyable trip and please, drive and park safely!
