Cheapest parking in and around Darlington for Christmas 2025

Using the council’s latest charges from June 2025, we have collated a list of the cheapest options in and around the town.

On-street parking:

Ideal for short visits, on-street bays cost 70p per 30 minutes. Most have a two-hour limit with no return within one hour, except for Grange Road and Northumberland Street, with three hours.

Users cannot top up time once purchasing a ticket and must leave once the ticket has expired.

Streets include:

• Barnard Street
• Beaumont Street
• Duke Street
• East Raby Street
• East Row
• Gladstone Street
• Grange Road
• Hargreave Terrace
• Horsemarket
• Kendrew Street
• Larchfield Street
• Napier Street
• North Lodge Terrace
• Northumberland Street
• Park Place
• Powlett Street
• Primrose Street
• Raby Street

South Arden Street

• Victoria Embankment
• Victoria Road North back
• Winston Street

All-day car parks:

For longer stays, council-run car parks offer flat rates.

Archer Street Car Park, Darlington (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)

These include:

• Chesnut Street – £2 per day or £8 weekly
• East Street – £3 Monday to Saturday, £2 Sunday
• Archer Street, Garden Street, Hird Street, Kendrew Street East and West, Park Place East and West, St Hilda’s – £5 Monday - Saturday, £2 Sunday
• Skerne Bridge - £4

Short stay and long stay options:

Short stay council car parks operate at £1.20 per hour with a maximum 10-hour stay capped at £10.

These include:

• Abbot’s Yard
• Commercial Street East and West
• Feethams Multi-Storey
• Winston Street North and West
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