Central parking near Welshpool canal towpath and shops
Berriew Street Car Park is a council-operated tarmac surface lot located on Berriew Street in Welshpool, serving the towns riverside shops and Montgomery Canal access. The facility offers 70 marked bays, including four Blue Badge spaces near the entrance and one motorcycle bay. It operates 8 am to 6 pm MondaySaturday; pay-and-display charges of £1.20 per hour (capped at £5.00 per day) apply via machines accepting coins and contactless. Outside payment hours parking is free, but overnight stays are prohibited. LED lamp columns provide illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras monitor all entrances. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the Montgomery Canal towpath (0.05 km), local cafés (0.1 km), and the Welshpool Museum (0.2 km). Two 7 kW EV chargers are installed at the lots west side, billed via a QR code. Seasonal canal boat festivals reduce capacity by 20; signage directs drivers to the Park Lane overflow lot (0.5 km). Weekly maintenance includes line repainting and litter clearance.