Town centre parking with EV charging, close to Craft Centre and Wharf Theatre
Couch Lane Car Park is a Wiltshire Counciloperated tarmac facility located on Couch Lane, serving Devizes town centres western retail and arts precinct. The lot provides 90 marked bays, including five Blue Badge spaces near the pedestrian exit and one motorcycle bay. Operating hours are 8 am6 pm MondaySaturday; pay-and-display charges are £1.20 per hour (capped at £6.00 per day) via machines accepting contactless and coins; free on Sundays. LED floodlights provide illumination until 10 pm, and CCTV cameras cover all aisles. Pedestrian exits lead directly to Craft Centre shopping (50 m), local cafés (100 m), and the Wharf Theatre (150 m). One 7 kW EV charger is available at £0.30 per kWh via QR code by the entry gate. Seasonal town fairs, open-air concerts, and farmers markets reduce capacity by 30 %; overflow directed to Market Place Car Park (0.3 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter daily.