Exclusive staff parking with accessible bays, permit-controlled access, and direct walk to EARM heritage station.
EARM Staff Car Park is a private surface lot reserved for employees of the East Anglian Railway Museum (EARM), located off Chappel & Wakes Colne station. The facility offers 50 sealed gravel bays, including two accessible spaces nearest the main museum entrance for level access. Access is controlled via RFID permit issued to staff; no public parking is permitted. Solar-powered LED bollard lights illuminate primary pedestrian paths from dusk until 10 pm, ensuring safe movement for evening volunteers. No CCTV is installed due to the low-crime, rural railway environment. Covered information boards at the entrance display volunteer schedules, museum operating hours, and heritage rail event listings. Monthly maintenance includes gravel replenishment, line repainting of bay markers, and litter collection to maintain a tidy appearance. The car park lies within a one-minute walk to the station platform, providing heritage train services to the Colne Valley Railway.