Short-stay parking for Old Town restaurants and shops with EV charging
Granville Street Short Stay Car Park is a Swindon Borough Counciloperated surface tarmac facility located on Morley Street, serving short-stay visitors to Swindon town centres dining and entertainment district. The lot offers 50 marked bays, including four Blue Badge spaces near the pedestrian exit and one motorcycle bay. It operates 8 am10 pm daily; pay-and-display charges are £2.00 per hour (capped at £4.00 for two hours) via machines accepting coins and contactless; one-hour free parking is available to validated visitors with local restaurant stamps. LED lamp posts ensure illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras monitor the entire site. Pedestrian exits lead directly to local restaurants (50 m), Old Town Shopping Centre entrances (100 m), and local bus stops. One 7 kW EV charger is available at £0.30 per kWh, billed via QR code. Seasonal Friday night entertainment events reduce capacity by 20%; signage directs drivers to Regent Circus Car Park (0.3 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter weekly.