Pay-and-display parking by Watton Memorial Gardens
Memorial Gardens Car Park is a council-managed tarmac facility serving Wattons Memorial Gardens and town centre. It offers approximately 40 marked bays including three disabled-access spaces near the garden entrance. Operating hours are 7 am9 pm daily; pay-and-display machines accept coins, contactless, and RingGo payments; no overnight parking. The tarmac surface is grooved for drainage and inspected quarterly; potholes are repaired within 48 hours. LED bollard lighting ensures visibility for early-morning and evening visitors, and one CCTV camera monitors entry and pedestrian routes. Pedestrian paths lead directly to Watton Memorial Gardens (1 minute walk), to St. Marys Church (3 minutes), and to local bus stops (4 minutes). Two Type 2 EV charging bays are located near the entrance, available via pay-as-you-go. Weekly litter clearance and hedge trimming maintain a tidy civic facility.