Free short-stay parking by the boating pond
A surfaced car park offering 50 marked bays on Fordbridge Road, adjacent to the Old Bathing Station community centre. Free to use but limited to 2 hours by signage; no payment machines. Includes one Blue Badge bay near the community hall. No lightingdaylight use only recommended. Pedestrian pathways lead to the river towpath, playground and boating pond within a three-minute walk.