Paid parking for Pooles Cavern tours and Buxton Country Park with EV charging
Pooles Cavern and Buxton Country Park Car Park is a paid, High Peak Borough Counciloperated tarmac facility on Green Lane, serving visitors to Pooles Cavern show caves and the adjoining Country Park. The lot provides 150 marked bays, including ten Blue Badge spaces near the visitor centre entrance and two motorcycle bays. It operates 8 am8 pm daily; pay-and-display charges of £2.00 per vehicle for up to four hours or £3.50 for all-day parking, payable via machines accepting coins, contactless, or smartphone app. LED floodlights provide limited illumination until closing, and CCTV cameras monitor all driving lanes. Pedestrian exits lead directly to Pooles Cavern Gift Shop and café (50 m), Buxton Country Park entrance (150 m), and local bus stops. Two 22 kW EV fast chargers are available at £0.35 per kWh, billed via QR code. Seasonal cave tours and Country Park festivals reduce capacity by 25%; overflow parking is directed to Errwood Hall Parking (6 km) with a shuttle on summer weekends. Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter weekly.