Pay-and-Display Parking for West Reading Residents & Visitors
Recreation Road Car Park is a medium-sized, surface-level facility serving residents and visitors to West Readings residential district. The lot offers 100 marked bays, including six accessible spaces near the pedestrian gate. Operating 7 am9 pm daily, the car park uses a pay-and-display system with machines accepting coins, contactless cards, and mobile payments; local residents may purchase discounted monthly permits for unlimited weekday parking. The site is monitored by CCTV cameras during operating hours, and LED floodlighting provides safe access after dusk. A dedicated pedestrian walkway leads to the nearby Recreation Road playground, community center, and local shops within a two-minute walk. Bus services on Oxford Road provide frequent connections to Reading town center and Reading Station. EV charging is not provided on-site; the nearest rapid charging station is at P3 Car Park a five-minute drive away. A covered bicycle rack accommodating eight bicycles is positioned near the lot entrance.