Free two-hour parking for Somerfield (now M&S) shoppers
Somerfield Car Park (now the M&S Simply Food site) is a private tarmac lot serving the supermarket on Castle Street, Welshpool. The facility offers 100 marked bays, including eight Blue Badge spaces near the store entrance, four parent-and-child bays, and two motorcycle bays. It operates 6 am11 pm daily; parking is free for up to two hours, enforced via ANPR cameras; a £2.00 fee applies per additional hour, payable at in-store kiosks. LED floodlights ensure full illumination until closing, and CCTV cameras monitor all driving lanes. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the store entrance (0.02 km), the canal basin (0.05 km), and the towns High Street (0.1 km). Four 22 kW EV fast chargers are located at the lots south corner, free for in-store customers. Seasonal holiday shopping periods reduce capacity by 30; signage directs drivers to Church Street Car Park overflow (0.3 km). Weekly maintenance includes line repainting and pothole repairs.