
Town centre parking near St Johns Church and shops
St Johns Street Car Park is a council-operated tarmac surface lot located on St Johns Street, serving Whitchurch town centre and the main shopping precinct. The facility offers 80 marked bays, including five Blue Badge spaces and two motorcycle bays near the entrance. It operates 8 am to 8 pm MondaySaturday; pay-and-display charges of £1.00 per hour (capped at £4.00 per day) apply via machines accepting coins and contactless. Outside charging hours, parking is free, though overnight stays are not permitted. LED lamp columns ensure illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras monitor all entrances. Pedestrian exits lead directly to St Johns Church (0.05 km), local cafés (0.1 km), and the town library (0.2 km). Two 7 kW EV chargers are located at the lots northwest corner, billed via a QR code. Seasonal street markets reduce capacity by 20; signage directs drivers to the Grosvenor Road overflow lot (0.5 km). Weekly maintenance includes bay repainting and litter clearance.