Park & Ride and heritage rail parking with EV charging and evening lighting
Malmesbury Station Car Park is a Wiltshire Counciloperated tarmac lot located on Old Station Mews, serving the towns Park & Ride service and local rail heritage. The facility offers 150 marked bays, including six Blue Badge spaces near the pedestrian exit and two motorcycle bays. It operates 6 am10 pm daily; pay-and-display charges are £1 per hour (capped at £4 per day) via machines accepting contactless and coins; free on Sundays. LED floodlights provide illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras cover all entry points. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the Park & Ride shuttle bus stop (20 m), local café (50 m), and heritage rail museum entrance (100 m). Two 7 kW EV chargers are available at £0.30 per kWh via QR code. Seasonal rail tour weekends reduce capacity by 40%; overflow directed to Burnham Road Car Park (1 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter daily.