Central pay & display parking near Town Hall and high street, EV charging
Church Street Car Park, also known as Town Centre Pay & Display, is a Melksham Town Counciloperated tarmac lot on Church Street, serving Melkshams civic centre, high street shops, and the Town Hall. The facility provides 80 marked bays, including five Blue Badge spaces near the Town Hall entrance and one motorcycle bay. It operates 8 am6 pm MondaySaturday; pay-and-display charges are £1.00 per hour (capped at £4.00 per day) via machines accepting contactless and coins; free on Sundays. LED floodlights ensure illumination until 10 pm, and CCTV cameras monitor all aisles. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the Town Hall (20 m), high street shops (50 m), and bus stops. Two 7 kW EV chargers are available at £0.30 per kWh via QR code near the church boundary. Seasonal town festivals and council events reduce capacity by 40 %; overflow directed to Royal Wootton Bassett Road Car Park (0.8 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter daily.