Evening and weekend parking for Villett Street leisure with EV charging
Villett Street Car Park is a Swindon Borough Counciloperated surface tarmac lot on Villett Street, serving Swindon town centres secondary retail and late-night leisure district. The facility offers 70 marked bays, including five Blue Badge spaces near the pedestrian exit and one motorcycle bay. It operates 8 am10 pm daily; pay-and-display charges are £1.20 per hour (capped at £4.00 per day) via machines accepting coins and contactless; free after 6 pm on weekdays and all day Sundays. LED lamp posts ensure full illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras monitor the site. Pedestrian exits lead directly to Villett Street pubs and restaurants (30 m), the late-night cinema (100 m), and local bus stops. Two 7 kW EV chargers are available at £0.30 per kWh, billed via QR code. Seasonal nightlife events and weekend concerts reduce capacity by 25 %; signage directs overflow to Regent Circus Car Park (0.8 km). Maintenance crews repaint bay lines quarterly and clear litter weekly.