Car parks

Crawley Borough Council owns and manages three multi-storey car parks in the town, as well as other surface car parks. We also carry out enforcement on behalf of the owners of the library and hospital car parks.

Designated motorcycle bays are available at some council car parks, but not at:

  • Orchard Street multi-storey car park
  • Tilgate Fisherman's car park
  • Crawley Library car park

Motorcycles can park free of charge in a Pay and Display bay in any council car park.

All of our car parks have height restriction barriers of either 2.0 metres or 2.1 metres. 

Reporting issues

You can report any issues at one of our car parks with our report a problem eform below.

Issues that can be reported include:

  • payment machine fault
  • doors and lifts
  • lighting
  • litter and cleaning
  • antisocial behaviour
  • parking signs and markings
  • parking permit problems
  • breaking parking rules
  • penalty charge notices (PCNs)
Report a problem at a car park

Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)

A Public Space Protection Order has been put in place at the following car parks:

  • Orchard Street multi-storey car park, Pegler Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7AE
  • Town Hall multi-storey car park, Exchange Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ
  • Kingsgate multi-storey car park, Queensway, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1EN

Visit our Public Space Protection Orders page for more information.

Paying for parking

Prices for each car park are below.

Most council car parks offer coin, card and contactless and MiPermit app payment options. Find out about the payment options for council car parks.

Season tickets are available for Orchard Street multi-storey car park. To apply for a season ticket, please email parking.services@crawley.gov.uk to request a form.

Kingsgate multi-storey

Kingsgate multi-storey is on Queensway and has 396 spaces. It is open 24 hours, all year round. Payment is on arrival by card, contactless or MiPermit app. If paying for parking via the payment machine, just enter your car registration plate and pay - you do not need to display your ticket.

Find out more about the Kingsgate car park.

Kingsgate charges

Details
Full price
Details:
Up to 3 hours
Full price:
£2.50
Details:
Up to 4 Hours
Full price:
£3.00
Details:
Up to 12 Hours
Full price:
£5.50
Details:
Up to 24 Hours
Full price:
£9.00

Town Hall multi-storey

Town Hall car park is on Exchange Road. It is open 24 hours, all year round. Payment is on arrival by coin, card, contactless or the MiPermit app.

Find out more about the Town Hall multi-storey car park.

AccessAble guide - Town Hall multi-storey car park

Town Hall charges

Description
Details
Full price
Description:
Town hall multi-storey
Details:
Up to 1 hour
Full price:
£1.60
Description:
Town hall multi-storey
Details:
Up to 4 hours
Full price:
£3.50
Description:
Town hall multi-storey
Details:
All day
Full price:
£5.50

Orchard Street multi-storey

Orchard Street multi-storey has 448 spaces. It is open 24 hours, all year round. Payment is on arrival by coin, card, contactless or the MiPermit app, or with a season ticket

Find out more about Orchard Street multi-storey car park, including season ticket prices.

AccessAble guide - Orchard Street multi-storey car park

Orchard Street multi-storey charges

Description
Details
Full price
Description:
Orchard street multi-storey
Details:
Up to 24 hours
Full price:
£3.00

Orchard Street surface car park

Orchard Street surface car park is adjacent to the multi-storey. It is open 24 hours, all year round. Charges apply 7am to 10pm. Payment is on arrival via coin, card, contactless or MiPermit app. This car park is 'pay and display' so unless paying via MiPermit you will need to display your ticket in your windscreen.

AccessAble guide - Orchard Street surface car park

Orchard Street surface charges

Description
Details
Full price
Description:
Orchard street surface
Details:
Up to 3 hours
Full price:
£2.50
Description:
Orchard street surface
Details:
All day
Full price:
£4.50

Tilgate Park main car park

Tilgate Park main car park is at the top of the hill on Tilgate Drive. It is open all day, every day including bank holidays. There are 329 spaces.

  • summer charging from 9am to 6pm, British Summer Time (BST)
  • winter charging from 9am to 4pm, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Activity or item
Description
Details
Full price
Activity or item:
Car parking - Winter (BST-1)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 16:00
Details:
Up to 2 hours
Full price:
£3.00
Activity or item:
Car parking - Winter (BST-1)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 16:00
Details:
all day
Full price:
£7.00
Activity or item
Description
Details
Full price
Activity or item:
Car parking - Summer (BST)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 18:00
Details:
Up to 1 hour
Full price:
£1.50
Activity or item:
Car parking - Summer (BST)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 18:00
Details:
Up to 2 hours
Full price:
£3.00
Activity or item:
Car parking - Summer (BST)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 18:00
Details:
Up to 3 hours
Full price:
£4.50
Activity or item:
Car parking - Summer (BST)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 18:00
Details:
Up to 4 hours
Full price:
£6.00
Activity or item:
Car parking - Summer (BST)
Description:
Car parking 09:00 - 18:00
Details:
all day
Full price:
£7.00

Tilgate Park Fisherman’s (Lakeside) car park

Tilgate Fisherman's (Lakeside) car park is before the golf course on Tilgate Drive. It is open all day, every day, including bank holidays.

  • summer charging from 9am to 6pm, British Summer Time (BST)
  • winter charging from 9am to 4pm, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Maidenbower Parade car park

Maidenbower Parade car park is on Maidenbower Drive. Parking is free of charge and the car park is open 24 hours.

Broadfield Barton car park

Broadfield Barton car park is off Pelham Place and Holyrood Place. Parking is free of charge and the car park is open 24 hours.

Other car parks

The car parks below are managed by Crawley Borough Council on behalf of their owners. We do not set the prices for these car parks.

Crawley Hospital

Crawley Hospital surface car park is off West Green Drive. It is open 24 hours.

Charges apply 8am to 6pm every day including bank holidays.

  • up to one hour: £1.20
  • up to two hours: £2.40
  • up to three hours: £3.60
  • up to four hours: £4.80
  • up to five hours: £6.00
  • all day: £9.00

Crawley Library

Crawley Library surface car park is off Haslett Avenue East. It is open 24 hours with a maximum stay of 4 hours.

Charges apply 7am to 6pm every day including bank holidays.

  • up to 30 mins: £0.80
  • up to one hour: £1.30
  • up to two hours: £2.80
  • up to four hours: £5.40

Car park season tickets

Season tickets are available at Orchard Street multi-storey.

We reserve the right to immediately cancel a permit if a driver is:

  • witnessed damaging council property, abusing or assaulting council employees
  • witnessed driving at excessive speed or driving dangerously within a council car park

The right to request refund of any permit charges already paid will also be forfeited. Any decision to rescind a council parking permit is final and not subject to contest.

Prices

All season ticket prices can be pro-rata for part time workers and payments can be split monthly and paid via Direct Debit.

For prices, visit the Orchard Street car parks webpage.

Discount rates are available for organisations purchasing multiple permits. Email parking.services@crawley.gov.uk for further information.