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Bell Close Car Park, Keswick

Large short-stay car park close to Keswick town centre, shops and cafés.

Charges30 minutes £0.70; 1 hour £2.00; 2 hours £3.80; 3 hours £6.50; overnight 7pm to 7am £1.10.
OpeningOpen Monday to Sunday.
CapacityAbout 121 spaces
Accessible bays8
Know before you arrive

Finding the entrance

Enter from Bell Close and follow signed traffic directions around the town centre.

Local parking guide

About this car park

Bell Close is a central Keswick short-stay car park with 121 general spaces, eight disabled spaces and five reserved spaces.

The maximum daytime stay is three hours. A separate overnight vehicle-parking charge applies, but it does not permit sleeping or camping in a vehicle.

Charges and payment

What parking costs

Up to 30 minutes · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£0.70
Up to 1 hour · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£2.00
Up to 2 hours · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£3.80
Up to 3 hours · Maximum daytime stay£6.50
Overnight 7pm to 7am · Vehicle parking only; no sleeping or camping£1.10

Payment: Cash, card, contactless and MiPermit via MiPermit (location code 712221).

On site

Facilities

  • ✓ Toilets
  • Tarmac surface

Five reserved spaces. Public toilets are in the car park and are separately charged; check the current payment instructions.

Leave the car behind

Walks and places nearby

Convenient for Keswick Market Square, shops, cafés, the Theatre by the Lake area and routes towards Derwent Water.

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Alternative car parks

Central, Lakeside and other Keswick car parks are alternatives, particularly for longer stays.

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