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Bitterbeck Car Park, Cockermouth

Long-stay parking near Cockermouth town centre, Market Place and riverside streets.

Charges30 minutes £1.00; 1 hour £1.60; 2 hours £3.10; 4 hours £4.90; 6 hours £5.20; 12 hours £5.70; overnight 7pm to 7am £1.10.
OpeningOpen Monday to Sunday.
CapacityAbout 69 spaces
Know before you arrive

Finding the entrance

Use the signed entrance from the Bitterbeck and Kirkgate side of the town centre.

Local parking guide

About this car park

Bitterbeck is a 69-space long-stay council car park close to Cockermouth town centre.

Published tariffs cover stays up to 12 hours and a separate overnight vehicle-parking period. Sleeping or camping in a vehicle is not permitted by the general parking order.

Charges and payment

What parking costs

Up to 30 minutes · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£1.00
Up to 1 hour · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£1.60
Up to 2 hours · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£3.10
Up to 4 hours · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£4.90
Up to 6 hours · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£5.20
Up to 12 hours · Daily tariff checked 6 August 2026£5.70
Overnight 7pm to 7am · Vehicle parking only; no sleeping or camping£1.10

Payment: Cash, card, contactless and MiPermit via MiPermit (location code 712228).

On site

Facilities

  • ✓ Toilets
  • Tarmac surface

Public toilets are adjacent near Kirkgate. Overnight vehicle parking does not permit sleeping or camping.

Leave the car behind

Walks and places nearby

Walk to Cockermouth Market Place, Wordsworth House, independent shops, cafés and riverside paths.

Have a backup

Alternative car parks

Sullart Street and other Cockermouth council car parks provide alternatives.

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