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Title: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on April 13, 2023, 07:09:33 pm
I believe it's fairly common knowledge that there is a lack of street parking around Harrogate Towns ground, so I thought I might offer a few tips:

You can park at the Cedar Court Hotel on York Place on a Harrogate Town matchday, all day for £5. It's a 15 minute walk into town, and a 15 minute walk to the ground.

If walking far is an issue you can use the Hospital Car Park which is barely 5 minutes away, from memory 3 hours is around £5.

If, like me, your to tight to pay, you might get lucky with Wedderburn Avenue, Woodland Avenue and Woodlands Drive, just off Wetherby Road after the traffic lights at the Woodlands Pub. Any furter up towards the ground is residential/parking discs. (Actually, you may be able to park in the Woodlands car park if you go there for a pre match pint unsure:). If you turn left at the Woodlands traffic lights you may get parked on a side road off Hookstone Road. Right at the lights take you down Hookstone Chase, again you may get lucky down there. These areas aren't restricted

You may get lucky around Christ Church and The Empress pub (which is slightly closer than The Woodlands to the ground). Some side roads near the church  are unrestricted, others require aparking disc with a 3 hour limit.

If your going for a few pints in the town centre and don't want to walk, there is a bus that stops right outside the ground. I think it's X70

As for me, it's a 30 minute walk from my house. After 51 years my first ever away game at home  :s
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: drfchound on April 13, 2023, 07:28:31 pm
I believe it's fairly common knowledge that there is a lack of street parking around Harrogate Towns ground, so I thought I might offer a few tips:

You can park at the Cedar Court Hotel on York Place on a Harrogate Town matchday, all day for £5. It's a 15 minute walk into town, and a 15 minute walk to the ground.

If walking far is an issue you can use the Hospital Car Park which is barely 5 minutes away, from memory 3 hours is around £5.

If, like me, your to tight to pay, you might get lucky with Wedderburn Avenue, Woodland Avenue and Woodlands Drive, just off Wetherby Road after the traffic lights at the Woodlands Pub. Any furter up towards the ground is residential/parking discs. (Actually, you may be able to park in the Woodlands car park if you go there for a pre match pint unsure:). If you turn left at the Woodlands traffic lights you may get parked on a side road off Hookstone Road. Right at the lights take you down Hookstone Chase, again you may get lucky down there. These areas aren't restricted

You may get lucky around Christ Church and The Empress pub (which is slightly closer than The Woodlands to the ground). Some side roads near the church  are unrestricted, others require aparking disc with a 3 hour limit.

If your going for a few pints in the town centre and don't want to walk, there is a bus that stops right outside the ground. I think it's X70

As for me, it's a 30 minute walk from my house. After 51 years my first ever away game at home  :s

Someone might want to pay you a few quid to park on your drive and walk to the ground with you.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: roversdude on April 13, 2023, 08:07:27 pm
I’ve booked someone’s drive via Your Parking Space 0.4miles away
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: karldew on April 13, 2023, 10:01:13 pm
Just booked Morrisons for £2.20. 20/25 minute walk by looks of it.

App: YourParkingSpace
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on April 13, 2023, 10:06:12 pm
I believe it's fairly common knowledge that there is a lack of street parking around Harrogate Towns ground, so I thought I might offer a few tips:

You can park at the Cedar Court Hotel on York Place on a Harrogate Town matchday, all day for £5. It's a 15 minute walk into town, and a 15 minute walk to the ground.

If walking far is an issue you can use the Hospital Car Park which is barely 5 minutes away, from memory 3 hours is around £5.

If, like me, your to tight to pay, you might get lucky with Wedderburn Avenue, Woodland Avenue and Woodlands Drive, just off Wetherby Road after the traffic lights at the Woodlands Pub. Any furter up towards the ground is residential/parking discs. (Actually, you may be able to park in the Woodlands car park if you go there for a pre match pint unsure:). If you turn left at the Woodlands traffic lights you may get parked on a side road off Hookstone Road. Right at the lights take you down Hookstone Chase, again you may get lucky down there. These areas aren't restricted

You may get lucky around Christ Church and The Empress pub (which is slightly closer than The Woodlands to the ground). Some side roads near the church  are unrestricted, others require aparking disc with a 3 hour limit.

If your going for a few pints in the town centre and don't want to walk, there is a bus that stops right outside the ground. I think it's X70

As for me, it's a 30 minute walk from my house. After 51 years my first ever away game at home  :s

Someone might want to pay you a few quid to park on your drive and walk to the ground with you.

Happy to do that, although, working on the assumption most people are travelling from Donny, I'm a couple of miles the other side of Town's ground. They'd be walking back from where they came from. Twice.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: donnievic on April 13, 2023, 10:31:08 pm
I believe it's fairly common knowledge that there is a lack of street parking around Harrogate Towns ground, so I thought I might offer a few tips:

You can park at the Cedar Court Hotel on York Place on a Harrogate Town matchday, all day for £5. It's a 15 minute walk into town, and a 15 minute walk to the ground.

If walking far is an issue you can use the Hospital Car Park which is barely 5 minutes away, from memory 3 hours is around £5.

If, like me, your to tight to pay, you might get lucky with Wedderburn Avenue, Woodland Avenue and Woodlands Drive, just off Wetherby Road after the traffic lights at the Woodlands Pub. Any furter up towards the ground is residential/parking discs. (Actually, you may be able to park in the Woodlands car park if you go there for a pre match pint unsure:). If you turn left at the Woodlands traffic lights you may get parked on a side road off Hookstone Road. Right at the lights take you down Hookstone Chase, again you may get lucky down there. These areas aren't restricted

You may get lucky around Christ Church and The Empress pub (which is slightly closer than The Woodlands to the ground). Some side roads near the church  are unrestricted, others require aparking disc with a 3 hour limit.

If your going for a few pints in the town centre and don't want to walk, there is a bus that stops right outside the ground. I think it's X70

As for me, it's a 30 minute walk from my house. After 51 years my first ever away game at home  :s

Someone might want to pay you a few quid to park on your drive and walk to the ground with you.

Happy to do that, although, working on the assumption most people are travelling from Donny, I'm a couple of miles the other side of Town's ground. They'd be walking back from where they came from. Twice.
wot your not gonna lay on a shuttle run in your car
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Donnywolf on April 14, 2023, 06:44:04 am
Thanks HR

Im going for the Cedar Court Hotel and Little Ale House "combo"


Oh and 1-2 although I'm not as sure of that bit as I am the other 2 bits  :scarf:
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: 5minstogo on April 14, 2023, 07:44:15 am
Used that parking app and booked some dudes driveway on Wayside Crescent.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: roversdude on April 14, 2023, 10:56:57 am
I’m booked in on St Andrews St it’s a great app
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: rich1471 on April 15, 2023, 08:17:40 am
Booked at asda £2 , 5 minutes to town 20 minutes to the ground great app
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Donnywolf on April 15, 2023, 09:06:26 am
I've been done , well technically I have "done myself"
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: idler on April 15, 2023, 09:44:49 am
I paid £5:40 for a spot at Sainsbury’s. 15 minute walk and booked from 2 to 5:30.
Are there any pubs on the walk to the ground or can you get a pint in the ground?
A quick pint might calm my nerves.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: TheFunk on April 15, 2023, 10:31:45 am
Your walk from Sainsbury's will take you right past the Woodlands pub. No beer inside the ground. Looking forward to my first home away game. Bloody typical that I have a family party to go to in Donny tonight though.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on April 15, 2023, 11:09:16 am
I've been done , well technically I have "done myself"

Fell a bit silly myself now. Everyone else is ahead of the game with this parking app malarkey.   :s
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: idler on April 15, 2023, 12:02:09 pm
Your walk from Sainsbury's will take you right past the Woodlands pub. No beer inside the ground. Looking forward to my first home away game. Bloody typical that I have a family party to go to in Donny tonight though.
Thanks Funk.Will certainly try a pint there.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: donnievic on April 15, 2023, 06:24:09 pm
Got there for 1 plenty of street parking near ground
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: adamtherover on April 15, 2023, 06:39:00 pm
Loads of off road parking opposite the ground, feel like I've been robbed paying for someone's drive.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: roversdude on April 15, 2023, 06:49:49 pm
Me too Adam but at least you knew you had one lol
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on January 03, 2024, 12:07:02 am
Thought it might be worth bumping this post from our last visit to Harrogate. ( That's the royal we, as I live in Harrogate!)

An update from the opening post is that there is quite a bit of street parking around Christchurch / The Stray / Empress Pub, that DOESN'T require a Parking Disc or permit on a Saturday.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Donnywolf on January 03, 2024, 07:31:04 am
I did Cedar Court and Little Ale House last season as above. £5 for parking and still is

However with ladies in tow I've gone for ASDA at £2.19 this time plus Little Ale House again

Nowt wrong with Cedar Court but the "going" across The Stray will be bottomless - trust me !


Picking up on HRs Street Parking tip I am sure there were lots of cars just outside Cedar Court and Im sure Street Parking was allowed on a Saturday but probably not worth checking unless you can then book Cedar Court online if parking spots already taken outside
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Scooter on January 03, 2024, 09:40:00 am
Thought it might be worth bumping this post from our last visit to Harrogate. ( That's the royal we, as I live in Harrogate!)

An update from the opening post is that there is quite a bit of street parking around Christchurch / The Stray / Empress Pub, that DOESN'T require a Parking Disc or permit on a Saturday.


Thanks HR. I’m too tight to pay for parking so appreciate your advice regarding street parking
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: moses on January 03, 2024, 09:48:54 am
Your comment "You may get lucky around Christ Church..." took me off in a different direction :).
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Filo on January 03, 2024, 10:38:36 am
Your comment "You may get lucky around Christ Church..." took me off in a different direction :).

That sounds like a man speaking from experience lol!
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Park Rover on January 03, 2024, 01:51:47 pm
Remember it’s a 1pm kick off for those who have booked parking from 2pm to 5.30pm
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 03, 2024, 02:37:10 pm
Harrogate Hospital has recently changed how its car park operates. It used to be 'collect a ticket on the way in then pay at a machine when leaving', but now it photos your registration plate on entering and leaving and I don't know how you're meant to pay, or how much. So be careful. It's a pig to get into when it's busy anyway as there's only one small entrance for the whole hospital.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: karldew on January 03, 2024, 03:14:02 pm
I never ended up using my booked parking last year as there’s loads of road parking under a 5 minute walk to the ground. Looking at google maps it was a street off of Cawthorn Avenue.

Not going this year but I wouldn’t recommend booking parking for it.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Lytham Rover on January 03, 2024, 03:18:59 pm
Parking at the multi storey in town centre then going to the nice Greek restaurant
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: moses on January 03, 2024, 05:13:19 pm
Bedale, if it is the Mykonos Bar & Grill I can heartily recommend it. We went after the game last season.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on September 09, 2024, 07:09:47 am
Thought I'd bump this again!

Parking should be a little bit easier around the streets close to Town's ground as alot of the residential restictions in place on Saturdays, don't apply after 6pm.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: drfchound on September 09, 2024, 08:26:29 am
Won’t there be more residents cars parked there though after they get home from work?
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Scooter on September 09, 2024, 06:51:35 pm
I parked on wayside walk last time. Plenty of easy street parking opposite the ground wayside avenue area
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on September 09, 2024, 11:17:23 pm
Won’t there be more residents cars parked there though after they get home from work?

True. I was refering to the parking restrictions around the Stray, Christcurch and Empress Pub. It's quite a big area and theres not alot of houses.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: drfchound on September 09, 2024, 11:20:11 pm
Fair enough.
I don’t know enough about Harrogate so thought the area you were on about was residential streets.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Harrogate Rover on September 10, 2024, 07:09:54 am
No problem Hound. I probably should have been a bit more specific.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Pancho Regan on September 10, 2024, 01:04:47 pm
Thanks for the helpful advice Harrogate Rover, I've booked the Cedar Court for £5.75 (including the annoying 75p service charge!).

Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Jenny on September 10, 2024, 09:19:12 pm
On previous visits we have never hd an issue parking on the streets around the Wedderburn Road area... only a 5ish minute walk to the ground.
Title: Re: Harrogate Parking
Post by: Janso on September 11, 2024, 03:50:45 pm
That park thing about 15 minutes (may be more, haven't checked the map) is usually a good shout, lots of street parking through the green area if you're struggling.