Parking

There are three public car parks nearby:

• Mary’s Street Car Park (short stay – 4 hours max.) Immediately opposite museum.
• Rock Street Car Park (mixture of short stay and long stay). 2 minute walk from museum.
• Castle Court Car Park (short stay and long stay). Access from far end of Thornbury High Street (10 minute walk from museum).

There is a Disabled car parking space immediately outside the museum.

Car parking charges

These apply Mon – Sat, from 8 am to 6 pm (not on Bank Holidays):

Short stay:  70p for one hour, £1.30 for 2 hours, £3 for 3 hours, £5 for 4 hours. (Max. stay: 4 hours)

Long Stay: £3 for 4 hours, £4 for 6 hours, £5 for over 6 hours, £20 for 1 week

Blue Badge holders (who display Blue Badge and time clock): up to 4 hours FREE.

The easiest way to pay is by card or contactless at the machine in the car park. Enter your car registration number.  You will automatically be shown the charge for the shortest time available. Press the + button to increase the length of time to the amount of time you want. Then hold your payment card over the payment plate.  The machine will register you have paid.  No ticket is issued.

There are several free (30 minute max.) parking bays in the short stay car parks, if you just need to park for a few minutes.