Ryedale District Council

RADAR keys are required for all disabled toilets.

If you have any comments or require information on the condition or use of our car parks, please submit an Enquiry Form.

Charges apply from 9.00 am to 6.30 pm, 7 days per week including Bank Holidays (Malton free of charge on Sundays).

A separate pay and display ticket is required for a trailer or caravan.

The rear section of the Cleveland way car park may be used for overnight stays by campervans and motorhomes.

• Each motorcycle must pay and display a valid ticket or permit
• Free 1 hour lunch time parking is available at Town Farm car park, Kirkbymoorside between the hours of 12.00pm and 14.00 pm
• Free 20 minutes parking is available only in spaces indicated in the Market Place, Helmsley. Drivers will first need to park then obtain a "Free time" ticket from the car park machine and display the ticket in the car. Normal parking enforcement will apply after the hour has elapsed

The pay and display machines located on each car park accept the following methods of payment;

• Cash
• Chip and Pin - Debit or Credit Card
• Wave and Pay (except Eastgate, Wentworth Street and Cleveland Way)

*Make the most of your day out in Ryedale

Long stay car parking tickets are transferable between all long stay car parks in the district. The ticket needs to be displayed as usual in the vehicle window.

A 7 day permit is also available if you are holidaying in Ryedale for up to a week or if you are planning on walking the Cleveland Way. The permit costs £23.50 and is available from the English Heritage Visitor Centre in Helmsley, Porters Coffee Shop in Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside Post Office. 

Disabled drivers please note:

• Parking for disabled drivers is not free of charge
• The disabled may park for three hours for the same price as two in all Short Stay car parks
• Disabled parking spaces are available in all car parks, located either close to the pay and display machines and/or the public conveniences
• Please ensure the Blue Badge is displayed at all times

Council Permits - an easier and cheaper way to pay

A 7 day permit is also available if you are holidaying in Ryedale for up to a week or if you are planning on walking the Cleveland Way. The permit costs £23.50 and is available from the English Heritage Visitor Centre in Helmsley, Porters Coffee Shop in Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside Post Office. 

If you are a regular user of the car parks, we have the following good value and convenient payment methods.

• Short stay permits - max. 2 hours parking on any Council off street car park.
• No restrictions on how many times a day or week the permit may be used, but you must abide by the local car park bylaw

Permits are available from:

Helmsley

• Porters Coffee Shop
• English Heritage

Kirkbymoorside

• Kirkbymoorside Post Office

Pickering

• Pickering Post Office

Ryedale Residents - please provide either your vehicle log book, driving licence or Council Tax bill, which shows you are a permanent resident of Ryedale.

Order a permit

We are advising customers to, where possible, purchase a permit from one of the retailers listed above, however where this is not possible permits can be purchased directly from us by completing the online form below. Once your form has been submitted you will be contacted by a Customer Service Advisor, who will take payment and arrange for your permit to be issued.

Permits can be posted at a charge of £2.50, or alternatively permits can be collected free of charge from Ryedale House at a collection slot, which will be pre-arranged with the Customer Service Advisor who contacts you to take the payment.

Parking permit order form.

Changes to vehicle details will be charged an administrative fee of £2.00.

Changes to vehicle registration numbers will be charged an administrative fee of £2.00.

Coaches and HGVs - annual permits offering discounted parking

Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) is responsible for Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) both on and off street (i.e. in car parks) in Ryedale.

SBC staff patrol on and off street in Ryedale and issue Penalty Charge Notices to motorists that contravene the parking regulations. SBC also deals with all appeals and pursuance of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) on behalf of Ryedale District Council.

To pay or appeal your PCN please visit Scarborough Borough Council where you can also view the photographs that were taken at the time the PCN was issued, or write to;

Parking Services
Town Hall
St Nicholas Street
Scarborough
YO11 2HG

For more information, please see Scarborough Borough Council's website.

Please note: Ryedale District Council is not able to accept payment or appeals on behalf of Scarborough Borough Council.

Instructions

• Bays marked for use by the disabled are for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying a disabled badge
• Vehicles displaying a disabled badge are not exempt from the payment of the appropriate charge
• Motorcyclists are not exempt from payment of the appropriate car park charges
• A valid ticket or permit must be displayed at all times
• All vehicles must be parked wholly within a marked bay.
• All vehicles using the car park must conform to all signs and directional arrows
• A separate ticket must be purchased for trailers and caravans

Conditions of Use

• No sleeping, cooking, camping or lighting of fires
• No servicing or washing of vehicles
• No advertising or business use
• No deposit of litter or other substances
• No unnecessary use of horns or sirens
• No threatening or abusive conduct
• No engines to run while parked

Disclaimer

Ryedale District Council accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to cars parked in any car park or the contents thereof unless such loss or damage is caused by the negligence of Ryedale District Council.

Mission statement and objectives (PDF, 1 page, 23kb)

For information about how to apply for a blue badge please visit North Yorkshire County Council Blue badge parking permits for disabled people page.

Electric vehicle charging points are available at the following car parks:

• Water Lane car park, Malton
• Wentworth Street car park, Malton
• Eastgate car park, Pickering
• Vivis Lane car park, Pickering
• Town Farm car park, Kirkbymoorside
• St Nicholas Street car park, Norton-on-Derwent.
• Cleveland Way car park, Helmsley 

Our rapid charging points

• You can recharge your car for up to one hour at Water Lane and at St Nicholas Street car parks.  These units are rapid charging (43 to 50Kw) and  will charge your vehicle to 80% within 30 minutes.
• It’s your responsibility to move your vehicle to a normal parking bay after the one hour parking period. If you stay in a charging bay for longer than one hour, you could be fined.
• We can't guarantee the availability of the charging points or the power supplied from them.
• The charging points are part of the BP Pulse network and can be accessed by using a RFID card or standard contactless payment.
• Click here to find out further information about POLAR, or call Chargemaster Customer Services on 0330 016 5126

Our fast charging points 

• Fast charging points are available in the following car parks: Wentworth Street, Eastgate, Vivis Lane, Town Farm and Cleveland Way.
• You can recharge your car for up to four hours where usual parking fees apply. These units are fast charging (22kW) and will charge your vehicle to 100% within 4 hours.
• It’s your responsibility to move your vehicle to a normal parking bay after the four hour parking period, where usual parking fees apply.  If you stay in a charging bay for more than four hours, you may be fined.
• We can't guarantee the availability of the charging points or the power supplied from them.
• The charging points are part of the Connected Kerb network and can be accessed by using the Connected Kerb App or the RFID card. 
• Further information about Connected Kerb is available here, or you can call Customer Services on 0800 0291 696.

We would like to thank Highways England for funding our rapid charging units and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles for funding our fast charging units.

The Council is happy to consider requests from charities, town groups or public information events to use our car parks for events.

You will need to complete one of the forms shown at the foot of this page; either

• the full events application form for events which will use rides, marquees, utilities etc such as a Fair or other major event (Word, 10 pages, 456kb)
• the short events application form for events such as charity fundraising stalls, information stalls, using the car park during adjacent building works (Word, 5 pages, 463kb)

Each application must be accompanied by

• Public Liability Insurance for a minimum level of £5 million. For higher risk activities the Council may require cover up to a level of £10 million. Applicants will be notified of any increased requirements
• Where certificates, plans etc. are required, these must be sent with this application or by no later than 21 days before the event takes place.
• An Event Management Plan and Risk Assessment for the event must be undertaken by the applicant prior to the event taking place and must be submitted at least 14 days before the event

Your application cannot be approved unless all the relevant information is provided.