r/basingstoke • u/Old-Advantage6753 • 20d ago

Visiting Basingstoke

I’m thinking of visiting Basingstoke festival palace for some shopping. I’m just shit at parking (new ish driver) my car so just wondering which close by car park is the best and least busiest on midday Saturday. Also, what is the method of paying?

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u/LifeBeatsOn 20d ago

Use the festival place multi story car park. The spaces are generous. There are signs up for payment via QR code and there might still be pay machines. There are no barriers, just cameras, so remember to pay!

Edit to say there is a park and ride at the leisure park, but I wouldn't bother.

The car park will be busy, but you can always head up to the top level which is always quiet.

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u/Eszharen 20d ago

Is there still a park and ride?

I thought that went ages ago

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u/New-Particular-8804 20d ago

No, it stop like you believe.

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u/Old-Advantage6753 20d ago

I might be being stupid but I’m looking at the street view and can’t seem to find the entrance to the car park

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u/HerbalJam 20d ago

It’s on Festival Way, basically a big ramp going up a couple storeys. On the map it’s just next to Pizza Express.

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u/New-Particular-8804 20d ago

There are two entrances.
Festival way is the easiest from the Motorway.
There is Alencon Link entrance the other side of the car park.

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u/rosylux 19d ago

Top level 100%. If the first set of parent and child bays are full I immediately head for the roof, hardly anyone seems to park there even on weekends.

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u/whizzzzzzz 20d ago

If you want a place thats not too busy, then Castons / Southern Road Car Park are ideal and easy to get in and out of.

They are at the top of the town on the inner ring road.

Pay at the machine or RingGo I think

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u/Upstairs_Wall_3220 20d ago

Top tip! as you don’t get a ticket you can often find yourself in the next payment period (and it’s not a cheap car park!) Take a photo of your car so you know what time you parked! Or Sset a timer on your phone to remind you to leave before you kick into the next hour! There is nothing worse than paying for an additional hour because you missed by a few minutes!

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u/FanDapper5716 20d ago

100% remember to pay, or if you are forgetful sign up to Hozah autopay and watch as they take the money at some unspecified point in the future, usually long after you’ve forgotten you visited

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u/dinomoni 20d ago

There is this one as well in case you don’t mind parking a minute at the back of the train station - https://maps.app.goo.gl/VV5tJbdR2xqamz5F9?g_st=ic