East Sussex County Council have parking details/links for the county on their web site.
Brighton & Hove
On 13th October 2006 Brighton & Hove City Council provided the following Information:
1. Height restrictions for all controlled parking zones are 2.25m.
2. All vehicles are required to park within the confines of the parking bay.
3. No specific provision regarding toilet and waste disposal facilities.
4. No spaces aimed at caravans.
5. No ban in place regarding overnight parking, but the parking areas restrict the size of vehicles by weight and size.
6. The city centre has several streets that restrict access caused by narrow roads/entrances.
Brighton & Hove City Council have further details on their web site Here.
Eastbourne
On 6th October 2006 Eastbourne Borough Council provided the following Information:
The parking areas at Beachy Head are accessible to motor homes. As there are no marked bays the price payable would be the same as for a car.
There is no overnight parking at all in any of the Council's car parks including Beachy Head.
The other Council off street car parks have height restriction barriers of 2m excluding:
a) The Hyde Gardens off street car park does not have a height barrier but is not accessible for motor homes as the bays are short and the motor home would then be parked over the adjacent highway.
b) The Wish Tower car park does not have a height barrier but again the bays are short and it is a small car park that would make manoeuvres difficult.
c) The Fisherman’s Green (West) car park does not have a height barrier. Motor homes could park and if they parked over two bays then they would need to purchase two tickets.
The only other parking area is the Coach & Lorry park which is closing on 31 January 2007.
Eastbourne Borough Council have further details on their web site Here.
Hastings
On 4th October 2006 Hastings Borough Council provided the following Information in relation to the use of parking areas within the borough by motorhomes:
1. any height restrictions. All our off-road parking areas, with the exception of the Stade coach and lorry park and the Fishmarket car park, have barriers imposing a height restriction of 2.2 metres.
2. any requirements for parking within bay confines (including any requirement for purchasing two parking tickets where the length of a vehicle means that it overhangs a second bay at its rear). Large motorhomes will be unable to access the car parks due to height restrictions. The Stade coach and lorry park is purpose-built to accommodate larger vehicles, and the bays are appropriately sized.
3. any provisions of toilet and waste disposal facilities. No.
4. any provision of spaces specifically aimed at motorhomes and/or caravans. No.
5. any provision for (or ban on) overnight parking. There is an overnight tariff for use of the Stade coach and lorry park. We are not aware of provisions for camping other than at designated camp sites in the borough.
6. any restrictions on access caused by narrow roads/entrances. We are not aware of any such restrictions. However drivers of large vehicles intending to use camp sites within the borough are advised to contact the owners of those sites to make appropriate enquiries.
Hastings Borough Council have further details on their web site Here.
Users of this web site have provided the following information:
1) We were in Hastings last week. It is an unfriendly town for parking. Only one on the front without a barrier is in the Old Town near the fishing huts and they want £1.20 an hour! This is now the going rate for all parking. (Thanks to AP for this information, received 9 April 2007).
2) Boy do I have problems in Hastings. The Stade lorry park is large enough but HBC say we cant use it. I would happily pay but have had trouble finding 8 pound coins at 0130 so slept with one eye open (we live in Burnley, Lancs). Not a good nights sleep. We have even stopped at the road side in a residential area. (Thanks to BA for this information, received 23 September 2007).
3) Found free 'van parking overlooking Hasting beach at western end of seafront. Bays for "cars & light Vans" was free (Easter Saturday) and long enough for my 7m 'van. Cycle path is adjacent. (Thanks to MRM for this information, received 22 March 2008).
Lewes
On 2nd October 2006 Lewes District Council provided details of car park height barriers. This can be download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format from here.
The Council also provided the following information:
1. Height restrictions. See attached sheet listing car parks with restrictions, also our Multi-storey car park off Dacre Road Newhaven has restricted access.
2. Requirements for parking within bay confines (including any requirement for purchasing two parking tickets where the length of a vehicle means that it overhangs a second bay at its rear). Article 22 of The East Sussex (Lewes District) (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2004 states "Where a parking place has been marked out with white lines to indicate parking bays a driver shall park his vehicle in the position so indicated by the said white lines and in the event of a parking place not being so marked with white lines to indicate parking bays a driver of a vehicle shall park the vehicle in an orderly manner and so as not to cause obstruction to other vehicles and the absence of such white lines shall not invalidate any of the provisions contained in this Order. Areas may be marked with yellow lines indicating that vehicles may not be parked there and in such cases a driver shall not cause his vehicle to park in the position so indicated.".
3. Any provision of toilet and waste disposal facilities. None.
4. Any provision of spaces specifically aimed at motorhomes and/or caravans. None.
5. Any provision for (or ban on) overnight parking. Article 15 of The East Sussex (Lewes District) (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2004 states "No person shall use any part of a parking place or any vehicle left in a parking place: (1) for sleeping, camping, cooking or eating purposes; (2) for the purposes of servicing, repairing or washing any vehicle or part thereof other than is reasonably necessary to enable that vehicle to depart from the parking place".
6. Restricted access caused by narrow roads/entrances. The multi-storey car park Off Dacre Rd Newhaven.
Lewes District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Rother
On 5th October 2006 Rother District Council provided the following information:
1) Height restrictions to public car parks. The standard height for this Council's car parks is 2.0 M.
2) Need to park within a marked bay. It is a requirement of our car park regulations that all vehicles must be wholly parked within a marked bay, failure to do so would result in a standard charge fine of £80.00 being applied. If, however, a vehicle exceeded the bay length we are prepared to accept the purchase of an additional ticket for the second parking space.
3) Provision of toilet and waste disposal facilities. No public car parks within this Council's control allow the disposal of waste. Several car parks do however have toilet facilities, these are based at: Battle, Market Square; Battle, Mount Street; Rye, Lucknow Place; Rye, The Strand; Camber, Central (all year round); Camber, Western (Summer only).
4) Provision specially for motor homes and caravans. The Council does not provide spaces set aside for this purpose.
5) Overnight parking. The Council's car park regulations do not allow for overnight parking, any infringement is subject to a standard charge fine of £80.00.
6) Restricted access. All car parks have adequate vehicle access, these were however were not designed to accommodate large motor homes.
Users of this web site have provided the following information:
Rye
1) Use the Station Car Park which has some larger spaces. At the time of our visit it was £1.00 for the day. Leaflet dispensers near the entrance had free leaflets with a map of the town and marking the many places of interest – a very welcoming touch. (Thanks to TW for providing this information on 7 February 2007 - "Personally 'tested' within the last 3 years. Like anything else, changes may have taken place since my visit and charges WILL have risen!").
2) We have found that Rye, Sussex is VERY unfriendly toward motorhomes. The tourist office told us that there are NO barrier-free car parks and on-street parking is next to impossible. (Thanks to TG for this information, received 6 April 2007).
Wealden
On 9th October 2006, Wealden District Council provided a schedule of car parking information. This can be download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format from here.
Wealden District Council have further details on their web site Here.
Users of this web site have provided the following information:
Bateman's (National Trust property)
There are no height restrictions in the car park. If your vehicle required a coach sized parking space you would need to book in advance as there is only space for 3 coaches and to avoid parking mayhem NT prefer that these spaces are booked in advance to avoid disappointment. Received July 2006. (Anon)
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Last updated: 22 March 2008