Parking Anxiety, Lyme Regis and beyond!

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Next Stop

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Taking the van out for the first time this summer, found a nice little CL near Lyme Regis and feeling good about getting out on the road in the MH, but I've suddenly got a pang of anxiety about where to park the damn thing, seen that there are a few car parks that offer larger MH style spaces, but what if I can't find one spare, what do I do, where do I go, agggggghhh! I need to calm down and think rationally, there will be a space I'm sure......
Am I the only one that suffers this or is it new owners fear? Had many a campervan but they all fit in a standard space but now I panicking :eek:
 
Plan ahead and have a back up spot saved too. Google maps / earth used to check out access. Park4night (& day) and other apps are useful too.
 
Next Stop said:
Taking the van out for the first time this summer, found a nice little CL near Lyme Regis and feeling good about getting out on the road in the MH, but I've suddenly got a pang of anxiety about where to park the damn thing, seen that there are a few car parks that offer larger MH style spaces, but what if I can't find one spare, what do I do, where do I go, agggggghhh! I need to calm down and think rationally, there will be a space I'm sure......
Am I the only one that suffers this or is it new owners fear? Had many a campervan but they all fit in a standard space but now I panicking :eek:
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Us too - if I had any concern would google first to check entry and spaces. Always found somewhere though eventually:giggle:
 
If you can't get into official car parks, normal streets normally have piles of space if you're willing to walk half a mile until you've lost all the town centre parking restrictions.
 
If in doubt, carry on and be flexible.

We haven’t failed yet but have ended up in places we never thought we would. :-)

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That's why after 30 years of motorhoming I've no desire to begin touring in the U.K. for the first time. I want to visit and stay where I've chosen to visit and stay, not in some default last resort parking bay. I've had quite enough of hunting for parking spaces just in my car.
 
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Lyme is usually ram packed in summer anyway. I went there to bob into a little shop I know in the car last year and ended up about a mile out, that was in a Audi A3, not the largest car in the world! All the car parks were full, even the biggie at the top east side and the one on the west side. Went around all the housing estates in the back and still couldn’t find anything and had to get quite far out. Finding on street parking? You’d be very lucky in summer. As for enough space for a Motorhome?🤣

also, it’s narrow in places and when it is heavy traffic / general tourists walking about, there are a couple of places where you may get literally caught with loads of cars be hind you and traffic lights either side, loads in front, traffic lights either end and a blind bend in the middle and no one will or can reverse. oh and impatient pedestrians walking on the road around you because your stationary…

I did quite a bit of work in Lyme some years back and knew the problems but last time I went, it really took the biscuit!

if you can, either get there really early as Parrot Face says, base yourself I. The villages outside side and bus in.

if you don’t mind walking, maybe try and find somewhere in Uplyme and walk into town a long the river Lim?
 
Parrot Face said:
We are presently on the C&CC site at Charmouth. Motorhome parked on the rally field. Bus passes out, been a few times to Lyme Regis, Charmouth and West Bay. Bus service is excellent, just need the timetable.
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SNAP

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And forget getting a meal out I Lyme.
Glad Ive got the scooter but did see motorhomes parked in car park top of hill
 
Pusscat said:
Lyme is usually ram packed in summer anyway. I went there to bob into a little shop I know in the car last year and ended up about a mile out, that was in a Audi A3, not the largest car in the world! All the car parks were full, even the biggie at the top east side and the one on the west side. Went around all the housing estates in the back and still couldn’t find anything and had to get quite far out. Finding on street parking? You’d be very lucky in summer. As for enough space for a Motorhome?🤣

also, it’s narrow in places and when it is heavy traffic / general tourists walking about, there are a couple of places where you may get literally caught with loads of cars be hind you and traffic lights either side, loads in front, traffic lights either end and a blind bend in the middle and no one will or can reverse. oh and impatient pedestrians walking on the road around you because your stationary…

I did quite a bit of work in Lyme some years back and knew the problems but last time I went, it really took the biscuit!

if you can, either get there really early as Parrot Face says, base yourself I. The villages outside side and bus in.

if you don’t mind walking, maybe try and find somewhere in Uplyme and walk into town a long the river Lim?
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Gee's your not helping:LOL::LOL::LOL:
I did see that the park and ride is working this year, but the wife is very (covid) worried about using public transport at the mo. Coming from Cornwall I'm fully aware of nightmare traffic and parking during the summer season, being local you get to know the areas to avoid and the secret spots to park.

Might try and get the wife and kids up super early to nab a MH spot in the carpark, but that will be easier said than done:rolleyes:
 
Next Stop said:
but the wife is very (covid) worried about using public transport at the mo.
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But she is prepared to travel in and jostle her way through hoards of holidaymakers ??? :unsure: That's the British spirit eh! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
bertiebasset said:
But she is prepared to travel in and jostle her way through hoards of holidaymakers ??? :unsure: That's the British spirit eh! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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Bus>enclosed space, happy to be out in the open, I'm not as bothered but everyone judges their own level of risk, just going for the beach and fossil hunting for the kids, unless anyone can recommend somewhere else close by?
 
Next Stop said:
Bus>enclosed space, happy to be out in the open, I'm not as bothered but everyone judges their own level of risk, just going for the beach and fossil hunting for the kids, unless anyone can recommend somewhere else close by?
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If you're not there for the shops, Charmouth might be better.

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My sister returned from Lyme Regis at the weekend. They have a caravan and just using the car was a nightmare. Not school holidays yet but heaving. Sorry to be bearer of bad news but if you want to park anywhere, go early.
 
As kids, we always went to Charmouth and walked along the beach towards Lyme Regis. Check your tide times though as you may not get there from memory. Check on google maps / google earth, you’ll see the difference.

if I were just walking, wanting open air and fossil hunting, that’s where I’d head for. There use to be a big informal car park very near the beach and a cafe, thinks it’s a heritage centre now with info etc…probably still has nibbles and drinks.

RING LOCAL TOURIST OFFICE RE ACCESS AND RECENT ROCKFALLS!!!
that stretch is notorious for frequent rockfalls and parts of the beach / coastal footpath may be inaccessible Or more cut off at certain tides. They are really helpful and will give much info, even about areas of fossil interest.

as far as food goes in Lyme R, be prepared to wait…!
 
There is dedicated Motorhome daytime parking area in West bay 8.00am-10.00pm very near the beach. There is also Motorhome parking in nearby Bridport at the Tannery road bus station/coach park (commercial rate parking fee payable))
 
Went to Charmouth today for the beach. 3 car parks you should get parked OK. The last on on left £5 for the day. As nice as Lyme is I wouldnt bother tbh.
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I always have a scan around the area we want to go to on google earth and streetview it. You can tell the car parks that you won’t be able to fit in on google earth unless you can see spaces around the perimeter that you can overhang the back of the van on a grassy bit. Tbh we’ve very rarely had a problem with our Tracker. The main one being height barriers.

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We always parked at top of hill, but we were always there very early,found it much easier getting the bus, go early…… i mean very early,one of our local coach tour operators tried to get into lyme regis and had to take his passengers to seaton as it was to busy in lyme(last week)
its my favourite place lyme and sidmouth,am off there next week, for a day trip,(on a coach lol with all the other old buffers lol)…..oooh the choice of bakers down the highstreet… pasties,scones, i cant wait
 
Sorry next stop ive tried to google earth the carpark but for some reason my internet is slow
 
PORKSTER said:
Went to Charmouth today for the beach. 3 car parks you should get parked OK. The last on on left £5 for the day. As nice as Lyme is I wouldnt bother tbh.
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Thanks for this, really helpful! 👍
 

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