37 Main Road, S W Coast Path, BH20 5RQ, Wareham
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A paid daytime car park near Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast. Motorhomes pay £30 for the day, and the ticket can also be used at Durdle Door and another car park near the castle. Overnight sleeping is not permitted, the ground is sloped, and the site can become very busy. Public toilets at the car park open at 10am.
From travellers' reviews
Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
The major advantage is the location, a perfect starting point for the two attractions. The major disadvantage is the price: £30. We actually wanted to stay at the campsite, but check-in is only from 2 p.m. and they stick to it. What a shame. For the car park, pay after departure. The license-plate camera recognition calculates the price immediately. Use the QR code…
£20 for the day (registered as a van still) moved to Durdle Door early Eve as included in the price. This carpark is quite dusty due to the chalk but in all.. very convenient to visit the cove. Public toilets on edge of carpark open at 10am but the ones near the cove open earlier
Overrated tourist spot, the car park pricing is absolutely ludicrous. We paid £25 for just 4 hours.
If you are staying at Durdle Door campsite you can get parking here for 4 hours for £7.50, otherwise £30 is too expensive, for Lulworth Cove parking there are 6 spaces for motorhome, near the entrance. Not level
A terrible rip-off! For a vehicle over 5.5 metres long, a day ticket costs £30. When I asked, a car park attendant told me that you may leave the vehicle overnight but not sleep in it. That tells you everything… Besides that, all you see here are crowds, prohibition signs and barriers. Not nice.
This place is SO packed on a sunny day- beware. It’s pricey to park all day but the hike to Durdle Door is beautiful and the town has cafes, museum, and water front views. Dog friendly. Bathrooms in town. Your ticket works for both parking here and Durdle Door. The parking is sloped on a huge hill. Oversized parking up front is few and people w/o motorhomes end up parking there instead.
£30 for motorhomes regardless of how long you stay; overnight stays are prohibited. Considering that cars cost £7–10, you could call this car park a rip-off. Durdle Door is the same. Better to park on Church Road, higher up in the village.
we didn't park in this paid spot however we asked in the cafe to fill up our water bottles and were informed there's a outdoor tap to the left of the Finley's fish and chip shop which was helpful
£30 for "oversized vehicles" (= vans, campervans, motor home etc) is pricy. No overnight stay either. But it is conveniently close to Lulworth Clove and Durdle Door.
The price is now £30 for one day, with no overnight stay, for motorhomes—far too expensive. There is a road farther up where parking is free.
£20 to park for vans but less for cars and they have the option to pay for 4 hours. Shocking. Parking is very bumpy on very slopes, no stop over, it’s so busy that you have to wait a long time for food and it’s still a 25 minute walk to see Durdles door. On the way in on the left on busy days there is a field open for all day parking for £5. Use that instead
Great spot, but price is way over the top for a motorhome: £20! With a motorhome, if you only want to stay 2-4 hours, you MUST pay the full £20. So we did a 4 hour hike in wonderful scenery, but feel as we’ve been robbed!
4 star location - right next to Lulworth Cove. A perfect parking spot for a day on the South West Coast Path. Miles of footpaths and not far to walk to Durdle Door (good shoes needed). Toilet facilities were ok. A few cafes too. Price is very high - £6 for up to 4 hours or £12 all day (car, May 2023). With no other time options we had no choice but to pay £12 for an afternoon of hiking…ouch!