Westmorland Shopping Centre car park

Open Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm (entrance closes 6pm). Sundays and Bank Holidays open from 9.30am to 5.30pm (entrance closes at 4pm). Car park locked overnight.

Parking spaces

  • General: 629
  • Parent and child spaces: 11
  • Disabled spaces: 33 (Levels 3 and 5)
  • Bicycle spaces

There are no spaces for motorcycles at this car park

Height restriction of 1.8 metres (6 feet 0 inches) at the entrance.

Free 'Cycle Hub'

Free 'Cycle Hub' with racking for up to 10 bikes, a bike repair stand, 10 lockable lockers and 2 changing rooms.

You can get keys to lockers and changing rooms from the parking office on the ground floor.

Charges

'Early bird' tariff: £1.20 for all day parking if ticket purchased between 7am and 9am.

Charges per hour:

  • Up to 1 hour: £2.00
  • Up to 2 hours: £3.10
  • Up to 3 hours: £4.00
  • Up to 4 hours: £4.70
  • Up to 6 hours: £6.10
  • Up to 12 hours: £7.30

If you're a Blue Badge holder you can park one hour for free on top of time purchased when displaying a valid Blue Badge and clock disc.

To claim the discount, enter your registration at the pay station, and scan the barcode on the back of your blue badge at the red ticket scanner. Your discount will be applied automatically. Drive to the exit barrier and it will open.

There are 3 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant pay stations on Levels 1, 3 and 5 at a lower level for wheelchair access.

Payment options

The Westmorland Shopping Centre car park is a pay on exit car park controlled by entry and exit barriers. Motorists pay the charges at the end of their stay.

Payment machines are on:

  • Level 1 (one machine)
  • Level 3 (2 machines)
  • Level 5 (one machine).

You can pay by cash using notes or the following coins:

  • 5 pence
  • 10 pence
  • 20 pence
  • 50 pence
  • £1 - the old £1 coin will not be accepted
  • £2

Paying by card

You can use your card at the payment machines and at the exit barriers. We do not take card payments at the office, which is next to the exit barriers on Level 1.

Parking permit

Please note that Westmorland & Furness Outside National Park Permits are not valid for this car park

You can apply for a parking permit for this car park.

If you have a problem with this car park

If you have problems paying due to an issue with the ticket machine you can let us know by reporting a problem with this car park.

location
Address

Westmorland Shopping Centre
68 Stricklandgate
Kendal
LA9 4PU
United Kingdom

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car park.

Opening times

Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, entrance closes 6pm.

Sunday and Bank Holidays 9.30am to 5.30pm, entrance closes 4pm.

The car park is locked at night.