Campervan Parking Scheme

Motorhome and Campervan parking is available at the following locations: 

How does it work?

Campers can stay for three consecutive nights, for a fee of £10 per night to be paid via the cashless parking system. This fee includes access to waste disposal facilities. Those staying at the Girvan site will also have access to toilet and washroom facilities during opening hours(charges apply). 

Who can use the dedicated motorhome bays?

• The bays are for the sole use of motorhome/campervan-style vehicles.
• These are defined by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 1987 as a:

“Motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers and their effects and which contains, as permanently installed equipment, the facilities which are reasonably necessary for enabling the vehicle to provide mobile living accommodation for its users”. 

• Caravans are not permitted in the bays.

For further information contact parking: [email protected]

What facilities are on offer?

• Collection of general waste and chemical waste is available from all sites.
• On-site toilet and washroom facilities are only available at the Girvan site during opening hours(charges apply).

Over the course of the summer of 2024 we will be introducing a new barrier system within the Esplanade Car Park, Ayr which will be used to control access to the car park. There will also be permanent waste management facilities installed to replace the temporary hired equipment.

How do I make payment?

Payment should be made via the cashless parking system PayByPhone

Payments must be made if staying beyond or arriving after 6pm each night (for a maximum of 3 nights*)

* Once your parking session has expired, and unless extending your stay, we ask that you vacate the space by 1pm to allow others to pitch up.

Can I book in advance?

We are not able to physically reserve spaces, which means that you cannot book a space in advance. Therefore, please don’t pay until you have arrived and secured an available space.

How will this be monitored and enforced?

Parking Attendants will regularly patrol the car parks and surrounding streets. Special patrols will take place later into the evening and also early morning to ensure compliance.

Drivers who haven’t paid the appropriate fee or are found to be illegally parked in any other part of the car park or surrounding streets, will be served with a penalty charge notice for the relevant offence.

I’m concerned that this may encourage anti-social behaviour. What are you doing to protect residents?

There are a number of restrictions that already apply to the car parks, these are listed below:

• No parking of trailers or caravans separately from their motor vehicles without written permission of a person duly authorised by the Council.
• No camping, washing crockery, cutlery, clothing or any other articles whatsoever outside of permitted vehicles using permitted bays.
• No sounding of any horn on a vehicle, use of any auxiliary motor or generator, shouting, operation of a radio, loudspeaker, or any other similar instrument or otherwise make any loud noise to the disturbance or annoyance of users of the parking place or residents or occupiers of premises in the neighbourhood.
• No line, cable, tent, booth, stand, building or other structure to be erected without written permission of a person duly authorised by the Council to give such permission.
• No driving of any motor vehicle around such parking place unnecessarily, recklessly, erratically, dangerously, or play any game or sport involving motor vehicles, motor sport or motor trials.