Parking FAQS

Parking FAQs

TOWED CARS: It’s extremely important that you do not park in any restricted area. Vehicles left in restricted areas may be towed, and the owner will be required to pay a £200 fine to retrieve it.

You can find out how to retrieve your vehicle here (www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/car-towed)

Blue Badge Parking and Accessible Viewing

Yes. There will be a designated disabled car park at Blackburn Road Car Park, Seafield Road, Ayr, KA7 2XW. There will be 411 free disabled parking spaces and there is no need to book in advance although parking will be on a first come, first served basis. This will be a secure car park and officers on duty will ask to see your Blue Badge on arrival.

There will be two accessible viewing platforms on either end of the promenade which will have seating. This is also on a first come first served basis.


Parking / Park and Ride

Ayr Racecourse Craigie Rd, Ayr KA8 0EZ
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Seafield (Old Racecourse) Racecourse View, Ayr KA7 2TS
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Rozelle Estate (Saturday Only) Monument Rd, Ayr KA7 4NQ
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Blackburn Drive (Blue Badge holders only) Blackburn Drive, Ayr KA7 2XH
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It’s extremely important that you do not park in any restricted area.  Vehicles left in restricted areas may be towed, and the owner will be required to pay a £200 fine to retrieve it.

You can find out how to retrieve your vehicle here (www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/car-towed)

To find out details of the restricted areas, please visit Tell me Scotland:

For: TTRO – Reference: SAC10438

  • Temporary Road Closures – No Access to Unauthorised Vehicles at Any Time;
  • Temporary Road Closures – No Access with Exemptions for Resident Vehicles and Permit Holders;
  • Temporary No Waiting, No Loading Restrictions – No Exemptions;
  • Temporary No Waiting, No Loading Restrictions with Exemptions for Residents Parking; and
  • Temporary Prohibition of Turning At Any Time


Link to order notice: tellmescotland

The Esplanade TTRO to suspend some parking for the stage construction – Reference: SAC10444

Link to order notice: tellmescotland

The Pavilion Road TTRO to suspend some parking for the general site set-up – Reference: SAC10442

Link to order notice: tellmescotland

Please don’t arrive earlier than the opening time.

Friday 6th September:

Ayr Racecourse (park & ride) 2pm – 10.30pm

Seafield (park & walk) 2pm – 10.30pm


Saturday 7th September: 

Ayr Racecourse (park & ride) 10am – 9.30pm

Seafield (park & walk): 10am – 9.30pm

Rozelle Estate (park & ride) 10am – 9.30pm


PLEASE NOTE
 – all vehicles must be removed from the car parks by the closing time, no overnight parking is permitted, and no security will be present once the car parks have closed.

Yes. Please see parking costs listed below:

Ayr Racecourse – park and ride or walk
Shuttle buses will be provided, but people who prefer to walk can do so.
Cost:  Friday 6th – £5 / Saturday 7th – £15

Seafield – park and walk
This is the closest carpark to the festival.
Cost:  Friday 6th – £10 / Saturday 7th – £20

Rozelle Estate (open Saturday 7 September only) – park and ride
Shuttle buses will be provided, but people who prefer to walk can do so (please note it’s just over one mile to walk from Rozelle Estate to the festival site).  Cost: Saturday 7th – £15

Blackburn Drive (Blue badge holders only)
Cost:  Friday 6th and Saturday 7th – free

For those of you who choose one of our park and ride options, our shuttle buses, provided by Stagecoach, will drop you off even closer to the action this year – at Ayr Esplanade.

Spaces are limited, so we strongly advise you to book in advance (excluding Blackburn Drive) to guarantee your space.

Book your airshow parking now at customer-parking-services.tracsistcs.com.

While some parking spaces may still be available on the day, we can’t guarantee this. If available, these spaces will be charged at a higher rate of £5 extra on top of the book in advance price and will be payable at the carpark.

How do I book parking?

You can book your parking by following the button link below.

All parking should be booked in advance via Book Your Parking to ensure you have a reserved space. However, if spaces are available on the day you can pay on arrival but we cannot guarantee that this is the case. If available, these spaces will be charged at a higher rate of £5 extra on top of the book in advance price and will be payable at the carpark.

Yes. We’ve extended the deadline for pre-booking parking ahead of the airshow. You can now pre-book until the car park opening times on the day:

  • Bookings for car parking on Friday 6 September can now be made up until 2pm on the day
  • Bookings for car parking on Saturday 7 September can now be made up until 10am on the day
 
Remember you can still book online after these times, but you won’t get our early bird price!
 
If available, these spaces will be charged at a higher rate of £5 extra on top of the book in advance price and will be payable at the carpark.
 

This applies to all car parks and both event days.

No – the car parks will be run on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) so you do not need to bring your confirmation, however, if you would like to bring it with you for peace of mind, you can do so either by printing a hard copy or having it on your phone.

Shuttle buses, provided by Stagecoach, will also be available from Ayr Racecourse and Rozelle to the event during the opening times below. It is also possible to walk from both sites to the event.

Friday: The first shuttle bus from the car park will leave at 2.32pm for the event opening at 4pm.

Saturday: The first shuttle bus from the car parks will leave at 10.30am for the event opening at noon.

From Seafield (Old Racecourse) there will be no shuttle buses as the car park is close enough to access the event on foot.

Yes – there will be a toilet area at each car park consisting of single cubicles, an accessible cubicle and urinals.

For cars parked at Rozelle Estate the shuttle buses will drop off and pick up at the existing bus stop on Doonfoot Road

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For cars parked at Ayr Racecourse the shuttle buses will drop off and pick up on The Esplanade near Charlotte Street and Queens Terrace Lane Car Park

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Motorbikes

Bikes will pay the same fee as cars to park and there will be bike parking available at all car park locations.

All car parks will be grass parking apart from Rozelle Estate on the Saturday which will be hard ground parking for bikes.

Cancellation Policy

In booking a ticket, you are reserving a car park space. Reservations and tickets bought for this event are final. Once purchase is made, bookings cannot be cancelled, refunded, or exchanged under any circumstances.

In the unlikely event of a change in date, time, or venue, your ticket will remain valid for the rescheduled event. We will notify you of any changes as soon as possible.

When booking, you will be asked to provide your vehicle registration number.  This is because the car parks operate automatic vehicle number plate recognition which improves the flow of traffic into the car parks.  Bookings are non-transferable. You will receive a confirmation email when your booking is complete. 

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