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Car parks in Borrowdale and Derwent Water

Mother and son speaking to the welcome team at Great Wood car park
The welcome team helping visitors arriving at Great Wood car park | © National Trust Images / Paul Harris

The valley of Borrowdale is nine miles long, and there are nine National Trust car parks strung along its length. Each one is a starting point for an amazing day out in the valley. Find out parking costs and how to find each of the car parks.

How much does it cost to park in Borrowdale and Derwent Water?

National Trust members can scan to park for free, but if you’re not a member don't forget some change as due to our rural location there is very limited mobile signal which means we can't take card or phone payment in all the car parks.

Every scan and every penny directly funds our work in the valley to care for wildlife, walls, paths, cottages and farms.

  • £5.50 up to 2 hours
  • £7.50 up to 4 hours
  • £9 all day

Charges apply at all times.

Pay by phone in our car parks

If you don't often carry cash with you, many of our car parks have the option to pay by phone. To do this, you must first download the app to your phone which then allows you to pay for your parking remotely. You can find more information and download the app here: Pay by Phone

We recommend dowloading before you head out in case connection is poor on location. 

 

Parking in the Lake District

We're working with our partners in the Lake District to manage our car parks. You can find the most up to date information on car parks in the Lake District National Park here:

Lake District car park location and payment details

No Overnight Parking 

We don't allow overnight parking due to the impact on nature and wildlife, staff resource and visitors. However, motorhomes and campervans are very welcome and well served at our campsites. You can find your nearest site here nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays. Click here to find out which of our campsites are open throughout winter: Winter camping and outdoor holidays.

Don't always believe the satnav

Please note that in rural locations post codes often cover a wide area so don't always believe the satnav; look for the signs.

The Bowder Stone is a large andesite lava boulder, that fell 200 metres from the Bowder Crag on Kings How between 13,500 and 10,000 years ago.
Visitors at The Bowder Stone | © National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

National Trust Car Parks

Walkers setting out from Seatoller car park in Borrowdale, Lake District
Walkers setting out from Seatoller car park in Borrowdale | © National Trust / Steven Barber
Clouds and mountains reflected in the water on a sunny day at Borrowdale and Derwent Water

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