Parking in Barry Island

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Barry Island is a peninsula and seaside resort which forms a part of the town Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The stretch of coast off Barry that runs to the Bristol Channel has the second highest tidal range in the whole of the world behind the Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada.

The peninsula used to be an Island until the 1880s when it became linked to the mainland due to the expansion of Barry. Before then, the only access to Barry island was by foot over the sand and mud during low tide, or when there was a high tide and a ferry ran to it.

Barry Island was once the home to Butlins, a popular holiday camp, however it is more renowned for the beach and Barry island pleasure park, due to it being used as a setting on Gavin & Stacey, a highly popular BBC television show. Another BBC show, Doctor Who was also filmed on Barry island, the episodes ‘Empty Child’ and ‘The Doctor Dances’.

The development of the railways and further tourist attractions on the island saw by 1934 over 400,000 visitors flock to the fairground and beach over the bank holiday in August. It still to this day attracts tourists from all over, who want to ride on roller coasters in the pleasure park, tan on the sandy beach or have fish and chips on the pier.

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There are two car parks on Barry island.

Harbour Road car park and overflow has 530 spaces including disabled parking. Parking for blue badge holders is free of charge.

Summer (15th March to 30th September) 

Open Monday to Sunday from 8.00am to 11.00pm

8.00am to 4.00pm charge:

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £6.00

Evening charge 4.01pm to 11.00pm

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £3.00

Winter (1st October to 14th March) 

Open Monday to Sunday from 8.00am to 11.00pm

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £3.00

Nells Point car park has plenty of standard disabled spaces.

Summer (15th March to 30th September) 

Open Monday to Sunday from 8.00am to 11.00pm

8.00am to 4.00pm charge:

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £6.00

Evening charge 4.01pm to 11.00pm

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £3.00

Winter (1st October to 14th March) 

Open Monday to Sunday from 8.00am to 11.00pm

•         1 Hour - £1.00
•         Over 1 hour - £3.00

https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/living/Parking/Coastal-Car-Parking-Charges.aspx

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Barry Island has been a popular destination for tourists and visitors alike since the 1870s. It has the golden sandy Whitmore beach, many cafes and fish and chip shops and family amusements. With the new additions of beach huts, a climbing wall, landscaped gardens, including a covered amphitheatre in which events take place. It is a place that appeals to everyone in the family.

Barry island pleasure park is a must do and is fun for all the family, whether you like the thrill of a roller coaster or more fun bumping on some dodgems, the pleasure park offers it all. With its vintage style rides and warm buzzing atmosphere and it’s position right next to Whitmore beach, it is a place you can keep coming back to, again and again.

Or perhaps try your hand at pirate crazy golf at the 12 hole mini golf course, equipped with its own pirate wreck, waterfalls, crocodiles and of course pirates. If you want to take a break before going back to chill on the beach, the Smugglers Cove a cheap little thing to do.

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By Train:

Barry Island train station is run by transport for wales. The station runs daily trains every 38 minutes to and from Pontypridd, stopping at Cardiff Central among other places. From Cardiff Central you get trains into England.

The station is a 5 minute walk from the beach and pleasure park TFW has more information on train times, prices and journey routes.

By Bus:

There are plenty of buses within the areas of Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan which go to and from Barry and Barry Island.

95 and 96A buses come from Cardiff and stop a 3 minute walk away from the beach. 94 stops within a 10 minute walk

304 bus stops a 12 minute walk away from the main attractions on Barry Island.

See Cardiff buses for more information on getting to and from Barry Island from within Wales and further afield.

By Car:

Barry Island can be reached by the closest major motorway which runs all the way into England, the M4 and the M5.

The AA route planner and Google maps would be your best option for detailed directions to Barry Island.

By Plane:

Cardiff Airport is the busiest in Wales and has both international and domestic flights across the UK and the world.

It is a 12 minute drive, a 37 minute train ride (from Cardiff central) or a 35 minute bus journey (1 stop).

In both Harbour Road and Nells Point car parks, there is free parking for disable blue badge holders at all times. However, authentic blue badges need to be displayed in vehicles where they can be seen whilst parked.

To search for the disabled car park that is closest to Barry Island, see the Blue Badge Parking website. 

Harbour Road and Nells Point car park are both open on weekends and normal charges apply, with up to 1 hour being £1.00 in the summer and Winter. Normal charges occur on all bank holidays too.

Evening charges occur from 4.00pm to 11.00pm at £3.00 for over an hour and then overnight charges from 11.00pm to 8.00am are free of charge.

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Is there free parking at Barry Island?

The two main car parks have free parking overnight from 11.00pm to 8.00am, otherwise parking is charged.

What can you do on Barry Island?

Sunbath on Whitmore golden sandy beach, go crazy and have fun at the pleasure park rides or play a round of pirate crazy golf.

Where is Barry Island?

It is a peninsula at the tip of South Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan.