Parking in Derry

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Derry, also known as Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland. The city is thought to date back to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there, however, archaeological evidence has been found that pre-dates this. 

Derry is home to around 85,000 people and is the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland. The walls around the city were built between 1616 and 1619 as a defence against England and Scotland and are still intact to this day. The city is known as The Maiden City, since the walls have never been breached, not even during the Siege of Derry in 1689 which lasted 105 days. 

Seamus Heaney, the Irish poet who received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, attended St Columb's College in Derry. One of his most famous poems, “Mid-Term Break", is written about his brother’s death which happened while he was studying in Derry. 

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If you’re looking for parking in Derry, the council operates several car parks in the city:

Bishop Street car park: 

• Postcode: BT48 6PR
• Spaces: 174
• Disabled spaces: 5
• Electric vehicle charging stations: 2
• Cost per hour: 60p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Carlisle Road car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6JW
• Spaces: 22
• Disabled spaces: 2
• Electric vehicle charging stations: 1
• Cost per hour: 60p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Foyle Road car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6XB
• Spaces: 89
• Disabled spaces: 3
• Cost per hour: 30p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Foyle Valley Railway car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6SQ
• Spaces: 65
• Disabled spaces: 2
• Cost per hour: 30p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Foyle Street car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6AT
• Spaces: 54
• Disabled spaces: 2
• Cost per hour: 60p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Queens Quay car park:

• Postcode: BT48 7AS
• Spaces: 62
• Disabled spaces: 3
• Cost per hour: 50p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Society Street car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6PJ
• Spaces: 24
• Cost per hour: 60p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Spencer Road car park:

• Postcode: BT47 6QA
• Spaces: 49
• Cost per hour: 50p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Strand Road car park:

• Postcode: BT48 7AL
• Spaces: 70
• Disabled spaces: 1
• Electric vehicle charging stations: 2
• Cost per hour: 50p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

Victoria Market car park:

• Postcode: BT48 7AB
• Spaces: 81
• Disabled spaces: 4
• Electric vehicle charging stations:  2
• Cost per hour: 60p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

William Street car park:

• Postcode: BT48 6EP
• Spaces: 146
• Cost per hour: 50p
• Charging hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am - 6:30pm

You can pay for Derry parking using the JustPark app for iOS or Android, or by calling 028 91248440 to pay over the phone. 

Alternatively, you can browse the options available at YourParkingSpace. We have short term and long term options available in Derry.

The Derry Walls were built over four years, with construction finishing in 1619. You can actually walk around the entire length of the walls, which are about a mile in circumference. There are seven gates in total, four of which were built when the wall was first constructed, and three were later added. There are 22 cannons along the walls and 2 which are displayed at Brook Hall. The Siege Museum lies nearby and tells the tale of the Siege of Derry and how it earned the name “The Maiden City”. 

The Peace Bridge is a uniquely modern bridge across the River Foyle. It was built in 2011 and features a unique curving shape, supposed to symbolise peace, hence the name. It is for cycling and walking only, so you can enjoy a peaceful stroll over the river and take in the view of the city. 

Derry is also home to St Columb's Cathedral, the first Protestant cathedral constructed anywhere in the world after the Reformation in 1633. It was also the first non-Roman Catholic cathedral to be built in Western Europe. 

By Train: The Londonderry train station services lines 3 and 7. 

By Bus: Several bus lines run through Derry, including 98, 102, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 244 and 933. 

By Car: Derry is located where the A2, A5, A515 and A514 motorways meet in the north of Northern Ireland. 

There is disabled parking available at the following car parks:

• Bishop Street
• Carlisle Road
• Foyle Road
• Foyle Valley Railway
• Foyle Street
• Queens Quay
• Strand Road
• Victoria Market

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

Council-managed off-street parking is free on the 1st of January, Easter Monday, the 12th and 13th of July, and the 25th and 26th of December. 

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Where is Derry? 

Derry is located in the north of Northern Ireland, about an hour and a half from Belfast. 

What are the Derry Walls? 

The Derry Walls surround the inner part of the city, and are about a mile long in circumference. They were built in the early 1600s as a way to protect the city from invasion and were famously never breached, even during the Siege of Derry. 

What is there to do in Derry? 

You can take a walking tour of the Derry Walls and then stop by the Siege Museum to learn about the Siege of Derry. The town is also home to the first Protestant cathedral constructed anywhere in the world after the Reformation, as well as the modern Peace Bridge which allows pedestrians and cyclists a way to cross the river. 

Is the city called Derry or Londonderry? 

Officially, the legal name of the city is Londonderry, however, it is still known by locals as Derry. It became Londonderry in 1613 after it was granted a Royal Charter by King James I to acknowledge the funding it received from the London guilds for construction.