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It is the easier option to visit a town on a park and ride rather than trying to park a motorhome.  However many of the park and rides have barriers which stop motorhomes.  Why don't councils realise that for most people in a motorhome this is the only (apart from possibly bikes) form of transport, and if we want to visit their towns and use their shops it is by far the best option for everybody.  I can understand that they do not want to encourage 'wild' camping on their sites, but surely a times barrier for, say 9pm would be better? 

If you have used a 'friendly' park and ride (without barriers) I think it would be a good idea to spread the word!  I, for one would appreciate a list instead of arriving only to find that we have to turn back and abandon our planned visit. 

The buses have to get into the park and ride site so surely it can't be that difficult for the operators to allow motorhomes to use that access to use the park and ride?

Obviously they don't want your custom...

  The one at Horsham will lift the barrier if you ask at the Kiosk or even ask before you park how you can exit

 One at Dorchester no problems

 caught out once in a tesco car park in Eire  normal entrance ,drove in shopped and then  followed the exit signs to find it was FIXED barrier at car height the only way out was to reverse the way you`d come as single file, the traffic  behind had to pull over for us and some weren`t happy bunnies of course No empty spaces to pull in a very embaraasing few minutes. We made sure afterwards before entering a carpark that we could get out!!!!!

The two new park & ride sites in Scarborough allow motorhomes.  There seem to be half a dozen or so parked up most days

Jo x

this is useful

http://www.motorhomeparking.co.uk/

have used this site several times and has many links on to council websites and spread sheets with car parks including barrier info

Jane