Blue Badge Parking in Blackpool
A Blue Badge gets you free parking at on-street meters and pay and display bays in Blackpool, and up to 3 hours free in some council car parks. But not every car park offers it, and private car parks set their own rules. This guide sets out which is which.
- 3 hours free21 council car parksIncluding Central (surface), Banks Street and South Beach, with a clock
- On the streetFree meters and pay and displayFollow the signs; the promenade zone is no parking at all
Blue Badge parking by car park
Central (surface), FY1 5QB
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 19
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
South Beach, FY4 1BB
- Blue Badge spaces:
- Not stated
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours in any bay
Bonny Street, FY1 5AR
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 7
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
West Street, FY1 1HA
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 9
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Alfred Street, FY1 4LA
- Blue Badge spaces:
- Not stated
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Banks Street, FY1 2DT
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 16
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
South King Street, FY1 4AX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 2
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Bloomfield Road, FY1 6HX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 25
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Lytham Road, FY4 1HT
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 7
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Queen Street, FY1 1PX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 1
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Cocker Street, FY1 2BY
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 2
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Dickson Road, FY1 2AU
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 11
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
East Topping Street, FY1 3AS
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 2
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Gynn Square, FY1 2JR
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 4
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Lonsdale Road, FY1 6JX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 18
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
South car park, FY1 6BF
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 19
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Foxhall Village, FY1 6JX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 10
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Bethesda Road, FY1 5EF
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 3
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Bolton Street, FY1 6AA
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 3
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Cocker Square, FY1 1RX
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 2
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours, with a clock showing your arrival time
Filey Place, FY1 1RN
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 4
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- 3 hours in the Blue Badge bays only, with a clock
Central multi-storey, FY1 5QE
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 42
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- Not stated: check the board on arrival
Talbot Road multi-storey, FY1 3AU
- Blue Badge spaces:
- 38
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- None: normal charges
Houndshill, FY1 4NY
- Blue Badge spaces:
- On every level
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- None: normal charges
Pleasure Beach and private car parks
- Blue Badge spaces:
- Varies
- Free time for Blue Badge holders:
- Set by the operator: check the signs
Details are from Blackpool Council's car park pages, the Houndshill Shopping Centre and the tariff board at South Beach, checked in October 2026.
How the free 3 hours works
Blackpool Council offers a 3-hour free concession in some of its car parks. To use it:
- Display your Blue Badge with the expiry date showing, not the photograph
- Set your parking clock to the time you arrived and display it beside the badge
- If you'll stay longer than 3 hours, buy a pay and display ticket for your whole stay
Not every council car park offers the concession, so check the tariff or notice board when you arrive.
On-street parking
On the street, a Blue Badge gives you free use of parking meters and pay and display bays, and exemption from most time limits. Some bays have different rules at different times or on different days, so follow the signs rather than the road markings.
- The promenade: the area between Talbot Square, North Pier and New Bonny Street is a controlled zone where you can't park at any time, even with a badge.
- Resident permit zones: you can't park in residents' permit zones or permit bays.
- Double yellow lines: allowed in some resident schemes if you don't cause an obstruction, but not in the Whitegate Drive scheme.
Private car parks
The council's rules don't apply to private car parks, including the Pleasure Beach car parks, 98 Bond Street and Napier Bond Street. Check the signs at the entrance to see whether your badge gets you anything.
Frequently asked questions
On the street, yes: meters and pay and display bays are free with a valid Blue Badge. In council car parks, some offer 3 hours free if you display a clock with your arrival time, but not all do.
Is parking free for Blue Badge holders in Blackpool?
Twenty-one council car parks give Blue Badge holders 3 hours free with a clock, including Central's surface car park (FY1 5QB), Bonny Street (FY1 5AR), South car park (FY1 6BF), Bloomfield Road (FY1 6HX) and Banks Street (FY1 2DT). The table at the top of this page lists them all.
Which Blackpool car parks are free with a Blue Badge?
No. Talbot Road charges Blue Badge holders the normal tariff, and so does Houndshill.
Do Blue Badge holders pay at Talbot Road and Houndshill?
Not between Talbot Square, North Pier and New Bonny Street. It's a controlled zone with no parking at any time.