RCP Parking - Aysgarth Falls

I parked here today, 6 pound for the full day. There is a little cafe and take out place with a gift shop and indoor and outdoor seating, toilets avaliable here also. I like parking here to avoid driving down the bending hill to the visitor centre car park and actually it's slightly cheaper than the visitor center car park. To avoid walking down the road hill you walk through the church yard and turn left and go through the gate and down some steps and you come out near the mill cafe. Overnight parking here also. I arrived about 9 am and it was empty but by 1030 onwards it's pretty much one in one out of this car park. This car park is less than a 5 min walk to the first set of the falls, I personally can walk from this car park to West Burton in 40 mins it's not far from the falls at all if your not lazy.

Arriving from Hawes, this appears to be THE Falls car park. It's NOT - Keep going down the hill. The good stuff: It's a car park. Not so good: Half a mile walk down a steep hill (and back) to the National Parks car park and access to the Falls. More expensive. No facilities open (at least when We were there). No other information such as directions to the Falls and definitely not suitable for folks with mobility issues or large groups with young children/dogs along a busy road. Mis-leading at best.

A bit pricey. £8 all day. But also not very friendly staff. Was unable to use the toilet because "you have to be a customer" but as we were going to have something to eat and drink in the cafe anyway after a 10mile hike we didn't think it would be a problem except we weren't allowed to be a customer of the cafe (even though we were in their car park and had payed £8 for the privilege) because apparently they were closed. They weren't closed because a guy had just walked out with a drink he'd just bought from there. I won't be going into that car park or cafe again.

The name of this carpark is misleading - really annoyed I paid then realised it’s not the one that’s actually right by the falls and NP visitor centre etc. Everything at this place seemed to be shut.

Do not park here if you want to visit the falls. There is a parking at the national park further down the road which is closer to the falls and cheaper.