Upper Shawfield Car Park - Otley Chevin Forest Park
📍 Farm York Gate, E Chevin Rd, Otley LS21 3DD, UK
About Upper Shawfield Car Park - Otley Chevin Forest Park
Upper Shawfield Car Park offers a functional and accessible entry point to the scenic Otley Chevin Forest Park. Located on E Chevin Road in Otley, this car park is a practical choice for visitors looking to explore the expansive woodlands, gritstone outcrops, and breathtaking viewpoints that characterize the Chevin area.
The car park provides round-the-clock availability, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This ensures maximum flexibility for all visitors, whether you're planning an early morning hike, an afternoon ramble, or a late evening stargazing session within the park. Its constant accessibility makes it easier to plan your outdoor adventures without time constraints.
Serving as a crucial starting point, Upper Shawfield Car Park enables convenient access to a variety of outdoor activities. From gentle strolls through ancient woods to more strenuous walks along elevated trails offering panoramic vistas over Wharfedale, the park caters to a range of interests. Visitors utilising the car park should be aware that charges apply for parking. It is an ideal spot to begin your exploration of the tranquil and picturesque landscapes of Otley Chevin Forest Park.
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📍 Farm York Gate, E Chevin Rd, Otley LS21 3DD, UK
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Wow all the car parks with access to the local country side that were free are now chargeable! It started with the reservoir car parks and now this. I feel that access to fresh air and the countryside should not be turned into a cash cow for land owners and governments. Society should be encouraging exploring the countryside/ exercise and no be putting timescales and risk of penalties to simply walking your dog around the countryside. Ps. It doesn't take money/cash!!!!! So I couldn't stop if I wanted to.
Car park surface is in very poor condition with many potholes. The council should put up a notice to allow people to park free until a) they upgrade the surface, and b) they sort out the problem vandalism of the parking meter. You have to pay extra to pay by phone, which you can’t do because of poor internet connection. Crazy situation at the moment.
Totally disgusting having to pay for this carpark the parking surface is full of potholes and especially being in the middle of nowhere. I had brought my wife to do the parkrun and to find out the parking machines had been vandalised and told you have to mess about with this App rubbish to be able to park. So didn't bother with the Parkrun to my wife's disappointment. Mind you it's another example of this 3rd world country we live in. What really gets me is that great things like the parkruns that promote fitness and well-being you should not have to pay for the carpark on a weekend.
PARKING NOW CHARGED! What an absolute joke. The spaces to park the cars are full of pot holes, the forest is overgrowing and no signs of looking after it anyway, so now they're deciding to charge nature?!
Could do with being resurfaced (but then we’d likely have to pay for it). Calling it a car park is a stretch; it’s more like an extremely uneven, gravelly, giant pot hole.