Finding a place to park can be a nightmare - especially if you don't want to pay a fortune to park your car. 

This is no exception in County Durham, with visitors and locals finding it increasingly difficult to find reliable car parks with plenty of spaces and cheap prices. 

For this reason, we have pieced together the cheapest car parks in Bishop Auckland, Durham, Chester-le-Street and several locations where you can park. 

*All of the information for this article is up to date from Parkopedia - as of June 7, 2024.

All of the car parks in County Durham can be found here.

The cheapest car parks in Bishop Auckland: 

  • Victoria Avenue - 70p for two hours (maximum stay three hours) - the car park has 20 spaces
  • Kingsway - 70p for two hours (maximum stay three hours) - the car park has 35 spaces
  • North Bondgate - 60p for two hours (an additional hour costs £3.50) - the car park has 350 space
  • South Terrace - 70p for two hours (£1.70 for three hours and maximum is £2.20) - the car park has 21 spaces
  • Morrisons £1 for two hours (24 hours is £2) - the car park has 434 space

The cheapest car parks in Durham City:

  • The Sands - £1.80 for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 277 spaces
  • Sidegate - £1.80 for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 107 spaces
  • The Riverwalk - £2 for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 265 spaces
  • Walkergate - £2 for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 500 spaces
  • Prince Bishops - £2.30 for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 400 spaces

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The cheapest car parks in Chester-le-Street:

  • Middle Chare - 70p for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 80 spaces
  • Foundry Lane - 70p for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 37 spaces
  • Osbourne Road - 70p for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 45 spaces
  • St Mary's - 70p for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 28 spaces
  • Low Chare - 70p for two hours (additional costs for further hours) - the car park has 52 spaces

The cheapest car parks in Newton Aycliffe:

  • Tesco - Free for customers for three hours - the car park has 400 spaces
  • Newton Aycliffe Station - Free for customers of the station - the car park has 28 spaces