Markeaton Park Parking, Derby

About Markeaton Park

Markeaton Park provides parking for a leisure or tourist attraction in Derby, seeing most of its visitors during evenings and weekends. With around 370 spaces, this is a substantial car park that rarely fills completely except during peak events. It’s an open-air surface car park, generally easy to navigate with good visibility of available bays. This is a paid car park. The car park is managed by Derby City Council.

When to Visit

Expect peak demand at weekends and during holiday periods. Evenings can also be busy depending on nearby leisure facilities. For the easiest parking, visit on a weekday morning or early afternoon. At this size, finding a space is rarely an issue — though during major events or peak Saturday demand, even large car parks can feel the pressure.

Busyness in detail

Markeaton Park is typically busiest on Saturday around midday, when our model estimates it is about 70% full. With about 370 spaces, that is roughly 259 vehicles at the peak, leaving around 111 free. Quietest times: Weekday mornings before 9am, weekday evenings after 6pm. These figures are modelled estimates based on the car park’s type, size and location — not live occupancy data.

Parking in Derby

With more than 44 car parks in Derby, there’s no shortage of parking options — our predictions can help you pick the quietest. Markeaton Crematorium car park is the nearest alternative at around 700m, a good backup if this car park is busy. In total, there are 2 other car parks within 800 metres.

What’s near Markeaton Park

Within a 500-metre walk there are 2 places to eat or drink and 4 leisure or green spaces. The closest landmark is Famous Trains Model Railway (attraction), about 99 metres away.

Counts of what is nearby come from OpenStreetMap data for the area around the car park. They are counted, not estimated.