Grafton East car park is located at the Grafton shopping centre, about a 15-minute walk from the city centre. It’s the nearest car park to the Crown Court and Anglia Ruskin University.

• Open Monday to Sunday, 24 hours
• Short-stay pay-on-foot car park
• Pay with cash or by card, Android Pay or Apple Pay

Charges

An ‘off-peak’ tariff applies through the day unless you arrive during the ‘peak-time’ tariff hours. It’s free to park here in the evening and overnight.

If your stay extends across more than one tariff’s hours​, the applicable tariffs for your stay will be added together. The cost of your ticket will reflect the days, time and number of hours you park for. The payment machine will calculate the price when you leave.

If you lose your ticket, we will charge you from 8am on the day you entered the car park.

Off-peak tariff

The off-peak tariff applies between:

• 8am and 6pm on weekdays, unless you arrive between 8 and 10am
• 8am and 6pm on Saturdays, unless you arrive between 11am and 1pm
• 10am and 6pm on Sundays, unless you arrive between 11am and 1pm

Peak-time tariff

The peak-time tariff applies for the duration of your stay until 6pm if you arrive between:

• 8 and 10am on weekdays
• 11am and 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays

The peak-time tariff is designed to encourage you to use alternative methods of transport to travel into Cambridge. It also aims to encourage visiting at less busy periods of the day.

• Find out more about our peak-time parking tariff.

Evening and overnight parking

It’s free to park here in the evenings and overnight, if you arrive between:

• 6pm on a weekday and the start of the next daytime tariff
• 6pm on Saturday and 10am on Sunday
• 6pm on Sunday and 8am on Monday

Bank holidays

Normal daily rates apply on bank holidays. 

Payment options

• The payment machines accept cash, cards, Android Pay and Apple Pay
• You can pay by card, Android Pay or Apple Pay at the exit
• The first three hours are free for Blue Badge holders. Upon presenting a valid Blue badge a standard tariff applies for the duration of the stay exceeding 3 hours 
• Season tickets are available for businesses
• Event organisers can pay in advance for group parking

Further information

• Maximum height 1.98 metres (6 feet 6 inches)
• 874 spaces including:
  • 46 Blue Badge (disabled parking) bays
  • 20 parent-and-child bays
• Park Mark status awarded
• Borrow a scooter from Shopmobility
• Motorcycles are not allowed in this car park
• Coaches are not allowed in this car park – use Madingley Road Park & Ride