'Red routes' and more double yellows in Castleton planned - this is where you can park at tourist honeypot
New parking restrictions are coming to a tourist honey pot near Sheffield
Double red lines are being painted on roads in Castleton in a bid to control rampant parking - and visitors will have to plan carefully if they travel by car.
Derbyshire County Council is installing red routes that ban stopping on Old Mam Tor Road and around Mam Tor hill, a TikTok-famous visitor attraction.
Double yellows are also being extended in the village itself.
It follows years of problems, including cars blocking access for emergency vehicles.
Here are some of the remaining travel options - but arrive early because competition will be intense.
A spokesperson for Peak Cavern Car Park, which has 90 spaces, said they were sometimes full before 10am.
The county council says there are 55 free parking bays at the upper end of Old Mam Tor Road, near Peak Cavern.
It is also introducing a short section of free, on-street parking bays near the cavern to encourage ‘frequent changeovers’.
There are also:
- Three paid-for parking bays on the south side of Buxton Road
- Four paid-for bays at the lower end of Old Mam Tor Road
- Parking ‘on the opposite side of the street in places where new double yellow lines are being painted’, the authority says.
Public paid-for car parks in the village include:
- Peak Cavern Car Park - 90 spaces
- Cross Street - 133 spaces
- Peak Hotel - about 40 spaces
- Speedwell Cavern - 25 spaces (also has a coach park on Old Mam Tor Road).
Some hotels have private car parks for customers.