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Out and about: where to park FREE

Free car parking – you might have thought it was a thing of the past but Let’s Talk! has rooted out some places where you don’t have to pay to park. Anne Gould and Neil Haverson report

Thinking of going out for the day/having a picnic by the sea/popping into town for a coffee and a few food treats from M&S?

These days, unless you are very lucky any of these outings will mean you get stung heavily for parking charges, paying up to £2.50 or even more an hour. However if you know the lie of the land there are usually places off the main streets where you can put the car without having to dip into your pocket.
If you are not sure where some of these locations are online guides like multimap can help.

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Suffolk

Aldeburgh – Slaughden Quay
Beccles – some street parking available, but also try Beccles Quay, Puddingmoor and Beccles Common
Felixstowe – Manor Terrace, Garrison Lane, Undercliff Road East
Framlingham – Fore Street, The Elms
Ipswich – there’s some street parking around Christchurch Park in Fonnereau Road, Park Road and Westerfield Road
Leiston – Main Road, Valley Road
Melton – Winifred Fison House
On Saturdays the Suffolk Coastal office car park at Melton Hill is open from 7.30am-6.30pm for free parking
Sudbury - ample free parking near the station, 3-4 mins from town centre
Wickham Market – The Hill, Chapel Lane

Norfolk

Attleborough – Queens Square, Edenside Drive
Aylsham – Market Place, Burgh Road, Butlands Road, Station Road
Dereham – all car parks are free
Downham Market – Bridge Street, Priory Road
Fakenham – Highfield Road
Gorleston – Cliff Top
Harleston – Broad Street, Bullock Fair Close
Loddon – Church Plain, The Staithe
North Walsham – Midland Road and Mundesley Road
Swaffham – Theatre Street, Market Place (short stay)
Thetford – Several car parks around the town centre; all free
Watton – Goddards Court, off High Street and Memorial Way opposite Tesco