Saunton Beach Car Park

Please note that as of Tuesday 4th November 2025, Saunton Car Park has switched to a barrierless system which uses ANPR information to confirm that parking has been paid for. Nothing has changed regarding prices or charging hours, and queue times to exit the car park should be significantly shorter. However, there is a PCN (parking fine) element for those who don’t pay. Please read the FAQs here explaining how the system now operates. If your query is not covered on this page you can email us on [email protected].

How much does it cost to park at Saunton Beach?

For payments made at a pay terminals or the Beach Shop:
“Drop off & go” period: 20 minutes free

Up to 1 hour: £1.75

Up to 2 hours: £3.50

Up to 3 hours: £6.00

Up to 4 hours: £8.50

For every hour or part of thereafter: + £1

Please be aware that Your Parking Space is a third party company. For payments made on Your Parking Space (QR/app/web), a 15% service charge applies. On the first hour only, an additional 11p is added.

What are the charging hours at Saunton?

October 16th – March 15th: 8am – 5pm

March 16th – April 30th: 8am – 7pm

May 1st – August 31st: 8am – 9pm

September 1st – October 15th: 8am – 7pm

Is parking outside of these hours free?

If you arrive and leave outside the charging hours, your parking is free.

If you arrive or leave during charging hours, you’ll just pay for the time that falls within those hours. If you exit the car park outside of charging hours, having arrived in charging hours, please to pay for the chargeable portion of your stay before you leave. Similarly, if you arrive outside of charging hours and exit during charging hours, you must remember to pay for the chargeable time. 

How do I pay for parking at Saunton?

Saunton Beach Car Park is a pay-on-exit system. You do not need a ticket – simply drive in, enjoy your stay, and pay before you leave. You’ll need to remember your car registration details.

Payment can be made before you leave at:

• One of the car park pay terminals.
• The Beach Shop.

Or,

• By using the Your Parking Space App (using location ID: 12154). App downloads: Android Apple
• By scanning the QR code on signs around the car park.

Please be aware that Your Parking Space is a third party company. For payments made on Your Parking Space (QR/app/web), a 15% service charge applies. On the first hour only, an additional 11p is added.

What happens if I forget to pay?

Without barriers, we recognise that sometimes people genuinely forget to pay for their parking session. Don’t worry, if you take the following steps to contact us and YPS within 24 hours of leaving, you can arrange to make payment for your parking and avoid a fine:

Contact Your Parking Space

Your Whatsapp or email must state, “I have forgotten to pay for parking at Saunton Beach car park”

WhatsApp: 07418 360404

Online contact form: yourparkingspace.co.uk/contact-us

Once you have contacted YPS, you will receive an automated reply to confirm receipt of your message. This will be followed by a message containing a link to arrange payment for your parking session. Here, you’ll need to:

1. Enter location ID 12154 (make sure you do this first) 
2. Select “Earlier” (next to Book Now) 
3. Enter your arrival and departure times.
   Please note that if these times are entered incorrectly, you will incur a fine.
   If you would like us to check your exact arrival and departure times, please get in touch.
4. Proceed to enter your registration details and make payment.

Contact Us
Please ensure you include your registration details, your parking session date.

Email: [email protected]
Call: Saunton Beach Shop: 01271 890771 (opening hours only)

If you’re contacting the Beach Shop out of hours, please email.

What happens if I don’t pay?

A Parking Charge of £100 will be issued for non-payment or non-compliance; however, a reduction of at least 40% will be available for 14 days. Please note that any communication around fines, including appeals, must be made directly to Your Parking Space.

Can I park overnight at Saunton?

No. Saunton Beach Car Park is part of a the SSSI and a UNESCO Heritage Site. NO overnight parking is allowed at Saunton Beach Car Park. Vehicles left overnight will receive a fine.

Who is exempt from parking charges?

Guests staying overnight at Saunton Beach Villas who have registered their vehicle registration with us prior to check-in, receive free parking for the duration of their stay (including the full day of check-in and check-out. Day guests, or any unregistered vehicles, must pay for their parking session.

Season tickets

Season Ticket holders do not need to visit a pay station and can drive straight out, just like they did when the barrier was in place.

Existing Season Ticket holders can make their renewal at the Beach Shop. The cost of a season ticket for 2025 is £230. As we process your renewal, we will be checking V5 documents – please make sure that you have them available. All vehicles on the same pass must be registered to the same address. You must visit the Beach Shop within 2 weeks of your current ticket’s expiry date – if you do not renew within 2 weeks, you will be placed on the waiting list.

If you do not have a Season Ticket and would like to join our waiting list, please visit the Beach Shop.

Terms and Conditions

This car park (the Property) is private property. Parking is operated and monitored by ParkMaven Ltd (the Operator) subject to the terms and conditions within this notice and any other terms posted in the Property or on the Operator’s website (the Parking Contract). By parking, waiting or otherwise remaining within the Property, you enter into a contract with the Operator and agree to comply with the Parking Contract. You are authorised to park only if you follow the Parking Contract. Please note that payment of any specified fees, if any, is also a requirement. If you fail to comply with the Parking Contract you accept liability to pay the fee for unauthorised parking (the Parking Charge). Parking Charges incurred may in the first instance be notified to the Driver by the Operator issuing a written Parking Charge and placing it on the vehicle or by sending it by post or electronically to the registered keeper, by requesting keeper details from the DVLA. Personal data may also be shared with the BPA, POPLA collection agents or solicitors for this purpose. A reduction of at least 40% of the Parking Charge will be available for a period of 14 days, failure to pay the Parking Charge within this period will result in the full amount becoming payable. Where Parking Charges remain unpaid beyond 28 days, additional charges in respect of further recovery action may apply. The Operator excludes all liability, including but not limited to any damage to vehicles, save that there shall be no limitation on the Operator’s liability for death or personal injury caused by the Owner’s negligence. Items left in vehicles are left at the owner’s risk. The Operator processes the personal data of the owner of the vehicle entering into the Property and any other driver or users of the vehicle in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Premises are monitored by cameras. For information on how the Operator processes your personal data, please see our data protection information statement which is available on the Operator’s website at www.parkmaven.com, by writing to the address below or e-mail [email protected]. The Operator, ParkMaven Ltd is a company registered in England under Company Number 11089886 whose registered office is at Floor 4, 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ.