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South Hams: five car parks for overnight motorhome stays

South Hams allows self-contained motorhomes to stay overnight (6pm–9am) at five car parks for £15 a night, up to two consecutive nights, with no return within 48 hours.

  • Overnight allowed
  • Not clear: 2
  • Checked 25 October 2026

At a glance

Cost
£15 per night (daytime tariffs apply separately)
Overnight window
Any period between 6pm and 9am
Night limit
Maximum two consecutive nights, no return within 48 hours
Who can stay
Self-contained motorhomes (on-board toilets). No caravans, trailers or non-self-contained vehicles.
Height barriers
None at the five car parks
Spacing
6 metres between vehicles (fire safety)

Not clear from the source

  • The page doesn't say how to pay the £15 overnight charge (machine, app or phone).
  • No on-site water, waste or toilet facilities are mentioned – and discharging waste water is prohibited.

Where you can stay

South Hams permits daytime and overnight parking for self-contained motorhomes at:

  • Longmarsh, Totnes
  • Leonards Road, Ivybridge
  • Poundwell Meadow, Modbury
  • Park and Ride, Dartmouth
  • Cattlemarket, Kingsbridge

None of these have height barriers. Overnight sleeping or camping is not permitted in any other South Hams off-street car park, at any time.

Cost and time limits

Overnight costs £15 per night, covering any period between 6pm and 9am. If you're there in the day too, the normal daytime tariff applies – and while daytime charges are running you need one ticket per bay, so a van over two bays needs two pay and display tickets, both displayed in the windscreen.

You can stay a maximum of two consecutive nights, and you can't return within 48 hours.

Parking only – no "camping behaviour"

The council is clear that the car park is provided as parking only. Not allowed:

  • chairs, tables, other furniture or awnings outside
  • discharging waste or foul water
  • open fires, BBQs or open cooking
  • generators
  • caravans, trailers or any vehicle that isn't self-contained
  • causing an obstruction, anti-social behaviour or excessive noise

Fire safety

Keep 6 metres between vehicles, with no vehicle parked in between. If there's a fire, evacuate the motorhome, alert people in nearby vehicles and call 999 or 112.

The code of conduct

Leave no trace, take rubbish home to recycle, pick up after your dog, don't overcrowd a site, pay all charges, keep noise down – and, as the council puts it, actively support the local economy.