The City Centre is served by a range of Council-owned and private car parks.  Our car parking map shows locations and details of facilities available.  To view the map you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.   Car parks map.( pdf 593 kb) Accompanying notes ( pdf 209 kb)

Five car parks in the city have 'Safer Parking Award' status - St Mary's, The Bridges Multi-Storey, Bridges Roof Top, Sunniside, and Tavistock Place.

For further information about individual car parks, click on any of the links below:

• St Mary's Car Park
• Sunniside Multi Storey Car Park
• Bridges Multi Storey Car Park
• Bridges Roof Top Car Park
• Boughton Street Car Park
• Nile Street Car Park
• Central Multi Storey Car Park (Floors C-O)
• Civic Centre Car Park
• West Wear Street Car Park
• Charles Street Car Park
• Tatham Street Car Park
• Tavistock Place Car Park
• Gorse Road Car Park

Special features:

• Evening and overnight parking
• Shopmobility and parking for disabled persons
• Bicycle parking

View the new City of Sunderland Parking Charter ( pdf 483kb)

City of Sunderland Parking Strategy Aug 2004 ( pdf 1.5mb)

Request the City Centre parking leaflet
To receive a free leaflet about parking in the City Centre, including the car park location map, contact the Parking Officer, Development & Regeneration, Civic Centre, Sunderland, SR2 7DN, tel. 0191 520 5555 or email parking@sunderland.gov.uk.

The City Council aims to provide the highest standards of security and customer care for car park users.  If you have any comments or complaints regarding our car parking operations, please call our Parking Officer on (0191) 520 5555 or email parking@sunderland.gov.uk.