Edinburgh's West End — the handsome Georgian crescents around Coates, Atholl and Chester Street, stretching to Palmerston Place and down towards Haymarket. It's central Zone 1, charged six days a week and on Sunday afternoons.
On-street parking in the West End
Coates Crescent and Gardens, Atholl Crescent and Place, Chester Street, Drumsheugh Gardens, Melville Street and Palmerston Place are all Zone 1. Pay at the machine or on RingGo, or display a Zone 1 residents' permit. As a central zone it runs Monday to Saturday and on Sunday afternoons, and many bays have a maximum stay.
When is parking free in the West End?
- After 6:30pm, any evening; and
- Before 12:30pm on a Sunday.
The rest of the time it's charged, and double yellow lines apply 24/7.
Heads up: the West End and the LEZ
The West End sits on the western edge of Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone (Palmerston Place is roughly the boundary). If your vehicle doesn't meet the emission standards, check the LEZ map before driving in, as you can be fined separately from any parking charge.
Quick recap
- Zone 1, about £6.80/hr, with max stays.
- Charged Mon–Sat 8:30–6:30 and Sun 12:30–6:30.
- Free after 6:30pm and before 12:30pm Sundays.
- Close to Haymarket and the tram; on the edge of the LEZ.
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