Parking Near M6

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

I'm off to the Ian Hodgson Relays on Sunday & I'm planning to share a lift with a couple of team mates coming up the M6. My problem is that I want to find somewhere to leave my car for the day & don't fancy paying the £8-£15 pound parking fee charged by the service stations.

Does anyone know of a reasonably safe/cheap place to abandon my car somewhere between Junct 20 & The Lakes?

Do Travelodges charge for parking?

[NotOnUrHelly]

Put the following postcode into multimap

PR1 5TU - Thirlmere Drive (Thats Ironic)

I always park my car here when car sharing to the lakes, its just off the motorway junction and is quite a well to do area. So its great for overnight parking. Plus its just off the main road.

Cheers
Jamie

[Richard Head]

You could come off at junction 34 then take the A683 towards Caton. After about a quarter of a mile there is a layby on your right which is well used by car sharers during the week

[emmilou]

There are lots of places in and around the outskirts of Preston/Fulwood but I always use the Phantom winger travel lodge car park - it's right off the M6 at the Broughton/M55 interchange roundabout thingy. Not been clamped yet and there are no signs saying they do.

It's quite easy to find unless your names Darth Domain and you forget!!

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

Thanks for the suggestions people. I might have to wash my car if I'm going to park it in a "well to do area" .