Parking in Noardeast-Fryslân
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13 parking zones
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SimplePark knows all 13 parking zones of Noardeast-Fryslân: start your parking action in the app and stop it when you leave. Free parking is available at De Helling car park. In De Helling car park a blue zone applies, so you use a parking disc there. With SimplePark you start and stop the parking action in the app. We charge €0.29 per parking action and €0.29 per top-up or direct debit.
Where to park in Dokkum
Dokkum's historic city center sits inside the ramparts, and at the four places where the city gates once stood there is now room to park. From de Harddraver car park you walk into town over the Halvemaanspoort, from De Helling via the pedestrian bridge or the centuries-old Hanspoort, from the Panwurk over the Aalsumerpoort and from Lutjebleek via the Woudpoortbrug. All four are free and a short walk from the center.
In the city center itself paid parking applies, but only later in the day: until 11:00 you park there for free. Anyone popping in for a morning errand therefore pays nothing. The rates differ per car park, so always check on the meter what applies at your spot.
Parking disc and edge parking
Part of De Helling car park on the Hellingpad is a blue zone. If you park there, put your parking disc visibly behind the windscreen with your arrival time on it. On the other sites that is not needed. If you come for a whole day in Dokkum, an edge car park is the easiest choice: you pay nothing, you may stay as long as you like and you walk into the fortress in a few minutes. A circuit of the ramparts brings you back to the car.
Paying with your phone
In a number of areas in Dokkum you can only park by phone; there is then no meter you can use. If you have not set up such an app yet, the municipality is clear about it: look for another meter in the area, or park for free at the edge. With SimplePark you start your parking action as soon as you have parked and stop it when you drive off. You pay for the time your car was there, in whatever unit the municipality charges in, and you do not have to estimate how long you will stay in the city center.
Where to park
- FreeDe Helling car parkfree · Hellingpad 1, partly a blue zone; into the city center via the pedestrian bridge or the Hanspoort
- Freede Harddraver car parkfree · into the city center over the Halvemaanspoort
- FreePanwurk car parkfree · into the center via the Aalsumerpoort
- FreeLutjebleek car parkfree · at the Woudpoortbrug, free all day
- Blue zoneDe Helling car park
Parking near Noardeast-Fryslân
FAQ about parking in Noardeast-Fryslân
Can you park for free in Dokkum?
Yes. In the city center parking is free until 11:00, and at the edge car parks around the fortress you park for free all day. Those are De Helling, de Harddraver, the Panwurk and Lutjebleek, all a short walk from the center. Part of De Helling is a blue zone, so display your parking disc there.
How do I pay if the meter is not an option?
In a number of areas in Dokkum mobile parking is the only way to pay. If you do not have that on your phone, look for another meter nearby or park at one of the free edge car parks.
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No subscription. € 0.29 per parking action, € 0.29 per top-up or direct debit.