Portsmouth ferry parking

Have overnighted on the quayside before but check with ferry operator to ensure you still can.

Same applied on the return journey for me.

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And others say they use a commercial site called Dibles Park, though I know nothing about it

Try Sunnydale Farm Touring Park.  30 mins away from the port and "open all hours"

Depending on how early the ferry is, I can't see the point of being 30 miles away and having all the extra mileage, and time, to get up and going when being on the dock sees you exactly where you need to be.

although Poole won't be used this spring (so far) we have used the dock there for 8:30 departures for the past n years...

why drive 30 miles (and get up 90 mins earlier) when the boat is a few yards away?

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The Search for Sites website has details of free overnight parking in the Marina Keep area of the Port Solent complex - it includes a phone number to check in with the site security staff, photos of the parking area, and up to date reviews from people who have stayed there in the last few months. It’s 7 miles from the ferry port.

Hi, Whilst it always pays to check BF have always allowed parking in the departure lanes but after any evening crossings have departed.

We have also done this at Harwich where the same policy applies

BF website says;

OTHER PARKING OPPORTUNITIES
For early morning sailings, you can park your caravan or motorhome in the check-in lanes after midnight.

Your vehicle is parked at your own risk and should not be left unattended. No port facilities are open overnight. 

We are considering an early crossing next year, before the Plymouth-Santander starts and, if going around the time when you are, would go for the 3rd Feb at 2215.

This allows us the day to travel to Portsmouth, gives a new experience with two nights on board and arrives at 8AM giving a full day for travel.

 

We certainly don’t want to have to drive 30 miles on the morning of our departure which is 9am. Parking at the ferry port would be the ideal with no morning rushing about but I am pretty sure that we are not allowed to do this and also we are driving down from the Manchester area so expect to be in Portsmouth about 3PM so need somewhere other than a lay-by to pass the time.

We stayed at the Portsmouth ferry quayside a few of years ago for the night before our early ferry.  No problem, just noisy!  We were told we could arrive after the last ferry had left around 11.30pm.  Don’t know the rules these days but it worked fine for us - if it’s still allowed!