Residents and visitors should be aware that new parking regulations are now in force at The Shore and that parking is strictly forbidden between sunset and sunrise. If parking on the Shore, residents and visitors should heed the blue Cumbria Parking Services signs, which have information about parking fees and how to pay by Ringo (mobile app or call).

Some background:

Recently, at the request of residents, the Parish Council (with the permission of Cllr Houghton the landowner) erected a new sign warning visitors that overnight stays are not allowed on the Shore. However, this was being ignored, and there has been a rise in the number of vehicles camping on the Shore overnight, causing disturbance to both wildlife and residents, and an unpleasant increase in waste; both canine and human.

At the Parish Council June 2025 meeting, several residents voiced their concerns about overnight parking on the shore. Standing Orders were suspended to allow residents to take part in a full discussion, and for the landowner, to explain what measures had been taken over the past two years to deter overnight parking. Residents and councillors agreed that the recent monitored parking system had provided a solution, however, the private company involved had not obtained planning permission and, following wide-ranging objections, the monitoring equipment was removed. The Minutes of the meeting recorded: “The general feeling was that the landowner should not close off the parking, but control of the parking is essential.”

Source: Liz Unsworth, Silverdale Parish Council