how to find a car park in London? help!

[dramaqueen72]

Need to find a parking space in London, for Monday, near the strand. dh is going on business and dd2 and I are tagging along for the ride/day out (coming from southampton). Trying to avoid going by train. I have no idea about parking around there, is it impossible/ easy? do I have to book or anything? any Londoners please help me out?!

Sorry, I don't know of any car parks - is it worth looking up the NCP website? They might have a list. If it were me, I'd park up at an outlying station and get the train the rest of the way!

Around where? Where are you going?

she wants to park near the Strand

Oh sorry the strand durr.

There is one under the St Martin's Lane hotel (an NCP)

thanks ladies, one mumsnetter has already found me a carpark via NCP site,(which I never knew exsisted) and told me all about congestion charge. now I just have to find it when I get there!

I would agree with the response re the NCP car park sites; however, car parking in London is certainly not cheap!. Also if you drive into London you will have to pay London's congestion charge (currently £8 for the day and you will have to buy this in advance).

TBH you'd be better off going by train. Thought trains from Southampton go into Waterloo; would get a taxi from there to the Strand area.

HTH

thats the one count D

no, thought of dd2 on train for that long makes me very pale.........(shes 2 and full of beans...)

I used to park up at a suburban tube station and get the tube in