Overnight parking at Dover

HappyDancer

Hi,
We are heading to France via Dover this coming June. We hope to arrive in Dover after travelling across the UK at around 8pm and sail the following morning at 9am. There are a number of campsites available to camp for the night and we are looking for recommendations as to what is the best option -to park up in one of the sites or park up on a road near to the ferry terminal/town?
Cheers

sunchaser

If youcome out of the ferry terminal and head up along the main road you can take the first or second turn to the left and you will find plenty of parking but it is disk parking after 0800 hrs in the mornings.

HappyDancer

Thanks Sunchaser
First time through the port............

Bessa

You can also stay at the Maidstone services its not far from the Port. If its Calais you are heading for with P&O they would put you on the next Ferry when you get to the Port, and there is an Aires at the Port of Calais.

sunchaser

If you google marine parade Dover on Google earth you will see where you can park in Dover or as the other contributer said you could try catching an earlier ferry, although some of the ferry operators now will put a charge on an earlier sailing. You will have to make that decision, but there is plenty of parking at Calais Port at the departure area and you also have the Aires at the entrance to the port. But if you arrive in the dark, I would be staying in the port area as it can be difficult for somebody who has not been there before to find it unless you have GPS.

HappyDancer

Cheers Sunchaser
Great idea re: Google Earth. Will look up.....