Facilities

Our Car Park opening hours can be found here.

There are 1,270 parking spaces including bays for disabled drivers and parents with children situated on Levels 1, 2 and 3. Please note that disabled spaces are for blue badge holders only and you must display your badge. There is a 2m height restriction for the car park.

We also have six Pod Point electric vehicle charging points located at the rear of Level 2 at Drake Circus. Charging points all offer 7kW charge via a Type 2 universal socket. Our EV charging is 49p per KWH. Use the Pod Point Open Charge app to start charging and see live availability. Visit Pod Point's website for further instructions on how to use Open Charge points.

The car park’s tariffs are:

Up to 2 hours: £3.00
2-3 hours: £4.00
3-4 hours: £5.00
4-5 hours: £6.00
5-6 hours: £7.00
6-24 hours: £12.00

Customers can park for £5 if arriving after 5pm and leaving before the car park closes.

You can also park overnight from 5.00pm until 10.00am the following day for £5. 

We are proud that our car park has been issued the Park Mark, an award given by the Police for achieving the standards of the Safer Parking Scheme, designed to reduce crime in car parks.

Car park postcode is PL1 1EA - entrance off Charles Street.

The nearest car parks for accessible vehicles over 2m are St Andrew St/Whimple Street, Guildhall and North Hill.

There are more than 400 car park spaces and six electric car charging points located within The Barcode car park.

There are six electric vehicle charging points on the Upper (Yellow) level of the Car Park. The charge is currently 49p per KWHR.

Our Car Park opening hours can be found here.

The car park’s tariffs are:

Up to 2 hours: £2.80
2-3 hours: £4.00
3-4 hours: £5.00
4-5 hours: £6.00
5-6 hours: £7.00
6-24 hours: £12.00

Customers can park for £2.50 if arriving after 5pm and leaving before the car park closes

Car park postcode is PL1 0BY - entrance off Bretonside.

We have six Pod Point electric vehicle charging points located at the rear of Level 2 at Drake Circus and six Pod Points on the Upper (Yellow) level of The Barcode car park.

Charging points all offer 7kW charge via a Type 2 universal socket. Our EV charging is 49p per KWH.
Use the Pod Point Open Charge app to start charging and see live availability.

Visit Pod Point's website for further instructions on how to use Open Charge points.

We are registered with Changing Places, offering an accessible care room for customers who need it. This includes an adjustable height bench, peninsular toilet, hoist and adjustable wash facilities. Our care room can be found within the food court facilities on the first floor.

Drake Circus has launched the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, to support more than 10 million people living in the UK that have a hidden disability.

To find out more visit our Hidden Disabilities page.

Drake Circus and The Barcode offer step-free access and easy-to-use lift facilities to all levels.

Our Shopmobility facility is open 7 days a week and is located on Car Park Level 2. Wheelchairs are available for hire to use in the shopping centre and there are some scooters that are available to hire to people with a valid Shopmobility Membership Card. For more information, please call Drake Circus’s Shopmobility Shop on 01752 221530. For a wider selection of equipment, you can come to Access Plymouth, a local mobility charity. Set close to Drake Circus, you can register for its scheme and then use scooters and wheelchairs both in the mall and around the Plymouth shopping area. The first time you use the powered equipment you will need to book a short test to make sure that we have the correct equipment for you and that we are happy to let you use it. This test MUST be pre booked. Joining the Shopmobility scheme costs £13.00 per year (or £5 for a 3 week holiday membership) and then £6 per day to hire. For full details please see the website www.accessplymouth.co.uk or call Access Plymouth directly on 01752 600633.

Mall seating is available to use throughout the centre.

Recycling facilities are located throughout the centre

Our Water Fountain is located at the entrance to the toilet facilities on the First Floor of the Mall.

Amazon collection lockers are located within the Next store. 

ATMs are located on the Lower Mall and at the Food Court - applies to Drake Circus only.

A number of stores within Drake Circus offer a Click & Collect service - See full list of stores offering this service.

Please consider downloading the Glide app for contactless payment via your phone and to avoid any queues.

If you find a lost item within the public areas of the mall, please hand it to a member of our team. If you have lost an item in the public areas of the mall please call 01752 223030 or email info@drakecircus.com. If you have lost an item in one of our stores, please contact the store directly.

Drake Circus does not offer a gift card. Many of our stores and restaurants offer their own gift cards - you can find a full list here.

 

We are registered with Changing Places, offering an accessible care room for customers who need it. This includes an adjustable height bench, peninsular toilet, hoist and adjustable wash facilities. Our care room can be found within the food court facilities on the first floor.

Our toilets, including disabled toilet and baby changing facilities, are located on the Lower Mall (opposite No. 1 Currency) and on the Upper Mall (between American Fruity and SpudULike by James Martin). 

Our disabled toilets can be found in the following locations:

• First Floor, Food Court – two disabled toilets (no radar key required) which are both fitted with handrails.
• First Floor, Food Court – a Changing Places care room is also available which is fitted with a hospital bed and hoist, as well as toilet facilities with handrails.
• Lower Ground Floor – two disabled toilets (no radar key required) which are both fitted with handrails.​​​
• 24-hour walkway – one disabled toilet (no radar key required) which is fitted with handrails.

All our disabled facilities have signs to highlight that not all disabilities are visible.

Our First Floor toilets are open from 08:30 - 18:30 Monday to Friday (including Bank Holiday Mondays), 08:30 - 20:00 Thursday and 09:00 - 17:30 on Sunday.

Our Lower Mall toilets are open from 08:00 - 19:00 Monday to Friday (including Bank Holiday Mondays), 08:00 - 20:30 Thursday and 09:30 - 18:00 on Sunday.

If you are cycling to Drake Circus, there are bike racks available on Cornwall Street outside the M&S Foodcourt entrance. There are also bike racks available at Level -2 of The Barcode in the lift lobby.