You can purchase an annual parking permit to park your car at the Council's country parks without needing purchase a daily ticket.  The annual permit allows you to park at:

• Plessey Woods Country Park, near Bedlington
• Bolam Lake Country Park, near Belsay, and 
• Druridge Bay Country Park, near Red Row

For the year begining 1 May 2013 the cost of the parking permit is £30.

You can purchase your permit on line by clicking on this link and selecting Country Park Parking Permit from the Miscellaneous link.  

You can also purchase a permit over the phone by calling the Council's Customer Services contact centre on 0845 600 6400, or by calling in at one of the Council's Information Centres.

Alternatively you can download an application form by clicking on this link.

Please note that the Council also offers a County wide parking permit that allows you to park in any Council car park including the country parks.  You can find further information on the County wide permit by following this link.