All the practical stuff you need to know when you’re exploring Rhyl seafront. How to get here, where to park or find a toilet, the best places to shop – even how to book a bed for the night.
Parking
Public toilets
Public transport
Taxis
Accessibility for all
Tourist Information
Shopping
There’s plenty of parking along Rhyl’s promenade and in the town centre. You can pay at the ticket machines or use PayByPhone.
Car parks on the promenade:
Rhyl LL18 1HD
Underground car park. 413 spaces, 31 disabled spaces. 19 free spaces for 1 hour, 2 disabled free spaces for 2 hours.
Open: 1 April-30 September 7am-9pm, 1 October-21 March 7am-7pm.
Charges (8am-5pm): March-October 1 hour £1, 4 hours £3, all day £4.50. November-February 1 hour 50p, 4 hours £1, all day £2.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
East Parade (next to Kite Surf Café)
Rhyl LL18 3SG
48 car spaces, 9 disabled spaces. Access is between Travelodge and the Pavilion Theatre.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-5pm): March-October 1 hour £1, 4 hours £3, all day £4.50. November-February 1 hour 50p, 4 hours £1, all day £2.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
The Pavilion Theatre
East Parade
Rhyl LL18 3AQ
82 spaces and 10 disabled spaces plus overflow car park 158 spaces.
Open: 7am-midnight.
Charges (8am-5pm): March-October 1 hour £1, 4 hours £3, all day £4.50. November-February 1 hour 50p, 4 hours £1, all day £2.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
Promenade
West / East Parade
Rhyl LL18
On-street parking. 219 spaces.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-6pm): March-October 1 hour £1, 4 hours £3, all day £4.50. November-February 1 hour 50p, 4 hours £1, all day £2.
Blue badge holders: free.
West Parade
Rhyl LL18 1HF
95 spaces, 16 disabled spaces, 4 motorcycle.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-midnight): March-October 1 hour £1, 4 hours £3, all day £4.50, November-February 1 hour £1, 4 hours £2, all day £3.50.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
East Parade
Rhyl LL18 3SG
6 free coach spaces on East Parade / Marine Drive near to the Pavilion Theatre.
Other car parks in Rhyl:
Rhyl LL18 1 LN
39 spaces, 3 disabled spaces.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges: free to park.
Church Street
Rhyl LL18 3AH
14 disabled spaces only.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-5pm): 30 minutes 30p, 1 hour £1, 3 hours £2, all day £7.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
Rhyl LL18 3HG
119 spaces, 13 disabled spaces, 9 free spaces for 1 hour, 2 disabled free spaces for 1 hour.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-5pm): 30 minutes 30p, 1 hour £1, 3 hours £2, all day £7.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
Rhyl LL18 1BU
22 spaces, 5 disabled spaces.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-5pm): 30 minutes 30p, 1 hour £1, 3 hours £2, all day £7. If you buy a parking ticket at the same time as a train ticket, the all-day fee reduces to £3.50.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
Water Street
Rhyl LL18 1SW
27 spaces, 3 disabled spaces, 1 motorcycle space, 2 electric vehicle charging spaces.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (10.30am-5pm): 30 minutes 30p, 1 hour £1, 3 hours £2, all day £7.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
Rhyl LL18 1DA
66 spaces, 10 disabled spaces, 8 free spaces for 1 hour, 2 disabled free spaces for 2 hours. There are 36 EV charging points at this car park – the tariff is displayed on the charging points.
Open: 24 hours a day.
Charges (8am-5pm): 30 minutes 30p, 1 hour £1, 3 hours £1.50, all day £3.50.
Blue badge holders: must pay but receive an extra hour of parking time.
All our public toilets in Rhyl have disabled facilities and most are fitted with RADAR National Key Scheme (NKS) locks. All Rhyl’s public toilets have baby changing facilities.
Full details of opening hours and any charges can be found on Denbighshire County Council’s public toilets web pages.
Toilets on the promenade:
West Parade
Rhyl LL18 1HL
Unisex pod and male and female toilets.
Charge: 30p.
RADAR NKS lock: no.
Open: unisex pod 23 May-26 September, 7am-11am and 5pm-9pm, 27 September-22 May 7am-9pm; male and female toilets 6-26 September 11am-5pm, 27 September-9 April closed, 10-23 April 11am-5pm, 24 April-22 May 10am-4pm.
East Parade
Rhyl LL18 3AF
Unisex pod and male and female toilets.
Charge: 30p (free for children under 10 if with paying adult)
RADAR NKS key: yes, accessible when male and female toilets are open.
Open: unisex pod 26 May-26 September 7-10am and 4-9pm, 27 September-25 May 7am-9pm; male and female toilets 6-26 September 11am-4pm, 27 September-25 May closed.
Rhyl LL18 3PB
Male and female toilets.
Charge: free.
RADAR NKS lock: yes.
Open: all year 10am-6pm.
Other toilets in Rhyl:
Bodfor Street
Rhyl LL18 1AT
Unisex pod.
Charge: 30p.
RADAR NKS lock: no.
Open: 26 May-30 September 7am to 9pm, 1 October-25 May 7am-6pm.
Wellington Road
Rhyl LL18 1AB
Male and female toilets.
Charge: 30p.
RADAR NKS lock: yes.
Open: all year 10am-4pm.
Both Rhyl and Prestatyn have their own railway stations. National Rail Enquiries is the place to check out train times, while the Transport for Wales website gives details of Rover or Ranger tickets allowing unlimited travel on the Welsh rail network.
Rhyl is well connected on the bus network too. Check out Denbighshire County Council’s website or Traveline Cymru for the latest bus timetables. The 1bws multi-operator ticket gives access to 27 bus operators and nearly 200 bus routes across North Wales, so you can get around easily without worrying about what bus to get on.
For ethical and flexible travel in the Prestatyn area, try the innovative Fflecsi bus service. These battery-powered buses are completely demand-led. Just download the Fflecsi app or call 0300 234 0300 to book a journey.
A&J Taxis 01745 344444
Busy Bee 01745 331330
Coastal Taxis 01745 35555
Coastline 01745 366666
Horizon 01745 355202
Jane’s Taxis 01745 342345
We want everyone, whatever their ability or disability, to be able to enjoy Rhyl’s magnificent promenade and beaches. The ambitious new flood defence works will create better beach access with a higher and wider promenade and a ramp to the sand on the western section.
Wheelchair users can even hire a specially adapted sand-friendly wheelchair at PKS Watersports next to the Kite Surf Café. They’re just one of many venues in and around the seafront where accessibility for all is at the top of the agenda.
Here are just a few examples:
At SC2 there are two specialist disability changing rooms along with 17 changing cubicles suitable for those who need extra space or want to change as a family. At the waterpark there are steps for entering or exiting the deeper part of the pool with a pool hoist available on request and ramped access to the outside Splash Pad. SC2 holds regular autism-friendly sessions with reduced background noise, limited tannoy announcements and reduced numbers in the pool.
There are accessible toilets at all levels at the Pavilion Theatre and its 1891 bar/restaurant – with space for up to eight wheelchair users in the theatre stalls and a loop hearing system for those with hearing impairment.
Vue Cinema Rhyl has wheelchair access throughout the venue and in all screens. Entrance is through an automatic door and the foyer and screens are all on one floor. There’s step-free access to the wheelchair spaces and an accessible toilet off the main foyer. All counters have hearing loops. Vue Rhyl shows subtitled films every week and offers audio description on selected films – some screens come with infrared technology to provide hearing assistance. In their regular autism-friendly screenings the lights are left low, sound is turned down and trailers and adverts aren’t played.
Rhyl Miniature Railway has adapted one of its carriages to enable visitors in wheelchairs to enjoy a train ride – with a fold-down ramp to the platform. Its Central Station, including a museum with touch screen display, complies with all the latest accessibility standards. The building is fitted with induction loops and an amplifier at the ticket counter with an accessible WC.
Rhyl’s Tourist Information Centre is right on the promenade. The friendly staff will do all they can to help you plan your visit or make the most out of your stay – even book you a bed for the night. If you already live in Rhyl, they’re still a fantastic source of inside information.
After a game of beach volleyball or an adrenalin-fuelled session at the SC2 waterpark, you can wind down with a little retail therapy. Just off the seafront, Rhyl’s High Street and surrounding streets are packed with big name shops and quirky independents alike. There are also two major shopping centres with all your favourite stores in one location.
Wellington Road
Rhyl LL18 1LQ
Retail park overlooking the marine lake and seafront with household names including Aldi, Farmfoods, Greggs, Costa Coffee, B&M and The Range.
High Street
Rhyl LL18 1EW
Explore big-brand shops with safe and secure onsite parking – entrance in Church Street just off the promenade.