Thanks all. Hadn’t thought about the theft risk, thought I would be locking the bikes up to the rack (which is locked to the tow bar and tow bar locked to the car), but realise that isn’t necessarily 100% secure for determined thieves. I’ve got an Espresso (shit) brown Roadrat and my wife’s is a crappy Halfords lump of pig iron, so not much risk there, but the kids would be gutted if their Frog bikes were pilfered.
We’re coming from the Midlands so some possibility to stop off en-route even if it means a slight detour, but the wife is of the type that like to get there super early in case some sort of traffic apocalypse occurs on the roads (entirely possible to be fair) that means we get stuck and miss the ferry.
Didn’t know about the oversized car park at the Quays. Possibly the best option especially from a security perspective (assumed it’s manned and CCTV’d). Do you have to book a space in advance or just turn up?