Petersfield Recycling Centre (the Tip): Opening Hours and How to Book
Petersfield's household waste recycling centre is on Bedford Road and is run for Hampshire County Council. You need an appointment before you go. Here are the hours, the booking rules, what the site takes and what costs money.
Petersfield Household Waste Recycling Centre is at Bedford Road, GU32 3LJ. It is open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day: 9am to 4pm from 1 October to 28 February, 9am to 5pm in March and 9am to 6pm from 1 April to 30 September, closing 1pm to 1:30pm each day. You must book an appointment with Hampshire County Council first. Checked 5 October 2026.
Where it is
Petersfield Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), known locally as the tip, is on Bedford Road, Petersfield, GU32 3LJ. It is provided by Hampshire County Council, not by East Hampshire District Council, which empties your bins. The county council's Petersfield HWRC page warns that the site has steps, which is worth knowing if you are carrying heavy items.
Opening hours
The centre is open seven days a week, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. It closes for half an hour every day between 1pm and 1:30pm. Hours change with the season. These are the hours on the council's page when we checked on 5 October 2026:
1 October to 28 February: 9am to 4pm. 1 March to 31 March: 9am to 5pm. 1 April to 30 September: 9am to 6pm.
Confirm on the Petersfield HWRC page before you load the car, because the council posts closures and service notices there.
You must book before you go
Every visit needs an appointment. Hampshire County Council says bookings can be made up to one week in advance and same-day appointments are subject to availability. Book through the council's recycling centre booking page or its OurHants app. You can cancel or change a booking using the link in your confirmation email. Each visit needs its own booking, and you may only visit once in your booked timeslot.
On site, the council's site regulations say you must reverse park, and children and animals must stay in the vehicle.
Pedestrian access to all Hampshire recycling centres was suspended when we checked on 5 October 2026: the council says people arriving on foot or by mobility scooter will not be let in. See its pedestrian access page for the current position.
What Petersfield tip takes
The council's page for the Petersfield site lists these as accepted: baths, batteries and car batteries, bedding, cardboard, carpets, real Christmas trees, electrical equipment and appliances, fridges and freezers, garden waste, knives and scissors, light bulbs, mattresses, mobile phones, printer cartridges, vapes and wood.
It lists these as restricted, meaning limits or charges may apply: animal waste, engine oil, fire extinguishers, furniture, gas bottles, paint, plasterboard, rubble, sinks, toilets and shower trays, soil and upholstered seating.
It lists these as not accepted at Petersfield: ammunition, asbestos, cooking oil, explosives, flares, petrol or diesel, household and garden chemicals, Japanese knotweed, medicines, pesticides and tyres.
When we checked, the council was also warning that fridges and freezers cannot be guaranteed a place at any Hampshire site because of a national shortage of recycling capacity, and that you may be redirected to another centre.
Vans, pick-ups and trailers
You need a permit to bring household waste in a van, pick-up or trailer. Hampshire County Council's permit page says the permit is digital, carries a £20 administration fee, and covers one vehicle for up to 12 visits or 12 months, whichever comes first (checked 5 October 2026). You can apply for two permits a year. Not every van-shaped vehicle needs one, so use the council's vehicle checker first.
DIY waste and charges
Visiting in a car with ordinary household waste is free for Hampshire residents. Soil, rubble and plasterboard from your own DIY work come under a household allowance, set out on the council's household DIY and chargeable waste page. The allowance is up to eight 50-litre rubble sacks, or four single items, in any four-week period. Work done by a tradesperson does not count as household DIY waste.
Above the allowance the council's published charges on 5 October 2026 were £3 per sack or item of soil and rubble, and £6 per sack or £10 per sheet of plasterboard. Keep rubble and plasterboard separate, because mixed loads have to be split before you arrive.
Trade and business waste is not accepted as household waste. The county council runs a separate trade waste service.
Not from Hampshire?
Visitors from outside Hampshire are charged £13.50 a visit, paid when booking, and pay for any DIY waste on top (checked 5 October 2026). The council lists exceptions for residents of Portsmouth, Southampton, Dorset and West Sussex, which matters for villages just over the county boundary. The details are on its page about access for non-Hampshire residents.
When the tip is not the right answer
For things that go in your household bins, see our Petersfield bin collection guide. If you cannot transport a large item, East Hampshire District Council will collect bulky waste for a fee, covered in our garden and bulky waste guide. Never leave items outside the gates when the centre is closed: that is fly-tipping, and East Hampshire District Council's fly-tipping page says it can lead to a £400 fixed penalty.
Share this article