Some of our car parks offer free parking in the lead up to Christmas. Charges still apply at:

  • all other times
  • any car parks not listed
  • on-street parking locations

View a map of all car parks

Beaminster

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • The Square
  • Yarn Barton 

Blandford

Saturday 28 November and Thursday 17 December (Christmas shopping) and Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • Church Lane
  • Eagle House Gardens
  • Langton Road
  • Marsh and Ham
  • Station Court

Bridport

TBC Christmas cheer and Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • Bridport Football Club
  • East Street
  • Hope Terrace
  • Plottingham
  • Rope Walks
  • South Street
  • West Street
  • Wykes Court

Corfe Castle

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car park:

  • West Street

Dorchester

Saturday 21 November, Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) and Saturday 28 November and Thursday 10 December in the following car parks:

  • Acland Road
  • Colliton Park
  • County Hall
  • Durngate Street
  • Fairfield 
  • Old Market
  • Top O Town
  • Trinity Street (south)
  • Wollaston Field

Ferndown

Saturday 28 November, Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) and 18 December TBC (Christmas lights event) in the following car park:

  • Pennys Lodge

Gillingham

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • Chantry Field
  • Gas Lane
  • High Street 

Lyme Regis

Saturday 21 November (Christmas lights switch on), Saturday 12 December (Big Christmas weekend) and Thursday 24 December in the following car parks:

  • Broad Street
  • Charmouth Road
  • Cobb Gate
  • Holmbush

Shaftesbury

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) and Monday 21 December in the following car parks:

  • Angel Lane
  • Bell Street
  • Coppice Street

Sherborne

Sunday 6 December and Wednesday 9 December in the following car parks:

  • Acreman Street
  • Coldharbour
  • Culverhayes
  • Old Market Yard
  • Newland North

Sturminster Newton

Saturday 28 November (Make Stur Sparkle Christmas event), Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday), Thursday 24 December and Friday 1 January in the following car parks:

  • Church Street
  • Station Road

Wareham

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • Bonnets Lane
  • Connegar Lane
  • Rempstone Centre
  • Streche Road

Weymouth

Saturday 28 November (Christmas Lights switch on), Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) and Tuesday 22 December in the following car parks:

  • Cosens Quay
  • North Quay
  • Governors Lane
  • Harbourside
  • Melcombe Regis
  • Park Street
  • Pavilion
  • Pavilion Forecourt
  • Royal Yard
  • Swannery

Wimborne

Saturday 5 December (Small Business Saturday) in the following car parks:

  • Allenview
  • Hanham Road
  • King Street
  • Leigh Road
  • Old Road
  • Park Lane
  • Poole Road
  • Pye Corner
  • Westfield Close