Councils across Dorset are reducing parking charges for the Christmas shopping seasons. Here's what's happening where you live.

Bournemouth

  • Thursdays (from 4pm) – November 26, December 3, 10, and 17.
  • Sundays (all day) – November 29, December 6, 13 and 20.

Participating car parks:

  • Braidley Road Bridge
  • Central 
  • Eden Glen
  • Richmond Gardens multi-storey
  • Richmond Hill
  • St Stephen’s Road
  • Town Hall (Forecourt, Extension and Annexe)
  • West Hill
  • Winter Gardens.

Poole

Town Centre Car Parks:-

Sundays (10am - 6pm) - 22nd and 29th November, 6th, 13th and 20th December.

Thursday Evenings (6pm - 9pm) - 26th November, 3rd, 10th and 17th December.

Monday Evening (6pm - 9pm) - 21st December.

District Car Parks

Saturdays (12 noon - 6pm) - 5th, 12th and 19th December.

The £1.50 bus service from Creekmoor Park and Ride will also run on each of the four Saturdays before Christmas - 28 November and 5, 12 and 19 December 2015. 

Buses will leave Creekmoor every 15 minutes from 8am until 6pm. £1.50 for an adult return, and accompanied children can travel for just 50 pence return. Holders of an English National bus pass can use the service free of charge.

Christchurch

Free parking will be available in core shoppers car parks in Christchurch and Highcliffe from Saturday, December 19 until Christmas Eve.

Shoppers car parks include Saxon Square, Bank Close, Wick Lane, Bridge Street, Pit Site, By-pass (Waitrose) and Wortley Road, Highcliffe.

It will be from 10am to 7pm.

Wimborne

Parking is already free from 6pm, but it will also be free on:

Thursday December 3, 10 and 17,

Friday December 18 until Christmas Eve.

Swanage

Free parking in Broad Road and Main Beach car parks on all Saturdays in December and the first Saturday in January.

Free parking will also be available in the Corfe Castle car parks on Saturday, November 28, then every Saturday up until Christmas Day.

Wareham

December 5: free parking at Bonnets Lane, Connegar Lane, Howards Lane and Streche Road, the Quay and St Johns Hill

December 21-24. Free parking in all PDC and WTC car parks.