THERE are a number of sites across Dorset available to get a coronavirus test if you are displaying symptoms.

Since the first wave of Covid-19 and the introduction of the testing facility at Creekmoor, the options to get tested have increased.

Anyone who develops the Covid-19 symptoms of a new, continuous cough, a high temperature or a loss or change of taste or smell must self-isolate and book a test.

Dorset has both walk-in facilities, which means accessed on foot, and drive-through centres for residents to use.

All tests must be pre-booked online via the portal at gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or calling 119.

View the locations on the map or the list below.

  • Creekmoor, Poole, BH17 7XD – regional testing site, there every day, accessible by car only.
  • Lansdowne, Bournemouth, BH8 8AJ – local testing site, accessible on foot only.
  • Hawkwood Road, Boscombe, BH5 1DR – mobile testing unit, accessible by car and foot, not there every day
  • Wallisdown, Bournemouth, BH12 5BB – mobile testing unit, not there every day (currently closed to enable students to return to university)
  • Swannery car park, Weymouth, DT4 7TY – currently mobile testing unit but converting to local testing site from mid-January
  • Dolphin Swimming Pool car park, Poole, BH15 1TP – currently mobile testing unit but converting to local testing site from mid-January
  • Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre, Christchurch, BH23 1HW – currently mobile testing unit but converting to local testing site from mid-January
  • Bridport, DT6 4GA – mobile testing unit, accessible by car and foot, not there every day
  • Dorchester, DT1 1XJ – mobile testing unit, accessible by car and foot, not there every day
  • Purbeck Park, Norden, BH20 5DW – mobile testing unit, accessible by car, once per week

Home testing kits are available for those who cannot get to a testing site.

Each site will be made available to book, subject to the schedule location of mobile testing facilities for some sites and available capacity.