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Parking in Dorset

Every car park we hold in Dorset and the garages that do MOTs, in one place. Tap through to see them on the map.

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283car parks

54marked free

7,919spaces where known

1MOT garages

Car parks in Dorset

7 are multi-storey or underground, 132 charge, and 54 are marked free.

Car park	Price	Type	Spaces
(coaches)	Check signs	Surface
(pub)	Check signs	Surface
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens	Check signs	Surface
Abbotsbury Swannery	Check signs	Surface
Acland Road Car Park	Paid	Surface	266
Acreman Street Car Park	Paid	Surface
Aldi	Free	Surface
Allenview North Car Park	Paid	Surface
Allenview South Car Park	Paid	Surface
Allenview West Car Park	Paid	Surface
Angel Lane Car Park	Check signs
Angling Centre	Check signs	Surface
Asda	Free	Multi-storey · covered
Asda	Free	Surface
Ashley Twinning	Free		10
Babylon Hill	Free	Surface
Badbury Rings Parking	Check signs	Surface
Barclays Carpark	Check signs
Barton Hill Car Park	Check signs
Beach Car Park	Paid	Surface
Bell Street Car Park	Check signs
BHLive Parking	Free	Surface
BHLive Parking	Free	Surface
Blandford Car Park	Check signs
Blandford Car Park	Check signs
Bridport Arms Short Stay Car Park	Paid	Surface
Britannia	Paid	Surface	75
Britannia	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered
Burton Street Car Park	Check signs
Bus & Coach Parking	Check signs
Butterfly Reserve	Check signs	Surface
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Car park	Paid	Surface	33
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Cerne Giant Car Park	Free	Surface
Chardown Hill	Check signs
Charmouth Road (Long stay)	Paid	Surface	386
Church Lane Car Park	Check signs
Church Ope Museum	Check signs	Surface
Co-op Car Park	Paid	Surface
Coach	Free	Surface
Coach park	Paid	Surface
Cobb Gate car park	Paid	Surface
Cogden Beach	Paid	Surface	30
Cosens Quay	Paid	Surface	40
Cranborne Garden Centre	Check signs
Crown Inn	Check signs	Surface
Culverhayes Car Park	Paid	Surface
David Phipp Car Park	Free	Surface
Dike's Car Park	Check signs
Dirt Lay By	Free		4
Disabled Parking	Check signs	Surface
Dorchester Town Football Club	Paid	Surface
Dorset Council	Paid	Surface
Dorset Council	Paid	Roadside	29
Dorset Council	Check signs	Surface
Dorset Council	Check signs	Surface
Dorset County Council	Free
Dorset Falconry Park Employee Parking	Check signs
Dorset Falconry Park Visitor Parking	Check signs
Dorset Police	Check signs
Dorset Wildlife Trust	Free	Surface	15
East Beach Car Park	Paid	Surface	150
East Street Long Stay Car Park	Paid	Surface	147
East Street Short Stay Car Park	Paid	Surface	147
Esplanade Car Park	Paid	Roadside	40
Eype Car Park	Paid	Surface
Fairfield Long Stay	Paid	Surface	418
Fiddleford Mill	Check signs
Field Car Park	Paid	Surface	200
Foreshore Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Governors Lane	Paid	Surface	55
Gravel Layby	Free		3
Greggs Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Gutchpool B&B	Check signs	Surface	3
Halfords	Free	Surface
Hall & Woodhouse	Check signs	Surface
Ham Down Woodland Burial Ground	Check signs
Harbourside	Paid	Surface	86
Hastings Farm Cottages	Check signs
Heritage volkswagen	Check signs
High Street Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Hilfield Hill	Check signs
Hive beach (NT)	Paid	Surface
Holmbush	Paid	Surface	400
Holmead Square	Free	Surface	20
Iceland	Paid	Surface
Jailhouse Cafe Car Park	Check signs	Surface	22
K-Tec Racing	Check signs	Surface
Kettle Bridge Car Park	Free	Surface	50
KFC	Free	Surface
King Street Car Park	Check signs	Surface	103
Knoll Gardens	Free	Surface
Langdon Hill	Paid	Surface
Langton Road Car Park	Paid	Surface
Lawson Clump	Free	Surface
Lidl	Free	Surface
Lidl	Check signs
Limekiln	Free	Surface	5
Littlemoor Library Parking	Check signs
Litton Lakes campsite	Check signs	Surface
Lloyds Bank Carpark	Check signs
Lodmoor Country Park Car Park	Paid	Surface
Low Loader Parking	Check signs
Low Loader Parking	Check signs
Low Loader Parking	Check signs
Lower Sea Lane	Paid	Surface	26
Maiden Castle	Free	Surface
Market Place	Check signs	Roadside
Marks & Spencer	Free	Surface
Marsh & Ham Car Park	Paid	Surface
Martinstown Village Hall	Free	Surface
Matchams View	Paid	Surface	25
McDonald's	Check signs	Surface
Melcombe Regis	Paid	Surface	261
Minterne Gardens	Check signs	Surface
Monmouth Street Parking	Paid	Surface
Morrrisons Carpark	Free	Surface
Motabitz Car Park	Free	Surface
Multi-storey car park	Paid	Multi-storey · covered
National Trust	Check signs	Surface
National Trust	Check signs
Nature Reserve	Free	Surface
New Forest Lodges	Check signs	Surface
North Quay	Paid	Surface	238
Old Coastguard Holiday Park parking	Check signs
Old Market Car Park	Paid	Surface	60
Old Road Car Park	Paid	Surface
Overflow Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Overflow car park	Free	Surface
Parents and Visitors Car Park	Free	Surface
Parents and Visitors Car Park	Free	Surface
Park and Ride	Check signs	Surface	1,000
Park Lane	Paid	Surface
Park Street	Paid	Surface	152
Pavilion	Paid	Surface	479
Pavilion Forecourt	Paid	Surface	23
Pitt House Car Park	Paid
Poole Road	Paid	Surface
Port Regis School	Free	Surface
Port Regis School	Free	Surface
Portland Bill	Paid	Surface
Portland Marina	Check signs
Portland Town Council	Free	Surface
Potters Wheel	Free	Surface
Powerstock Common	Check signs
Pulpit Inn	Check signs	Surface
Pure Drop Carpark	Check signs
Pure Drop Carpark	Check signs
Pye Corner Car Park	Paid	Surface
QE School bus park	Check signs
Quarterdeck Tavern	Check signs	Surface
Red 3 Exhibitor Camping	Check signs
Ringwood Forest Jack's Garden	Free	Surface	5
Rodden Row Car Park	Paid	Surface	200
Rope Walks Car Park	Paid	Surface
Royal Yard	Check signs	Surface	31
Sainsbury's Car Park	Free	Surface
Saint Andrew's Church Car Park	Check signs	Surface
Saint James, Alderholt	Free	Surface
Saint Mary's Church	Free	Surface
Salisbury Car Park	Check signs
Salisbury Car Park	Check signs
Sheep Market Hill	Check signs
Skippers Pub Car Park	Free	Surface
South Street Car Park	Paid
South Western Railway	Paid	Surface	48
South Western Railway	Paid	Surface
St George's Church	Check signs	Surface
St Martins Square	Check signs
Stalbridge Hall Carpark	Check signs
Station Road	Paid	Surface	82
Station Yard Car Park	Paid	Surface	100
Stonebarrow Hill	Paid	Surface
Stour Meadows Car Park	Free	Surface
Sturminster Newton High School Car Park	Free	Surface
Swannery	Paid	Surface	894
Swimming Pool Car Park	Free	Surface	90
Tesco	Check signs
Tesco Car Park	Free	Surface
Tesco car park	Check signs	Surface
Tesco Multistory Carpark	Check signs	Multi-storey · covered
The Angel	Check signs	Surface
The Aqua	Check signs
The Crown Inn	Check signs	Surface
The Elm Tree Inn Car Park	Free	Surface
The George Short Stay Car Park	Paid	Surface	17
The Grange	Free	Surface
The Hub Car Park	Free	Surface
The Inn at Cranborne	Check signs	Surface
The Marquis of Granby Car Park	Free	Surface
The Mound Short Stay Car Park	Paid	Surface	24
The Plocks	Check signs
The Springhead Pub	Check signs	Surface

And 33 more on the map.

Fuel prices in Dorset

On 7 October 2026, 15 forecourts in Dorset had unleaded (e10) from 171.9p and diesel from 197.9p. See every forecourt and price.

Garages and MOT centres in Dorset

Garage	Address	Opening hours
Halfords Autocentre	Unit B3, Weymouth, DT3 4FL	Mo 08:00 - 18:00; Tu 08:00 - 18:00; We 08:00 - 18:00; Th 08:00 - 18:00; Fr 08:00 - 18:00; Sa 08:30 - 16:30; Su Closed	MOT
ATS Dorchester		Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 08:00-17:00; Su off
ATS Euromaster	Victoria Grove, DT6 3AD	Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 08:00-17:00
Thornford Garage	Longford Road, Sherborne, DT9 6QN	Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-16:00

Questions about parking in Dorset

Is there free parking in Dorset?

54 of the 283 car parks we list in Dorset are marked free. Free status comes from OpenStreetMap and councils, so check the signs before you leave the car.

Where can I get an MOT in Dorset?

1 garage in Dorset is on DVSA's list of approved MOT test centres for cars, including Halfords Autocentre. Opening hours are on this page and on the map.

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