Swanage Main Beach Car Park

Davilu · 2025-04-02T13:29:29+0100

The Swanage main beach car park now has a length restriction which requires any vehicle longer than 4.8m to park in the small number of “multi use” bays rather than the main parking bays. Interesting to see how this works in practice as lots of cars are now over 4.8m. We managed to squeeze into one of the multi use bays!

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Flower Power · 2025-04-02T15:17:06+0100

My newish Subaru Outback is 7cm too long to park there, then. Crazy thing going on with this type of restrictions in the UK.

andyinluton · 2025-04-02T15:53:17+0100

Need to be careful in Swanage unless you are up for a fight. A lot of their parking is for "cars" only & they do not regard a Cali as being a car.

owen_h · 2025-04-02T16:35:52+0100

When I go to Swanage (usually for kayaking) I use the Broad road carpark. (near / above the pier)

Meoncoast · 2025-04-02T19:42:10+0100

Most of the parking in Dorset along the coast is anti motorhome/campervan. You are banned or expected to pay extra cost per hour ove car.

trev0rk · 2025-04-03T09:20:22+0100

Find a car park - Dorset Council

www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

We are planning a few days in Dorset before Easter. Even though Dorset council allow you to filter parking for motorhomes, some carparks exclude motorhomes over 4.8m.

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