Car parking
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- St. Mary's Church
entrances to church grounds
- Vicarage Schoolroom (VSR - the church hall)
- Parish Office
- Rectory
- car park entrances
Car park key:
Gas Lane by the Rectory High Street Chantry Fields
- library and museum
St. Mary's Church
Vicarage Schoolroom and (at the end) the Parish Office
There is cycle parking on the High Street (by the car park by Rawson Court)
If you park by the library and musuem you may like to pay them a visit to learn more about Gillingham (some books about the town can be purchased in the library)
The walk from the library car park passes along by and over the River Stour
Parking for St. Mary's Church
and other town centre buildings
On street parking
There is free car parking in The Square and along the High Street.
This is for a maximum of 1 hr (Mon - Sat, 9am-6pm)
The supermarkets and some other businesses also have free car parking for their customers.
North Dorset District Council car parks
Charges in the following car parks apply Monday to Saturday, 8.00am to 6.00pm.
In all disabled users may park free for up to 3 hours when displaying a blue badge and parked in a disabled bay.
Gas Lane
This small car is the closest to St. Mary's Church.
Charges:
- £1 for up to 24 hours
maximum stay: 72 hours
High Street Car Parks
There are 2 adjacent car parks towards the west end of the High Stree - the rear part, by the Rectory, is long stay; the front part, short stay.
Long stay charges:
- Up to 1 hour: 60p
- 1 hr to 2 hrs: £1.10
- 2 hrs to 4 hrs: £2.20
- 4 hrs to 10 hrs: £4.00
maximum stay: 10 hours
Short stay charges:
- Up to 30 minutes: 30p
- 30 mins to 1 hr: 60p
- 1 hr to 2 hrs: £1.10
maximum stay: 2 hours (no return within 1 hour)
Chantry Fields - by the Library
This car is the most likely to have spaces free on weekdays, and is only a few minutes walk from St. Mary's Church.
Charges:
- Up to 30 minutes: 30p
- 30 mins to 1 hr: 40p
- 1 hr to 2 hrs: 60p
- 2 hrs to 4 hrs: 70p
- 4 hrs to 24 hrs: £1.00
maximum stay: 72 hours
The above information is up-to-date at the time of last updating (May 2010). Whilst an attempt will be made to keep this so this cannot be guaranteed; if you find it out-of-date we would be grateful if you could let us know.
Red Lion Car Park
At the back of the Red Lion, entrance via narrow turning from the High Street, opposite Queen Street.
Charges:
- free to customers of the Red Lion
- otherwise £1 on exit
Parking for Milton Church
to be confirmed
There is some parking alongside the road just south of the church; the school grounds are used to park in when larger numbers are expected.
Parking for St. Mary's CEVA Primary School
There is limited parking in the school grounds, with on-street parking possible nearby.
Parking for Langham Chapel
Park on the lane near the Chapel.
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and especially for children
