Getting to Shaftesbury
- Our closest train station is Gillingham (Dorset, not Kent. Don’t laugh, it has happened!)
- There is a bus service from the station to Shaftesbury on Friday and Saturday but not on Sunday.
Buses run every hour between 8am and 6pm. View bus timetable. - It’s about a 15m taxi ride, but it’s best to book a taxi if you want one – numbers for a few local firms below. If you know a few others arriving on the same train, you might like to share!
- Local taxi firms:
- A2B / Stag Taxis – tel: 07716 829844
- Ace Taxis – tel: 01747 821111
- Chart Taxis – tel: 07379 069396
- Gillingham and Mere Taxis – tel: 01747 850835
- The Taxi Lady – tel: 07990 788882
- Note that there is no such thing as Uber out here in the sticks!
Car Parking
Please note that the High Street is closed to traffic on Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 7pm.
Access will be possible for bands to unpack equipment.
There is free parking on Saturday, but normal time restrictions still apply.
Apart from the usual Shaftesbury car parks listed below, there is additional free parking at:
Barton Hill Recreation Ground
7.30am – 10.30pm, ~400 spaces.
The entrance is on the A350 Christy’s Lane between Lidl and the Ivy Cross roundabout.
Angel Lane Car Park
24h, 59 spaces, 4 disabled, 1 motorcycle. Charges 8am-6pm, max stay 10h.
Barton Hill Car Park (free)
24h. 74 spaces, 5 disabled. Free, max stay 72h.
Bell Street Car Park
24h, 152 spaces, 10 disabled. Charges 8am – 6pm, max stay 4h.
Coppice Street
24h, 26 spaces, 2 disabled. Charges 8am – 6pm, max stay 24h.
New Road Car Park
24h, 70 spaces. Free for Fringe.
A new car park in the centre of town, hoping to be open in time!