Weekly Markets
The best weekly market close to The Esplanade is Dorchester, where bus loads of people come from far and wide in the quest for bargains. It is a far cry from years gone past in that it was originally a cattle market.
| Where | Day(s) |
| Weymouth | Thursday |
| Dorchester | Wednesday |
| Bournemouth | Thursday & Saturday |
| Blandford | Thursday & Saturday |
| Bridport | Wednesday & Saturday |
| Christchurch | Monday |
| Portland | Tuesday (summer only) |
| Ringwood | Wednesday |
| Salisbury | Tuesday & Saturday |
| Shaftesbury | Thursday |
| Sherborne | Thursday & Saturday |
| Swanage | Tuesdays (summer only) |
| Wareham | Thursday |
| Wimborne | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays |