Free parking for Christmas shoppers at Greene King and West Suffolk Council car parks

To celebrate the start of Christmas in Bury St Edmunds, brewery Greene King and West Suffolk Council have announced they are offering free parking for shoppers.

Greene King will be making 200 spaces at its car park in Cullum Road available ever weekend from November 26 - through to and including Christmas Eve.

The Greene King car park is just a short walk from the town centre and will be open from 8am - 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Jo Kreckler, director of corporate affairs and external communications at Greene King, said: "We're really pleased to once again offer our car park at no cost to our local community and those visiting the town during the weekends leading up to Christmas.

"We hope that by making more parking available, it will encourage more people to come to Bury and support local businesses and our high street."

Both the Greene King and the West Suffolk Council car park in Olding Road, will be available in addition to the town centre car parks to ensure there are enough spaces in place to meet demand during the weekends in the run up to Christmas, when town is at its busiest.

The West Suffolk Council car park in Olding Road has 300 spaces and is a 15 minute walk from the town.

The council car park is available every weekend throughout the year, not just for Christmas, and is always free.