RESIDENTS and tourists descended on Weymouth in fancy dress to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Dorset - and here is our gallery of people out on the town.

Damp weather did not stop the crowds from flocking to the town centre to visit the many pubs and bars the area is known for, with plenty dressed up in an array of outfits from dinosaurs, to pirates and even a Covid-19 test in one case.

Dorset Echo: New Years Eve fancy dress at Weymouth - Jake Kitchen, Pavlina Katotini, Pauline Gidley, Kelly Kalotini and Justine Hantakaross - 31st December 2021.  Picture Credit: Graham Hunt Photography

The hospitality industry has faced many challenges recently in light of the pandemic, but with no new restrictions introduced in England people were allowed to see 2021 out and the start 2022 in style.

Click through the interactive gallery above to see the images, you might even spot yourself if you were out in Weymouth.

Dorset Echo: New Years Eve fancy dress at Weymouth - The Swan bar staff - 31st December 2021.  Picture Credit: Graham Hunt Photography