Local Businesses in Dorset
Local businesses in Dorchester
Local Businesses in Dorchester, Dorset is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
Businesses in Dorchester by type
- Antiques and collectables dealers
- Art galleries
- Bakeries
- Barbers
- Beauty salons
- Bookshops
- Breweries and taprooms
- Bridal shops
- Cafes
- Charity shops
- Clothing boutiques
- Cycle shops
- Dog groomers
- Florists
- Food trucks and street food
- Furniture and interiors showrooms
- Gift shops
- Golf shops and pro shops
- Gyms and fitness studios
- Hairdressers
- Hotels and guest houses
- Ice cream parlours and kiosks
- Independent shops
- Jewellers
- Market and mobile traders
- Motorsport and classic car businesses
- Nail salons
- Other local businesses
- Pet shops
- Pubs and bars
- Restaurants
- Spas and wellness studios
- Sports shops
- Takeaways
- Toy shops
- Vape shops
- Veterinary practices
- Watch shops
- Wine merchants and delis
- Women's fashion boutiques
About Dorchester
Dorchester is Dorset's county town and its biggest shopping centre outside the BCP towns, with Poundbury on its western edge.
- Shoppers spent an estimated £107m on retail in Dorchester town centre in 2025, and the town centre takes 3.1% of all Dorset comparison spending, the highest share of any location in the county. source
- A footfall counter on South Street recorded 122,751 visits in February 2024 and 148,120 in August 2024. source
- The town centre has 424 units with 67 vacant (15.8%); 190 are independents and 77 are national chains. source
- There is a weekly covered market at Fairfield car park, and about 1,700 public parking spaces. source
- Dorchester's built-up area had 21,366 residents at the 2021 Census. source
For business owners in Dorchester
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How many businesses are there in Dorchester?
Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.
Can any business in Dorchester list on GetBrent?
Yes. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their own sections, and every other kind of business, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops, lists in Local Businesses. Listing is free.
Where can a business in Dorchester get free support?
Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.
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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.