Local Businesses in Dorset
Restaurants in Gillingham
No restaurants in Gillingham have listed on GetBrent yet. Dorset Council area has 1,035 cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). This page shows Gillingham's local facts, any restaurants listed nearby in Dorset, and other local businesses in the town. Run a restaurant in Gillingham? Add it free in a couple of minutes.
Gillingham in numbers
Dorset Council area has 1,035 cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
Gillingham is a north Dorset town with a town centre and the Kingsmead Business Park.
- Shoppers spent an estimated £49.4m on retail in Gillingham town centre in 2025, plus £26.3m at Kingsmead Business Park. source
- The town centre has 153 units with 23 vacant (15%); 69 are independents and 20 are national chains. source
- About 30% of retail spend in Gillingham town centre comes from outside the Dorset study area. source
- Gillingham's built-up area had 11,007 residents at the 2021 Census. source
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How many restaurants are there in Gillingham?
None have listed on GetBrent in Gillingham yet. For the wider area, Dorset Council area has 1,035 cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). The ONS groups related trades together, so that figure is for the whole group.
How do I list my restaurant in Gillingham on GetBrent?
Sign up free at getbrent.co.uk/vendor/signup, choose "Another kind of business", pick "Restaurants" as your type and add your town. The listing goes live straight away and you can add opening hours, services, photos and FAQs from your dashboard. The Free plan has no monthly charge.
What does a card machine cost a restaurant in Gillingham?
It depends on monthly card takings and average payment size. GetBrent compares the published fees of the main UK providers for restaurants in Gillingham, with a calculator for your own figures, on its card machine page for Gillingham.
Where can a restaurant in Dorset get free business 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.