Local Businesses in Dorset
Local businesses in Poole
Local Businesses in Poole, Dorset is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 15,800 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
Businesses in Poole 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 Poole
Poole runs from the Dolphin Centre and the pedestrianised High Street down to the Quay.
- Poole town centre had about five million trips over winter 2025/26, and 4.81 million over seven weeks at Christmas 2024. source
- Poole's outdoor market runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the pedestrianised High Street. source
- More than 50,000 people visited the reopened Poole Museum in its first ten weeks. source
- Poole's built-up area had 140,977 residents at the 2021 Census. source
For business owners in Poole
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How many businesses are there in Poole?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 15,800 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.
Can any business in Poole 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 Poole 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.