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Pubs and bars in Portland

No pubs and bars in Portland 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 Portland's local facts, any pubs and bars listed nearby in Dorset, and other local businesses in the town. Run a pub or bar in Portland? Add it free in a couple of minutes.

The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: shops and businesses that take card payments
The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2020). Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

Portland in numbers

Dorset Council area has 1,035 cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Portland's trade is split between Easton, the island's main centre, and Fortuneswell.

  • Shoppers spent an estimated £19.1m on retail at Easton Square in 2025, almost all of it (£17.5m) on food and everyday goods. source
  • Easton has 64 units with 7 vacant (10.9%) and 39 independents; Fortuneswell has 25 units, 16 of them independent. source
  • Portland had an estimated 13,747 residents in mid-2024, and 4,000 people work on the island, a fifth of them in manufacturing. source

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Questions

How many pubs and bars are there in Portland?

None have listed on GetBrent in Portland 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 pub or bar in Portland on GetBrent?

Sign up free at getbrent.co.uk/vendor/signup, choose "Another kind of business", pick "Pubs and bars" 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 pub or bar in Portland?

It depends on monthly card takings and average payment size. GetBrent compares the published fees of the main UK providers for pubs and bars in Portland, with a calculator for your own figures, on its card machine page for Portland.

Where can a pub or bar 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.