The Dolphin Centre and the covered shopping in central Poole, with parking and transport to match.
Covered shopping in Poole is concentrated in the town centre, a short walk from both the railway station and the Quay.
Poole's main covered centre, carrying high street chains and independents, with multi-storey parking attached and the station nearby.
The high street runs from the centre down towards the Quay, picking up independents as it goes. For village shopping, see Ashley Cross and Canford Cliffs.
Getting here: see travel information and car parking.
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The Dolphin Centre is Poole's main covered shopping centre and carries the usual mix of high street chains alongside independents. The line-up changes, so check the centre's own directory for what is trading now.
There is multi-storey parking serving the town centre and the Dolphin Centre. Poole railway station is also a short walk, which makes arriving by train straightforward.
Sandbanks hotels, harbourside flats a street back from the Quay and the quieter beds out at Hamworthy and Broadstone, with the areas each one suits.