The run from the Quay up through the old town into the modern centre, and the independents along the way.
Poole High Street is unusual in that it starts at a working quay and ends at a shopping centre, passing through several centuries on the way.
Nearest the Quay, the street runs through the historic quarter, where the buildings are listed and the shops tend to be independent: galleries, makers, cafes and pubs.
Further up, the street meets the modern centre and the Dolphin Centre, where the chains are.
See also markets and the Old Town guide.
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Poole High Street runs up from the Quay through the historic end of town towards the modern centre and the Dolphin Centre, which makes it one of the more interesting high streets on this coast to walk end to end.
Yes, particularly at the Quay end, where the older buildings hold galleries, makers and small independent retailers alongside cafes and pubs.
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.