Facing the cathedral are converted buildings, the former Dolphin and Anchor Hotel, now shops, pub and a controversial fast food outlet. A department store occupies a former school and a chapel now echoes to beer drinking in a contentious pub. In East Street the surface is mainly Yorkstone. There are ample cycle racks but pedestrians rule during the day. Cobbles and a pinch point mark the car's return.
Entertainers perform in the four main streets and caf s use the paving.
What was a congested traffic route is a lively place in which to stroll. By car there are ample peripheral car parks off the A27. The original Priory Meadow was a County cricket ground and in recent years it was the only open space in the town centre. Its loss was strongly resisted by many residents but it was the only possible location for new development close to the town centre. Priory Meadow is a town centre development built in the mid 1990's comprising a naturally lit enclosed shopping mall, with multi-storey car park and creche above, and a large open pedestrian arena, Queen's Square.