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Beautiful quay with a great walkway along the water
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Chilly on the front
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A gem in the lovely South coast of England!
A Theatrical Adventure You'll Never Forget!!!
blick2k Says: The Life And Times OfNICHOLAS NICKLEBYBy Charles DickensAs adapted for stage by the world renoundRoyal Shakespear CompanyPerformed for you by Final Year National Diploma students from the award winning Bournemouth & Poole College Centre for The Artsat The Jellicoe Theatre,...
johngayton Says: Poole and its neighbour Bournemouth share the same stretch of sandy shore facing out onto the English Channel and each proclaims to have the "Best Beaches". Well, there's not really a lot of difference but there is a definite demarkation line between the two and they have...
Poole Museum - A Fascinatingly Focused Freebie
johngayton Says: There's museums and there's museums. Some just collect things and then try to make some sort of sense of their collections, others put together collections with a definite idea in mind of how they intend to present them.Poole's museum definitely falls into the latter...
johngayton Says: Poole Harbour is very much a working harbour and year-round is always industiously busy. As well as the local fishing boats, there's ferries, day-trip excursion vessels, cargo ships and the pleasure craft using the marina.The big ships and fishing boats, ferries and day...
johngayton Says: From Poole's Quay and Harbour there are several companies offering a variety of boat trips. There are regular ferry services across to the National Trust wildlife haven of Brownsea Island, river cruises, fishing expeditions and trips along the Jurassic Coast.Details of trips...
1 Review and 140 Opinions Poole is at present being tagged the St Tropez of the South Coast, the Palm springs of Dorset & the...
1 Review and 40 Opinions Do not visit or stay at this hotel. The Assistant Manager is known for running online scams to scam...
The Poole Arms: Wot! - No Chips?
johngayton Says: The Poole Arms simultaneously succeeds in being one of the town's most characterful (inside and out) pubs and one of its best seafood restaurants. The pub claims to be the oldest on the Quay (dating back to the 16th century) and its distinctive green-glazed tiled frontage...
The Hot Sausage Company: For A Nibble On The Hoof
johngayton Says: Poole is far too posh to have "Hot Dog" vendors! Instead they have the "Hot Sausage Company" which does sausages in buns with fried onions and a range of ketchups and relishes.But they're NOT "Hot Dogs"!!!Tasty though and at less than 2 quid make for a cheap nibble on the...
The Angel: More Pub Than Restaurant But Good Food...
johngayton Says: ...and BEER!This is a cracking little pub. It's not the cheapest pub in town but for the quality of the beer (#1 priority) from the local-ish Ringwood brewery along with friendly service and a good local atmosphere it's well worth searching out. It's a little off the beaten...
Woof Woof!: Dog racing and Greyhounds
LouiseTopp Says: I never knew this place existed, until I got carted off to it with my uncle. The stadium which is lit up with big football type lights (the kind you get at Wembley), is not far from Town. There’s car parking at the front, & steps which lead into a large reception area....
vickysha Says: Mint is the best place in Poole to go at night. The barmen are amazing as is one of the managers. Everyone is really friendly and make you feel welcome. The unisex toilets are unusual, but really good at the same time. The layout of the place is great, 3 bars in one club,...
johngayton Says: Whilst Poole's town centre is relatively compact and easily walkable there's also a useful circular bus service which runs every 15 minutes during the day. The service starts and finishes at stand H at the main bus station and loops around via the railway station, the town...
johngayton Says: This is more a "FROM" tip really but I suppose it is "TO" when coming back!Poole Ferry Terminal is located about 20 minutes walk from the town centre, across the harbour bridge. From here there are daily Brittany Ferries to Cherbourg, with a summer crossing time of just over...
Poole Market: Rescuscitating The High Street
johngayton Says: Following the 2004 revamp of Poole's Dolphin Centre shopping mall the High Street was consigned to every other shop becoming a charity outlet. In order to revitalitise it the Town Centre Management and the Borough Council introduced a weekly street market.OK every shop is...
The Dolphin Centre: Dolphin Looking Old
Meadows11 Says: The Dolphin Centre was a thriving shopping centre back in the day. But lately it's been beginning to look extremely dated, and many of the top shops have moved out. Still worth a look, but I'm afraid I forsee a bleak future for the building.
Upgrading The Groyne Protection!
johngayton Says: The South Coast's beaches are under constant threat of erosion which is neither good for the tourist industry nor for the coastal defences that the beaches naturally provide. The age-old solution has been to construct wooden or metal groynes, effectively sand traps, at...
Not Sure If This Is A Ronnie Barker One?
johngayton Says: One of the classic1970's UK sit-coms was "Open All Hours". The inimatable Ronnie Barker played the crafty, but amusingly grumpy shopkeeper Arkwright and David Jason his haphazardly helpful assistant, Granville.In one particular episode Arkwright was opening up the shop and...
johngayton Says: If walking or driving along the coast through Poole you should be aware that the Poole Harbour Lifting Bridge is scheduled to open about 12 times a day to allow boats in and out of the main harbour. Expect delays of about 15 minutes during operation and that traffic does...
Jenniflower Says: Luggage with wheels is always a good idea, wherever you are travelling. Whether snowy/wet/sunny/warm or cold weather, layer your clothing. Wear thermal underwear (these are easily bought at the local clothing shops), with warm leggings and a top under a toasty jacket for...
johngayton Says: As with many characterful English towns the 1960's and 70's planners did Poole few favours. But then I suppose there's nothing new there in that the Georgian planners of the 18th century did similar things. Hmmm...but at least the Georgians had a bit of style.That said...
johngayton Says: Whilst this is also written up as a "Warnings and Dangers" tip (due to the traffic disruption it causes) it is a fascinating piece of machinery.This is third bridge to be built over this narrow neck of Poole's harbour. The original bridge was a wooden affair, constructed in...
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What a great restaurant!! One of the best experience I have ever had. Great fresh variety of fish, great ambience and the service was excellent!
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Q: We are planning to move down to Poole in the new year and have no idea of the best areas, best primary schools etc.. Can anyone...
A: It's all pretty nice. The Bournemouth Poole area is a nice place to be.
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I was in Bournemouth visiting a friend. I wanted to take a little excursion myself and since Poole was close by I decided to go there. It's a great city with a beautiful quay. They have boat tours and...
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A busy Quay, the finest beaches in England & the spectacular natural harbour make Poole, Dorset a natural first choice on the South Coast. Poole guarantees you an thrilling Autumn getaway with its...
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Poole: Port, Pottery, Pubs and Pretty Girls
I hadn't been to Poole for many, many years but having recently found myself having to drop into Bournemouth from time to time and finding that Bournemouth, at least within the town itself, is a tad...
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I have come to England a few times in the last couple of years, for work reasons. I take time out to visit towns and villages around this green country, and must say I love it :-)
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Poole is home to Europe's largest natural harbour, second only to Sydney in the world and has over three miles of award winning beaches, including Sandbanks with its fine sands and shallow sea. For...
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