Guidebook for Poole
Food Scene
Alcatraz Caffe Poole
40-42 High StAffordable Italian Restaurant with a nice atmosphere
A short walk away you can pick up some famous fish and chips up the Quay. In the summer, motorcyclists come from miles around to show off their motorbikes and trikes on a Tuesday night in the summer months. Hundreds of people can be seen eating fish and chips whilst wondering round.
Harlees Fish & Chips
The Quay A short walk away you can pick up some famous fish and chips up the Quay. In the summer, motorcyclists come from miles around to show off their motorbikes and trikes on a Tuesday night in the summer months. Hundreds of people can be seen eating fish and chips whilst wondering round.
For a special occasion try this French Bistro. Rated one of the best restaurants in Poole.
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Guildhall Tavern
15 Market StFor a special occasion try this French Bistro. Rated one of the best restaurants in Poole.
The Kitchen Cafe in Poole Park is a gastro pub and a really lovely place to walk to from the house. Just over the lifting bridge, and along the quay you come to Poole Park with it's green common. Cut through over the railway line and you are in a beautiful park with ponds where you will see model boats, birds, swans etc and this licenced cafe which serves great lunches.
The Kitchen
Poole ParkThe Kitchen Cafe in Poole Park is a gastro pub and a really lovely place to walk to from the house. Just over the lifting bridge, and along the quay you come to Poole Park with it's green common. Cut through over the railway line and you are in a beautiful park with ponds where you will see model boats, birds, swans etc and this licenced cafe which serves great lunches.
The RNLI College serves super breakfast and lunches and in the evening becomes an A La Carte Restaurant. The upper floor is a bar offering 360 degree views of the bay and the bridge. Amazingly low price! Look through the Porthole and watch the recruits weather a storm in the special training pool. Occasionally hosts food festivals etc.
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RNLI College
West Quay RoadThe RNLI College serves super breakfast and lunches and in the evening becomes an A La Carte Restaurant. The upper floor is a bar offering 360 degree views of the bay and the bridge. Amazingly low price! Look through the Porthole and watch the recruits weather a storm in the special training pool. Occasionally hosts food festivals etc.
Rick Stein's newest fish restaurant has opened in Sandbanks just on our doorstep. If you like fish give it a try.
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Rick Stein, Sandbanks
10-14 Banks RdRick Stein's newest fish restaurant has opened in Sandbanks just on our doorstep. If you like fish give it a try.
Drinks & Nightlife
This nice pub is a 10 min walk towards Rockley Park. It has a good quiz night on a Thursday Evening
The Yachtsman
This nice pub is a 10 min walk towards Rockley Park. It has a good quiz night on a Thursday Evening
Poole Quay and the Old Town area has lots of bars and restaurants and quite often there are bands playing. Some bars have 'open mike' nights where you can get up yourself and wow the audience!
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The Quay
21 The QuayPoole Quay and the Old Town area has lots of bars and restaurants and quite often there are bands playing. Some bars have 'open mike' nights where you can get up yourself and wow the audience!
Hotel du Vin is a 5 min walk away up the quay. It not only serves delicious food but also has regular wine tasting sessions. It has a lovely ambiance inside and gorgeous relaxed outdoor seating in a courtyard.
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Hotel du Vin Poole
7-11 Thames StHotel du Vin is a 5 min walk away up the quay. It not only serves delicious food but also has regular wine tasting sessions. It has a lovely ambiance inside and gorgeous relaxed outdoor seating in a courtyard.
Parks & Nature
Upton Park is so close and is great for rambling and cycling. It has a lovely cafe and even an art gallery. There is a circular walk that will take you around Holes Bay where you can see birds in their natural habitat and yachts before you finish up coming back over the twin sails bridge.
Upton
Upton Park is so close and is great for rambling and cycling. It has a lovely cafe and even an art gallery. There is a circular walk that will take you around Holes Bay where you can see birds in their natural habitat and yachts before you finish up coming back over the twin sails bridge.
A nice park within walking/cycling distance. It has a mini train which takes you around and a children's indoor play area with soft play and a skating rink. Several places to grab a bite to eat here.
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Poole Park
Parkstone RoadA nice park within walking/cycling distance. It has a mini train which takes you around and a children's indoor play area with soft play and a skating rink. Several places to grab a bite to eat here.
Hamworthy Park is just a two minute walk away over the footbridge. Here you can do all number of water-sports, hire kayaks and canoes. There is a children's swing park and also a paddling pool which opens in the summer months. Lots of benches nestled between the beach huts where you can just sit and watch the activity on the water and breathe in the fresh air.
Hamworthy Park station
Hamworthy Park is just a two minute walk away over the footbridge. Here you can do all number of water-sports, hire kayaks and canoes. There is a children's swing park and also a paddling pool which opens in the summer months. Lots of benches nestled between the beach huts where you can just sit and watch the activity on the water and breathe in the fresh air.
Catch a 20 min ferry from the Quay over to Brownsea Island, one of only 2 places in the UK where you can see the red squirrel. There is an ancient National Trust house and a lovely nature trail through woodlands.
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Brownsea Island
Catch a 20 min ferry from the Quay over to Brownsea Island, one of only 2 places in the UK where you can see the red squirrel. There is an ancient National Trust house and a lovely nature trail through woodlands.
Beautiful beaches and walking, cycling trails. There is also a naturalist beach. Take the chain ferry from Sandbanks.
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Studland
Beautiful beaches and walking, cycling trails. There is also a naturalist beach. Take the chain ferry from Sandbanks.
Sightseeing
You can cycle all the way to Christchurch and beyond via Bournemouth on a fabulous cycle path with miles of safe cycling along the seafronts. A fabulous day out and then you can have coffee and cake at the Hikers Cafe at Hengistbury Head before your journey back.
Cycle Paths Ltd
You can cycle all the way to Christchurch and beyond via Bournemouth on a fabulous cycle path with miles of safe cycling along the seafronts. A fabulous day out and then you can have coffee and cake at the Hikers Cafe at Hengistbury Head before your journey back.
This is one of the best places to visit in Dorset! The best natural rugged landscapes and your chance to walk along the Jurassic Coast with fantastic views. Spoil yourself with a cream tea or some mussels down at the Cove Hotel.
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Lulworth Cove
This is one of the best places to visit in Dorset! The best natural rugged landscapes and your chance to walk along the Jurassic Coast with fantastic views. Spoil yourself with a cream tea or some mussels down at the Cove Hotel.
The most famous stone arch in the sea that tourists flock for miles to see. Durdle Door also features in the children's film Nanny McPhee, You can walk from here to Lulworth Cove. A fantastic day out if you like hiking and breathtaking views.
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Durdle Door
The most famous stone arch in the sea that tourists flock for miles to see. Durdle Door also features in the children's film Nanny McPhee, You can walk from here to Lulworth Cove. A fantastic day out if you like hiking and breathtaking views.
A fantastic ruin of an old haunted castle. Have a cream tea in the National Trust tea rooms. Wander around the gift shops and jump aboard the steam train that will take you to swanage and back.
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Château de Corfe
A fantastic ruin of an old haunted castle. Have a cream tea in the National Trust tea rooms. Wander around the gift shops and jump aboard the steam train that will take you to swanage and back.
The old fashioned steam train at Swanage is not just wonderful to look at but you can climb aboard and take a trip to Corfe Castle. Swanage town is a typical old fashioned seaside town. Very hilly with lovely cottages and you can grab some great fish and chips after wandering round the many gift shops. Try some locally produced cider. The beach is also fabulous for families.
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Swanage Railway station
Station RoadThe old fashioned steam train at Swanage is not just wonderful to look at but you can climb aboard and take a trip to Corfe Castle. Swanage town is a typical old fashioned seaside town. Very hilly with lovely cottages and you can grab some great fish and chips after wandering round the many gift shops. Try some locally produced cider. The beach is also fabulous for families.
Christchurch is simply a beautiful little town with ruins, a quay, and a watermill. It is quintessentially an English Market town and well worth a visit.
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Christchurch
Christchurch is simply a beautiful little town with ruins, a quay, and a watermill. It is quintessentially an English Market town and well worth a visit.
Arts & Culture
Poole's former lifeboat the Thomas Kirk Wright is the main exhibit of Poole's Old Lifeboat Museum. The museum is housed in the old lifeboat house at the eastern end of the quay. Run by volunteers, the museum raises much needed funds for the Poole Branch of the RNLI
Poole Old Lifeboat Museum and Shop
The QuayPoole's former lifeboat the Thomas Kirk Wright is the main exhibit of Poole's Old Lifeboat Museum. The museum is housed in the old lifeboat house at the eastern end of the quay. Run by volunteers, the museum raises much needed funds for the Poole Branch of the RNLI
The Museum offers an insight into the maritime and fishing heritage of our ancestors. On display are uniforms, maps, charts, coins, medals and exhibits of fine art collections. A truly memorably day out.
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Musée de Poole
4 High StThe Museum offers an insight into the maritime and fishing heritage of our ancestors. On display are uniforms, maps, charts, coins, medals and exhibits of fine art collections. A truly memorably day out.
A huge collection of Military Tanks. Children can enjoy a hands on day with lots of things to do and get involved with.
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Le Musée des Blindés
Linsay RoadA huge collection of Military Tanks. Children can enjoy a hands on day with lots of things to do and get involved with.
The Lighthouse is in the centre of Poole opposite the bus station. It is here that you can watch a Pantomime or a theatrical show. It is also where you can watch the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and it also hosts live concerts.
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Phare, Centre des Arts de Poole
21 Kingland RdThe Lighthouse is in the centre of Poole opposite the bus station. It is here that you can watch a Pantomime or a theatrical show. It is also where you can watch the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and it also hosts live concerts.
Getting Around
Poole Train Station is not too far to walk on a pleasant day or you can go by taxi or bus (cost about £5 in a taxi). You can get trains to absolutely anywhere and it runs a very regular service.
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Poole Railway Station
Poole Train Station is not too far to walk on a pleasant day or you can go by taxi or bus (cost about £5 in a taxi). You can get trains to absolutely anywhere and it runs a very regular service.
Catch the ferry over to Guernsey or Jersey on a Condor Ferry or go to Cherbourg on a Brittany Ferry. All within walking distance of the house.
Condor Ferries
New Harbour Road SouthCatch the ferry over to Guernsey or Jersey on a Condor Ferry or go to Cherbourg on a Brittany Ferry. All within walking distance of the house.
Poole has a large bus station in the centre of the town. You can catch buses that go east towards Bournemouth or west along the Jurassic Coast. You can catch a bus opposite the entrance to our development which will take you to town. The buses in Poole go absolutely everywhere.
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Bus Station (Stand A)
Poole has a large bus station in the centre of the town. You can catch buses that go east towards Bournemouth or west along the Jurassic Coast. You can catch a bus opposite the entrance to our development which will take you to town. The buses in Poole go absolutely everywhere.
Go hire a bike from Bournemouth seafront and get around on two wheels. Tremendous fun.
Beach Cycle Hire
7 W Cliff RdGo hire a bike from Bournemouth seafront and get around on two wheels. Tremendous fun.
Shopping
I bet you didn't know Poole is the home of Lush toiletries. They are manufactured here and exported all over the world.
Lush Manufacturing Ltd
17 Witney RdI bet you didn't know Poole is the home of Lush toiletries. They are manufactured here and exported all over the world.
Poole Pottery is located at the east end of the Quay. It sells all kinds of gifts and you can also get a look into how the famous Poole Pottery is made.
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Poole Pottery
The QuayPoole Pottery is located at the east end of the Quay. It sells all kinds of gifts and you can also get a look into how the famous Poole Pottery is made.