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Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley ( ria ) formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome .
Walk 1a - Quay and Park, Poole, 3.8 miles, easy, 1hr 20 min; Walk 1b - Poole Quay, Upton Country Park and Holes Bay, 5.5 miles, 3 hrs; Walk 1c - Lilliput Footpaths, View Point and Evening Hill, 2.5 miles, 1-2 hrs; Walk 2a - Greenlands Farm, Agglestone Rock and Studland, 4.5 miles, 2.5 hrs; Walk 2b - Studland Heath, Shell Bay and Harbour's Edge ...
The island is situated near to the Frome and Piddle rivers, near to the opening of Poole Harbour. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The entrance to the harbour is lit to the north of Gigger's Island. [ 3 ] Historically, the island was part of the boundary of the parish of Arne , [ 4 ] and in 2006, the island was purchased by the Dorset Wildfowlers Association. [ 1 ]
It has been reported that the Port of Poole is a target for Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom. [16] In 2017, 18 migrants were found including children in a lorry. [17] In 2019, the then local MP for Poole, Robert Syms called on the government and the Minister of State for Immigration to provide more resources to deal with the issue. [18]
It is a designated harbour quiet area. The exit to the bay is a narrow gat between Lower Hamworthy and Poole Old Town, and runs past the RNLI lifeboat station and part of Poole Quay before entering Poole Harbour itself. Spanning the inlet are two bridges: Poole Bridge and the newer Twin Sails Bridge, opened in 2012. Access to Holes Bay for ...
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The Poole Heritage Cycle Route is a circular cycleway and walk, 7.5 miles long, that takes in the historic points of interest in the town of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The heritage cycle route is 7¼ miles long and visits historic sights in Poole town centre, Poole Quay and Upton Country Park .
Poole Museum (formerly known as the Waterfront Museum) is a currently closed local history museum situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is part of the Borough of Poole Museum Service. Entrance to Poole Museum is free, [1] and the museum is the fifth most visited free attraction in South West England. [2]