Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. The is famed for its large natural harbour, situated on the shores of the English Channel.
The Poole Harbour area has been inhabited for well over 2,000 years.
Poole is positioned on a very popular stretch of coastline, with the resort of Bournemouth to the east, Studland to the south and the Jurassic coast southwest. The town has grown rapidly, and Sandbanks, a small sand spit across part of the harbour mouth, is so popular that it has the fourth highest land value, by area, in the world. There are exclusive homes both on Sandbanks and the whole of the area stretching east from the Harbour to The Avenue (the eastern boundary of Poole).
Transportation in Poole
By Car: From the West follow the A35 to Poole & then take A350 & follow signs.
From the East follow the A348 from Ferndown or the A35 from Bournemouth.
By Train: Poole Station is situated in the town centre - Daily services to all major cities including London Waterloo, Edinburgh, York, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton.
By Coach: National Express offers a regular service to most major towns and cities plus a new Flightlink service, up to 24 times per day to/from Heathrow Airport and central London with connections to Gatwick Airport.
By Ferry: Approximately 116 miles from London, and 171 miles from Birmingham, Poole ferry port is one of the worlds largest natural harbours, and serves both cross channel ferries, and cargo vessels, with passenger ferries sailing to France, and the Channel Islands. Brittany Ferries offer 3 daily sailings from Poole to Cherbourg aboard their luxurious cruise ferries while Condor Ferries offer daily services to the Channel Islands and from Poole to St Malo in France.
At the bottom of Old High Street, near the Poole Pottery showroom and crafts centre, the late medieval Scaplen's Court once billeted Cromwell's troops (you can see their graffiti around the fireplace). Now restored as an educational centre with very limited opening hours, it holds reconstructions of a Victorian kitchen, pharmacy and school room. Over the road, local history is more accessibly elaborated at the Waterfront Museum, which traces Poole's development over the centuries, illustrated by such items as local ceramics and tiles and a rare Iron Age log boat, and there are changing exhibitions. One of the area's most famous gardens lies on the outskirts of Poole, Compton Acres, signposted off the A35 Poole Road, towards Bournemouth.
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