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That would require quite a run-up even in a Sunseeker turboprat special or even the Marines !
Visiting Poole Harbour
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That would require quite a run-up even in a Sunseeker turboprat special or even the Marines !
Roger52
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We had a great meal in Bingley's in the High Street albeit a few years ago and Storm Fish which is close by is also meant to be excellent.
sgr143
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We'll be aiming to spend a day or two in Poole next week (Wednesday and Thursday, probably), so this thread is very useful - thanks all! - but I thought landing on Brownsea was prohibited? At least that's what my shiny new charts of Poole Harbour say...
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Tranona
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No. It is National Trust and plenty of daily visitors - free to members. What is prohibited is landing on the eastern end which is a nature reserve and it is not actually practical around most of the island. However you can land at Pottery Pier on the western end which is probably the best anchorage as well.
richardbrennan
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I was in the yacht haven a few nights ago. Would agree with the need to book, personally I think the facilities are getting a bit tired, and I like somewhere to sit down in the showers, but maybe I'm just getting old!
Would also recommend Bingley's Bistro, but again do book as it's very small.
Would also recommend Bingley's Bistro, but again do book as it's very small.
sgr143
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Thanks - my pilot book is still on the boat... I wasn't sure if it was landing there for official NT-approved craft only (like the Farne Islands, I think) or more open.
LadyInBed
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Actual Pottery Pier is now decayed and unsafe. Poole side of pier is a small beach, where you can easily land.
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alahol2
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Also south of the pier is a pebbly beach where you can land. You can, too, land all along the southern side of the island (South beach) from Blood Alley but there aren't many ways up from the beach to the island proper, there is at least one 'official' path, maybe more. Anyone can land a dinghy which I have never had any qualms about leaving untended. No dogs, no barbecues. It has been known, in very hot, dry weather for landing to be prohibited to protect the island from fire. In those circumstances even the paying visitors are banned. I'm sure there would be signs on the beach if that was brought into play.
Sticky Fingers
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I fancy a trip out in the flubber Good idea. Got a couple of days in Poole coming up.
Good idea. Got a couple of days in Poole coming up.
Sticky Fingers
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Well, we’re here now and a bit storm bound. Where are the smart bits of Poole? Seen a lot of tattoos and overweight bearded ladies.
Rustyknight
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That is the smart bit.....
Solent sailer
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Brownsea is well worth a visit, land at the pottery pier end of the island, good anchoring there as well but can be a busy in the summer. No landing on the nature reserve side of the island (poole side) but ok on most of the rest of the island. South deep is very sheltered and great but you will need to check your tides to get there.
The Italian near poole quay marina is good and there is always Wetherspoons for breakfast on the quay!
Solent sailer
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That is the smart bit.
Sticky Fingers
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Lucky Duck
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The fish and chip shop at Lilliput is worth a visit!
We have found one of the more interesting bits of Poole is the bit from the quay up to the registry office, some reasonable eateries can be found thereabouts.
We have found one of the more interesting bits of Poole is the bit from the quay up to the registry office, some reasonable eateries can be found thereabouts.
Seajet
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If your draft allows, go up the Frome - Redcliffe YC 01929 551227 is very friendly but may well be full at this time and these conditions, same goes for the quay - could try Ridge Wharf boatyard.
We found Wareham far friendlier with much better places to eat -so maybe worth a bus or taxi if you can't get the boat there.
Canford Cliffs Tower Park is a bit tacky but does have a big cinema if galebound and a few places like a restaurant I didn't try, Burger king etc which was better than most places in Poole,
Good if longish bus service there.
Also the pub at Bishop's Finger was pretty good if you can get there ( by road ! ).
Tranona
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Parkstone round to Sandbanks including Canford Cliffs over to Westbourne is the main moneyed end.
Where you are is "authentic" old style Poole which caters for a wide range of both residents and visitors. You need to remember that the current quay area has been a major working port since Saxon times with its heyday in the 17th and 18th century as the major port for the Canadian fishing trade. although the trade bit is now more on the Hamworthy side, the north side reflects the diverse past.
The typical customer in the Haven seems to like the eateries that cater for all segments of the market all within walking distance. You can visit the museum which has a big Augustus John exhibition on at the moment and if a petrol head Tuesday will see the regular weekly motorcycle gathering (lots of tattoos!) but also lots of seriously good bikes.
It will grow on you - although tomorrow's weather will not be the best for exploring.
ashtead
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Bournemouth I would suggest or across on the chain ferry into rural Dorset to their holiday cottage in Corfe . Seriously there is no attraction to Poole as a town so if stranded there it might be worth hiring a car for the day to drive to a coastal spot to admire the views or catching the bus which does a lovely tour of sandbanks if properties of interest and then finding a good restaurant on trip adviser .
DJE
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That's the main reason we normally anchor in south Deep.
Seajet
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Agreed, South Deep is wonderful - as long as one is mature not requiring ' clubbing ' or something dreadful and self sufficient with good stocks of anything required, it's one of the best places to be in the world.
ex-SWMBO and I once tried a camping & motorhome holiday around Poole as she was nervous sailing; we never did find anywhere decent to eat there, half the time they forgot to serve us, the other half we wished they had !
We were on a medium, certainly not low budget.
The Antelope remains the only place I've known where meat and spuds were Ok but when I mentioned vegetables I was looked at like an alien, ' ' maybe could rustle something up for a few £ extra ' Hopefully different now.
Wareham has / had much higher quality pub grub approaching ' gastro ' standards ( ie good not enteritis ) and as mentioned the pub at Bishops Finger was quite acceptable.
It amazes me that a place relying on tourists' money as much as Poole does, treats visitors so shoddily - including those in boats.
ex-SWMBO and I once tried a camping & motorhome holiday around Poole as she was nervous sailing; we never did find anywhere decent to eat there, half the time they forgot to serve us, the other half we wished they had !
We were on a medium, certainly not low budget.
The Antelope remains the only place I've known where meat and spuds were Ok but when I mentioned vegetables I was looked at like an alien, ' ' maybe could rustle something up for a few £ extra '
Hopefully different now.Wareham has / had much higher quality pub grub approaching ' gastro ' standards ( ie good not enteritis ) and as mentioned the pub at Bishops Finger was quite acceptable.
It amazes me that a place relying on tourists' money as much as Poole does, treats visitors so shoddily - including those in boats.
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