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Have you ever considered a
holiday in Dorset?
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Poole Beach |
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Poole and Bournemouth
are noted for their tourist attractions. Poole claims some of the best
beaches in the United Kingdom. For the past ten years, they have been
given the top award for the cleanest beaches.
Poole can claim the
largest natural harbour in the country and possibly the world. It has
a coast line of approximately seventy miles! It is well worth a visit
for any tourist. There are many boat trips from the quayside to visit
the islands in the harbour such as
Brownsea Island. Visitors may also travel further a field,
even to Guernsey or Jersey.
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The tourist arriving
here may well be overwhelmed with the variety of experiences on offer
as they pick up an abundant variety of leaflets of attractions in the
area that are all worthy of a visit.
Poole itself is also
known for its pottery, with the
Poole Pottery shop and pottery
experience down on the quayside. There is also a large selection of
shops in the town centre, which is only a short distance away. |
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Poole Quayside |
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Branksome Dene |
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Any tourist who wishes to
combine scenery, coastal attractions and places of interest would do well to
visit the Poole and Bournemouth area. They will find many attractive chine’s
leading down to beautiful golden sands. Families are also offered a number
of places to visit should the weather be dull or wet. Why not look at the
Poole Tourism website for up-to-date information on local tourist
activities. Then there’s also the
Bournemouth Tourist
Information to
investigate. |
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By way of added interest, Poole Tourism arranges for firework displays from
the Sandbanks beaches or Quayside every Thursday night in the summer.
There are several places of real interest within an hours car drive away,
such as Winchester,
Salisbury, Dorchester and Portsmouth. In Portsmouth you
will find many interesting places to visit including the
Genesis Expo
creation museum.
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Poole Harbour |
There are plenty of museums such as the
Poole Waterfront Museum,
Tank Museum
at Bovington, the
Dorset County Museum and Tutankhamen exhibition, the
Dinosaur Museum, and the Teddy Bear Museum at Dorchester are all within easy
reach.
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Maize Maze
Sherbourne Abbey |
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Attractions for the family can be found at
Abbotsbury Swannery,
Alice in
Wonderland at Hurn, the
Bournemouth Oceanarium, the
Putlake Adventure Farm,
Monkey World at Wareham, the
Otter, Owl and Wildlife Conservation Park in
the New Forest, the
Swanage Steam Railway and the
Largest Maze in England at
Christchurch. These will amuse the family for hours.
Places of historic interest include the National Trust properties of
Corfe
Castle, and
Kingston Lacey House and Gardens, the English Heritage sites of
Christchurch Castle and Norman House,
Lulworth Castle and
Gardens,
Sherbourne Old Castle, and Portland Castle. There’s also
Athelhampton House
and Gardens as well as
Sherbourne Castle, and
Forde Abbey at Chard, Somerset
that are well worth a visit. There’s also the iron-age hill fort at
Badbury
Rings and if you don’t mind the journey, the famous Stonehenge. And these
are just a few of the historical attractions that fascinate the tourist.
If you like wandering around and enjoying Gardens then why not visit
Compton
Acres at Poole,
The Blue Pool near Wareham,
Knoll Gardens at Ferndown,
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway in the New Forest—they are all well worth a
visit. |
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Badbury Rings
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Blue Lagoon
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You have no need to travel very far in Dorset to find places of natural
beauty. These will include Lulworth Cove, Mudeford, Portland,
Studland Beach
and nature reserve. Wander around the countryside of Dorset and visit such
places as
Milton Abbas, Bulbarrow Hill, the ancient town of
Shaftesbury, and
Cerne Abbas and
Wimbourne
Minster. There are also many quaint villages of historical
and attractive splendour.
When you have had enough of the beaches at Poole and Bournemouth (?!), you
could also visit the seaside towns of
Swanage and
Weymouth.
So, as you see, there’s plenty for the tourist to experience here in Dorset
without travelling very far. Other websites which would be of interest to
tourists include Borough of Poole,
Dorset Tourism,
Bournemouth Tourism, and
Hampshire Tourism. |
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Shaftesbury |
Why not come and see for yourself—you will not be disappointed!
Or even consider coming here to live
—and meet with us regularly at Parkstone Evangelical Free Church.
Sandbanks
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