About The Poole Guide

An independent, locally written guide to Poole, its harbour, its beaches and the coast around it.

The Poole Guide is an independent, locally written guide to Poole, Dorset: its harbour, its beaches, its old town and the coast and countryside around it.

The aim is simple: to be the clearest, most useful guide to Poole on the web. Every beach, attraction and neighbourhood has its own page with practical detail, how to get there, what it costs, when to go, rather than marketing copy.

How the guide is organised

The way people actually plan a trip: by what you want to do (things to do, food and drink, where to stay), by where you are (explore), and by when you are visiting (what's on, season by season).

Independence

Businesses are listed because they are the right answer for a reader. The guide does not sell placement in its editorial pages, and where any relationship exists it is stated in the text rather than buried.

Accuracy

Pages are updated through the year. Opening times, prices and event dates change anyway: check anything time-sensitive with the venue before you travel. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and it will be fixed.

Pictures

Photographs are used under their licences, with attribution on the image credits page.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official Poole tourism website?

No. The Poole Guide is an independent guide to the town. For official destination information you can also visit pooletourism.com.

How is The Poole Guide funded?

The guide is editorially independent. Businesses appear because they are useful to readers, not because they pay for placement.

How do you keep the guide up to date?

Pages are reviewed and updated through the year as things change. Even so, opening times, prices, tide times and event dates move, so verify anything time-sensitive with the venue or operator before travelling.

Planning your visit?

Where to stay in Poole

Sandbanks hotels, harbourside flats a street back from the Quay and the quieter beds out at Hamworthy and Broadstone, with the areas each one suits.

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