The older of Poole's two lifting bridges, beside the Quay, raising on a schedule to let masts through into the harbour channel.
The older of Poole's two lifting bridges sits beside the Quay, and its openings are part of the daily rhythm of the harbour.
It lifts on a published schedule to let masts through into the channel, more often in the sailing season. The Twin Sails Bridge nearby does the same job for the other road.
Free to watch, and the best free thing to do on the Quay with children. See Poole Quay attractions.
The bridge lifts on a published schedule to let boats through, more frequently in the sailing season. Times are posted locally.
From the Quay and the approaches on either side. It is free, and it reliably stops passers-by in their tracks.
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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.