Half term, snowdrops, sea air and a harbour still full of overwintering birds.
February is half term and the first hint of the year turning.
See Poole in winter.
February half term brings family programming at the parks, museum and arts centre. The gardens show the first signs of spring, and the harbour still holds large numbers of overwintering birds.
Poole's crowds follow the school calendar and the weather: July and August are the peak, with half terms and bank holidays busy in miniature. Outside those, the beaches and the Quay are noticeably calmer.
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.