Location: Poole
Top Things to do in Poole
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Coordinates: 50°43′N 1°59′W / 50.717°N 1.983°W / 50.717; -1.983
Restaurants in Poole
1. Poole Boat Hire
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 145 reviews
Welcome to Poole Boat Hire - Self-drive boats with no experience necessary. Explore Poole Harbour's 10,000 sq. Acres of water. Find total peace and tranquillity by taking a trip around the islands. You can also anchor up and visit our great beaches for a swim. Check out Brownsea Island; Shipstal Point; Bramble Bush Bay or Round Islands pier where you'll find seals! Pack a picnic or wade in to Shell Bay Beach Bar. You could take a slow trip up the river to Wareham, moor up for a drink or have an ice cream on the quay. Maximum of 6 persons per boat, dogs are welcome too, it doesn't matter whether you're an old sea dog or have never boated before we will complete a handover before your time on the water begins...
2. English Oak Vineyard
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 69 reviews
English Oak is the perfect venue to discover the delights of an English Vineyard, comprising 23,000 vines, producing award winning English Sparkling Wine. Tours hosted by the vineyard owners, run on Fridays and Saturdays through the summer. Unusual business meeting and function services - including fabulous vineyard weddings - are also available on request.
Reviewed By suerussell25
We've just returned from a fabulous vineyard tour and wine tasting. Went with some friends from our local wine society - socially distanced of course - and Sarah and Andrew were so interesting, knowledgeable and entertaining. Plus the wine tasting with food to match was just superb.
3. Brownsea Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,407 reviews
Owned by the National Trust, Brownsea Island is dramatically located in Poole Harbour, with spectacular views across to the Purbeck Hills. Thriving natural habitats - including woodland, heathland and a lagoon - create a unique haven for wildlife, such as the rare red squirrel and a wide variety of birds, including dunlin, kingfishers, common and sandwich terns and oystercatchers. The Outdoor Centre invites you to come and follow in the footsteps of Lord Baden-Powell and the very first Scouts who camped here in 1907. Scout and Guide Groups can camp and get stuck in with activities such as archery and low ropes and we also offer Eco Adventure Camping as an opportunity for the general public to come and experience the great outdoors. The perfect day's adventure - this island wildlife sanctuary is easy to get to but feels like another world from the moment you step ashore.
Reviewed By martinsomers32 - Bristol, United Kingdom
Excellent visit to a hidden gem on the South coast after a pleasant boat trip the island was a good p!ace to walk and explore with a good place to see rare red squirrels with peasants peacocks and wild deer good views on a clear day.
4. Compton Acres
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 983 reviews
Reviewed By Pinkertonx - Hereford, United Kingdom
We've not been for some 20-odd years and apard from the new entrance and cafe, nothing has changed. The gardens are absolutely wonderful - the formality of the Italian gardens; the jungle woodland gardens full of cameila and rhododendrons, and the flowing Japanese garden with stunning photogenic views. We arrived for lunch and had a stupendous ham, egg and chips - huge amounts of off-the-bone wonderful ham! Then our walk around the gardens before revisiting the cafe for tea and cake. Then back into the garden for a second walk around before finally ending up at the plant centre and buying a lovely Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' with the most wonderful scent! We'll be back!
5. Lush Spa Poole
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
The birth place and first ever store of Lush Cosmetics! With our Spa next door and exclusive products that can't be purchased anywhere else, we are a must see for every Lush fan.
Reviewed By Mouse2015
I read a couple of the lower scoring reviews for Lush Poole and I would just say that to leave negative feedback for not being able to get in on a Saturday due to work commitments is completely unfair to the business and can only be a positive to show how popular this little gem of a place is. Booking for us was easy, and we arrived on time (another gripe of a reviewer who did not!!!) staff on arrival on shop floor all super friendly. Spa staff all equally lovely and what a lovely atmosphere you are transformed into once you go through the spa door. Full bathroom with Lush products to use before or after your treatment all super clean. Vintage themed and tastefully decorated with fresh flowers and a pretty outdoor courtyard to enjoy your after spa refreshments for the warmer months. I'm sorry I might have eaten more shortbread than I should! I found it an amazing experience. I can't wait to come back. Thank you Lush Spa Poole.
