Beach Type

Sand & shingle

Facilities

Toilets including facilities for disabled people and baby changing
Hotels and pubs nearby

Activities

Windsurfing

Nature and Wildlife

Information on local walks is available from the Tourist Information Centre (see below)

Parking

There is parking for 108 cars in the car park by the promenade with an additional 352 spaces on Beach Road.

Water Quality

Excellent

Lifeguard

RNLI

Cleaning and Litter

The beach is cleaned daily during the summer.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed in the main beach area from the 1st May - 30th Sept.

Awards and Recommendations

Blue Flag Beach
Marine Conservation Society Recommended

Location

Nearest town: Poole
County: Poole
Latitude/Longitude: 50.7063, -1.90652
Postcode: BH13 6JL
(postcode is for sat-nav purposes only, and may not represent the actual address of the beach)

Access

Follow the B3369 from the Civic Centre of Poole; well signposted from minor roads.

Public Transport

There is a train station in Branksome.

Nearest Railway Stations

Branksome (Approx. 2 miles away)
Parkstone (Dorset) (Approx. 2 miles away)
Bournemouth (Approx. 3 miles away)
Poole (Approx. 3 miles away)
Pokesdown (Approx. 4 miles away)

Tourist Information

Poole welcome centre. Enefco house. Poole Quay. Poole. Dorset. BH15 1HJ. info@pooletourism.com. tel: 01202 253253

See the Environment Agency report for this beach

Accomodation Links

Hotels and Guest Houses in Poole