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Poole

Located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England Coordinates: 50°42′51″ N 1°59′04″ W

Poole
Chris j wood · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
151,500
151.5K
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport13 km
SOU Southampton Airport51 km

About Poole

Poole is a city. Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Population: 151,500. Elevation: 6 m.

From Wikipedia

Poole ( ) is a coastal seaport town, on the south coast of England and civil parish in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. The town had an estimated population of 143,418 in 2024, making it the second-largest town in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the conurbation has a total population of 400,196 as of the 2021 census.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
64.9 km²
Official website
poole-tc.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Poole

From Wikivoyage

Poole is a coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches.

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The town has cross-Channel freight and passenger ferry services, which connect with the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the French port town of Saint-Malo, Brittany.

In 2016, it was home to around 150,000 people.

Visitor information:

Poole Tourism website

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By train:

1 Poole railway station is about 2½ hr from London Waterloo with 2 trains per hour for most of the day. There are regular, quick and convenient trains on the South West Trains service, but rail fares are generally expensive, so be careful.

By coach:

There are coaches between Poole bus station and London Victoria about once an hour, via Bournemouth. Coaches also run to Heathrow Airport.

By road:

From the east, take the M27 until it becomes the A31. Continue past Ringwood, and follow the signs for Poole. From the west, come in on the A35.

By bus:

There are regular buses on the More branded service, with links to Southampton, Dorchester and Salisbury.

By boat:

Daily ferry services from Poole Harbour run to Cherbourg in France as well as Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Poole

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (98 mm)
Driest month
July (39 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Poole
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°17°19°22°22°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)906464514954395370848998

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Poole

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 13 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (90 km). The nearest large city is Bournemouth, 7 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 13 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 51 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 7 kmeast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 46 kmnortheast
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 64 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 78 kmnorth
  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 88 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Poole

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 102 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 3 kmS
  • Avon Beach Beach 18 kmE
  • Studland Beach Beach 6 kmSE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 23 kmSW

25–60 km345 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 49 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 42 kmW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 49 kmE
  • Ventnor Beach Beach 57 kmE

60–100 km571 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 65 kmE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 65 kmW
  • Climping Beach Beach 100 kmE
  • Pagham Beach Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Poole and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Poole Burnley Harrow Huddersfield
Population 151.5K 149.4K 149.2K 149K
Elevation 6 m 140 m 69 m 90 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 19° 23° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 2° 2°
Annual rainfall 805 mm 1,309 mm 643 mm 1,032 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 344 km 150 km 327 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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