Poole Harbour and Islands Circular Cruise
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Poole, England
- 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Poole Harbour is Europe’s largest natural harbor, home to Brownsea Island, known for its indigenous red squirrels, the Sandbanks peninsula, known locally as Millionaire’s Row, and more. Soak up the sights and take in the history on this circular cruise, with live commentary from the captain to keep you informed and a tea and coffee lounge plus licensed bars to quench your thirst.
- See Poole from a unique vantage point on the water
- Admire the five main islands of this expansive harbor
- A choice of departure times lets you plan your day and fit more in
- Keep your eyes peeled for seabirds and native wildlife
What's Included
- Boat Ticket
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- The Quay, Poole BH15 1HJ, UK
Blue Coastal Cruises Booking Kiosk
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Ticket Redemption Point
Coastal Cruises Poole, The Quay, Poole BH15 1BQ, UK
Itinerary
Brownsea Island (Pass By)
Sandbanks (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Great trip around the harbour. Very knowledgable skipper and friendly staff.
Would recommend for seeing the sights from a boat.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this Poole Harbour Cruise. The skipper’s commentary was fabulous, an abundance of history and really interesting facts.
We were a family of Eight, age 3yrs-55yrs. Whilst the younger ones simply enjoyed the calm lovely boat cruise, the older ones really appreciated the wealth of knowledge. Very pleasant, enjoyable and good value. 10 out 10
Fantastic boat cruise. The commentary from the skipper was great would definitely do it again when in the area.
Very busy boat, but did fond space outside to view. Not much to see or hear about on the trip but price OK for what you see. Something good to do if the weather is hot.
A pleasant trip around Poole harbour and islands. Staff nice and did their job well. Not much else to report.
Really interesting trip, finding out about all the local islands around Poole. Nice lityle boat with tea/coffee bar and pleasant staff.
The boat we went on is not wheelchair accessible. The boat was spotless and the crew were most friendly and helpful. We went with a group of elderly preople who really enjoyed the experience.
A really great trip. Really informative and lots to see. Would recommend to locals and holiday makers.
Very nice experience, you are able to clearly see all the islands and a lot of information given by the captain about this. Very nice,we enjoyed it
Very lovely day and beautiful views of the sandbanks and the millionaire homes.
Collection of the tickets was difficult but we went to the kiosk and they let us on without redeeming the online voucher. We could not find the ticket collection point anywhere
Great trip lovely way to pass a few hours in poole great weather and good commentary from skipper highly recommend
Did not go on this excursion because it was not clear about the meeting place. We looked all around Weymouth and finally ask this fisherman. He told us that Poole was about an hour drive from here and would have to take a taxi. We were about 45 minutes away ; so there was no way we could do that.
Disappointment but since it was under Weymouth category I thought we were to catch the boat in Weymouth. Assuming is not good.
Great trip around the harbour and islands with informative commentary. Wooden seats were a bit hard but hey we had a great time
Great trip around the harbour. Very knowledgable skipper and friendly staff.
Would recommend for seeing the sights from a boat.
We enjoyed this cruise round the harbour. The staff gave an informative yet amazing commentary during the trip. The day we travelled the weather wasn’t brilliant but we enjoyed it so much so booked another longer trip a couple of days later. It was amazing and the weather was fantastic so much so we came back with sun tans so good we could have been abroad ( factor 50 used all the while). The staff are great and really earn their money
Fabulous tour of the harbour. Informative and witty commentary. Regardless of how warm it is on shore do take a light jacket or cardigan as it gets quite chilly at sea.
Boat trip cancelled ! Engineers were working on problem - Could have waited till 12.30 but no guarantee it would leave !
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Ahoy, Apologies your trip was cancelled - unfortunately if we find a problem no matter how small we act on it as safety is our number 1 concern. We did run as scheduled from 12.30pm and guests were also given the opportunity to upgrade free of charge to our other cruises. I'm sorry the timings didn't fit in with your schedule but we take safety very seriously. Hope you can join us another time
The boating company was professional and welcoming, but I'm afraid Poole is an awful place full of deprivation that we couldn't wait to leave.
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