Poole Quay

The Queen Galadriel (a sail training vessel) at sunset on Poole Quay in summer 2010 - more pictures of the Galadriel at the bottom of this page...

One of my favourite places to sit and watch the world go by is the Quay in Poole, Dorset. It overlooks the harbour with Brownsea Island in the middle of it and is a remarkable combination of traditional port industries and modern leisure marina.

Poole Quay - leisure marina and working port

The Poole Arms is a very old hostelry on Poole Quay

Beautiful old green tiling on the front of the Poole Arms on the Quay

Another old part of Poole Quay...

Life-size bronze of Robert Baden-Powell on Poole Quay - he founded the Scout movement on Brownsea Island...

In summer Poole Quay abounds with kiosks offering boat trips to the islands and the Jurassic Coast

Another kiosk offering boat trips around Poole Harbour

View from a pleasure boat of luxury flats on Poole Quay, built on the site of the old Poole Pottery factory

Poole Pottery today is nothing more than a showroom and shop...

Poole's working port

Poole Quay marina with Brownsea Island in the background

Poole Quay - leisure boats in front, working port behind

Poole Quay - the Sunseeker luxury yacht yard - click on the picture to go to a recent story about a big fire there...

The Sunseeker plant seen from a boat near Poole Quay

The Sunseeker plant seen from a boat near Poole Quay

The Sunseeker plant seen from a boat near Poole Quay

The Poole Thistle Hotel on the Quay - it's well worth paying slightly more for a room with a view of the harbour...

The Thistle Hotel on Poole Quay

Poole Quay marina - a view from the Thistle Hotel...

A Brittany Ferries craft in summer 2009

Condor Ferries go out from Poole to the Channel Islands

A Condor Ferries high-speed car ferry in Poole port

Poole's working port - the tanker Whitchallenger...

Another view of the Whitchallenger in port in Poole

I think this vessel was dredging alongside the Quay in Poole...

Another vessel carrying timber at Poole port

Cargo vessels at Poole port

Sunset at Poole Quay

Full moon over boats at Poole Quay

Full moon over boats at Poole Quay

The Queen Galadriel heading out of port in the morning

The Queen Galadriel passes the islands in Poole Harbour