- WALK1b POOLE QUAY, UPTON
- COUNTRY PARK AND HOLES BAY
- Start: Poole Quay.
- Ordnance survey map: OL15 Grid reference: start and finish SZ 011 903
- Transport (check current timetables):
morebus: Many bus routes go to Poole Bus Station. Route One Poole circular to Poole
Quay.8 and 9 circular Poole/Hamworthy/Turlin Moor.
South Western Railway : Poole and Hamworthy stations.
Car Parking: town car parks in Poole, pay. Side roads in Hamworthy.
- Approximate distance: 9 km, 5.5 mls allow 3 hours.
- Facilities en route: tearoom and toilets in Upton Park, refreshments and toilets at
Poole.
- Nature of route: footpaths, tarmaced paths and roads, no stiles.
- Special interest:
- Connecting trails: Castleman Trailway at Upton Park.
- Connecting harbour walks: Walk 1 – Poole to Greenlands; Walk 1a Poole Park, Poole Quay and
Baiter, (a Walks4softies walk).
- Waymarks:-the linear walks are now waymarked with small, green roundels but these may not give
the correct directions for the circular walks.
- (1) Facing the sea, turn right (W) along the Quay and left on to the bridge. Cross the Little
- Channel and continue to a roundabout where you turn right on to Blandford Road. After about 500 m,
- turn right into Blandford Close.
- (If you would rather start this walk from Poole Bus Station, you could either take bus Route One to
- Poole Quay, or the numbers 8 or 9 to Ashmore Avenue, Hamworthy and start this walk at point (2)
- below after walking back to Blandford Close on your left.)
- (2) The road turns left and before the school entrance turn right onto a track alongside the
- football pitch up to the top corner of the tennis court. Turn left and follow the track along the
- back of the courts until you come out onto the water’s edge.
- (3) Turn left on the bridleway and right down the footpath between the houses and the harbour.
- Follow this through until you reach the boatyard and turn left up to the road.
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