Blue Pool

#247 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Blue Pool is a flooded, disused clay pit where Purbeck ball clay was once extracted. It is now a lake within the Furzebrook Estate, a 25-acre park of heath woodland and gorse near Furzebrook on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, southern England. ()

Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°39'2"N, 2°5'33"W

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Furzebrook RoadFurzebrook BH20 5AR EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Blue Pool – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Corfe Castle, Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum, Swyre Head, Clavell Tower.

1.6 miSE
Iconic survivor of English Civil War
Corfe Castle, Corfe Castle
42 min walk • Corfe Castle stands as an iconic ruin in the village of Corfe Castle, nestled in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. This ancient fortification exudes a rich tapestry of history, dating back to the 11th century when it was first constructed by William...
1.4 miE
Museum
Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum, Wareham
36 min walk • The Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum exists to preserve and interpret the historic extractive industries in ball clay mining in the Isle of Purbeck.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Swyre Head
79 min walk • Swyre Head, Lulworth is a hill and sea cliff which lies on the Jurassic Coast between Bat's Head to the west and Durdle Door to the east, close to Lulworth in Dorset, England.
3.4 miSW
Tower
Clavell Tower
87 min walk • Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.
2.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
The Etches Collection
64 min walk • The Etches Collection is an independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England.
2.6 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Wareham Town Museum, Wareham
66 min walk • Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.
2.5 miN
Forts and castles
Wareham Castle and town defences, Wareham
64 min walk • Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Povington Hill
84 min walk • Povington Hill, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the Purbeck Hills in south Dorset on the southern coast of England.
2.8 miN
Church
St Martin's Church, Wareham
71 min walk • St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of Wareham, Dorset in England. It is the most complete example of an Anglo-Saxon church in Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
2.7 miSE
Church
St James
69 min walk • The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building.
2.4 miN
Church
Lady St Mary Church, Wareham
62 min walk • The parish church of Lady St. Mary, Wareham is a church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the town of Wareham, Dorset, in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric, and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries.