Long Island, Poole

Name: Long Island
Address: Poole, United Kingdom

#34 among attractions in Poole

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Long Island is an uninhabited island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsular in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby, and inhabited, Round Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide. The island covers approximately 30 acres at low tide, reducing to only 9.5 acres at high tide. Long Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district. ()

Area: 10.38 acres (0.0162 mi²)Coordinates: 50°41'26"N, 2°1'7"W

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Poole United Kingdom

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Long Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolphin Shopping Centre, Statue of Robert Baden-Powell, St James' Church, Poole Museum.

2.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole
65 min walk • The Dolphin Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Poole, Dorset, England, formerly known as the Arndale Centre. The shopping centre adjoins Poole Bus Station.
2.1 miNE
Memorial
Statue of Robert Baden-Powell, Poole
53 min walk • A statue of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting, is installed on the Quay in Poole harbour, Dorset on the south coast of England. The statue, erected in 2008, is a life-size bronze of Robert Baden-Powell by sculptor David Annand.
2 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St James' Church, Poole
52 min walk • St James is a Church of England parish church in Poole on the south coast of England, in the ceremonial county of Dorset. The church is located in the historic quarter of the town, near Poole Quay.
2 miNE
History museum, Museum
Poole Museum, Poole
51 min walk • Poole Museum is a local history museum situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is part of the Borough of Poole Museum Service.
1.9 miNE
Bridge
Poole Bridge, Poole
49 min walk • Poole Bridge is a bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. Constructed in 1927, the bridge provides a road link across a busy boating channel.
1.9 miN
Park
Ham Common, Poole
48 min walk • Ham Common is a Local Nature Reserve at Hamworthy, near Poole, Dorset. Located on the north west shores of Poole Harbour, it is predominantly a heathland site but includes many other habitats including waste ground, mixed woodland, and a freshwater lake.
2 miNE
History museum, Museum
Scaplen's Court, Poole
52 min walk • Scaplen's Court is a fifteenth century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, adjacent to the Poole Museum. The house is now used as a museum focusing on life in Poole between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes a Victorian schoolroom and kitchen.
1.8 miE
Memorial
Brownsea Island Scout camp, Poole
46 min walk • The Brownsea Island Scout camp was the site of a boys' camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, organised by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell to test his ideas for the book Scouting for Boys.
0.9 miNE
Harbor
Poole Harbour, Poole
24 min walk • Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome.
1.9 miNE
Museum
Poole Lifeboat Station, Poole
49 min walk • Poole Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations at Poole, Dorset in England. The first lifeboat was stationed at Poole Harbour in 1865 and the present station was opened in 1988. Since November 2016 it has operated two inshore lifeboats, an Atlantic 85 and a D class.
2.1 miE
Island
Brownsea Island, Poole
53 min walk • Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust.

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Which popular attractions are close to Long Island?

Nearby attractions include Round Island, Poole (8 min walk), Poole Harbour, Poole (24 min walk).