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Blue Pool
📍 BH20 5AR
Photo: Christine Matthews (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Woodland walks including the Trail of Enchanted Doors
- UK's longest rope bridge
- Wildlife spotting and scenic viewpoints
- Historic Art Deco tearooms and gift shop
- Clay pit lake with a mesmerising colour phenomenon
The Blue Pool is a nature reserve and tearooms set within the 300-acre Furzebrook Estate near Wareham on the Isle of Purbeck. Once a 17th-century clay pit, it filled with rainwater to create a striking coloured lake, and today you can enjoy woodland walks including the Trail of Enchanted Doors, wildlife spotting, scenic viewpoints, and the UK's longest rope bridge, before relaxing in the historic Art Deco tearooms and browsing the gift shop. It suits families, walkers and photographers, and is dog-friendly with most areas wheelchair accessible, though some paths have steep steps. Based in Poole, Dorset, it's close to Wareham station 3.1 miles away and Kimmeridge Bay beach 3.2 miles away, with 99 bookable places to stay within 5 miles nearby.
Practical details
- Dogs
- Dog-friendly
- Accessibility
- Most areas wheelchair accessible, though some paths include steep steps
- Best for
- Family days out and peaceful woodland walks
From the attraction's own website on 24 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
0.4 mi
0.5 mi
East Creech Farm Campsite
✓ Working farm with animals to meet, included in your stay
🏖️ 2.67 miles from Kimmeridge Bay (Excellent water quality)
Poole
0.8 mi
1 mi
1.2 mi
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Blue Pool into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Wareham 3.1 miles
- Holton Heath 4.3 miles
- Wool 6 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page