Family Fun

Poole is packed with boredom busting, memory making activities for the whole family.

Discover cliff top woodland walkways, pirate play areas or climb giant woodland insects on the cliff tops along Poole’s three miles of award winning golden sands.  Blue Flag beaches offer the perfect place for wave jumping, shell finding and castle creation whilst for the more adventurous, Poole Harbour’s safe, shallow waters are ideal for trying a new activity on the water.

Poole Quay is ideal for a quayside quest.  Catch the relatives of Jurassic predators with a traditional crabbing net and explore the town’s rich pirate history on the Cockle Trail or Treasure Hunt available from the Tourist Information Centre.  See local history brought to life with tactile trails, arts, crafts and hands on activities at Poole Museum and medieval Scaplen’s Court. Poole Museum is temporarily closed for redevelopment.

From Poole Quay, voyage across the sea to Brownsea, the National Trust’s island of adventure to build dens, unearth mini beasts, spot squirrels and sika deer or try the play trail.  For high tech adventure learn more about the RNLI with an interactive tour including the lifeboat simulator at their College Headquarters.

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With 43 to choose from, Poole’s parks offer a picnic paradise for every day of the summer holiday.  Best known are the woodland walks, play trails, water jets and gorgeous walled garden at Upton Country Park or distinctive Japanese, Italian or heather gardens at the privately owned Compton Acres.  Poole Park has something for everyone, with play areas and cricket pitch or try tree climbing, pitch and putt, watersports taster sessions with Rockley Park or ride the famous miniature railway.  

Tower Park is the one stop shop for family fun and entertainment, where the cinema, bowling, waterpark, soft play and many restaurants provide everything for a fantastic day out for everyone.

Throughout the summer evenings Poole Quay plays host to a fantastic array of family events ranging from the magical motorbikes of Tuesday night’s Poole Dream Machines to six weeks of Thursday night fireworks on the Quay with live music, street entertainers during the summer holidays.

Scroll down the page to view all the family friendly attractions.

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