All About Poole

I recently saw a blog from a follower giving 40 reasons to move to Toronto, so I thought I would take inspiration from this and compile a list of things about Poole. Now Poole is a lot smaller than Toronto and our Mayor is not known internationally for taking crack and using inappropriate language, in fact, I have no idea who our Mayor is but let’s see what we can come up with.

• We have one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
• We have Blue Flag beaches

• A Chain Ferry
• Not one but two lifting bridges.
• 4 Tides per day
• It’s where the Scouts were founded by Lord Baden Powell – dib dib dib
• The home of Sunseeker Yachts

• The home of Lush – they make our industrial estates smell lovely

• Head Quarters for the RNLI – they have a fancy new college building where you can even get married.

• The Sandbanks Pennisular has the 4^th highest land value in the world – you need serious millions for even a scrap of land.
• Poole Quay – where several of the pubs date back to the 1600’s
• The Dolphin Shopping Centre – an incredibly ugly 1960s concrete monstrosity, how did they ever think that looked good.
• We have cross channel ferries.
• Rainfall is well below the UK average.
• Population (at the last census in 2011) is 147,600 with 22% under 19 and 20.5% over 65.
• In 2006 a National Housing Federation study claimed Poole was the most unaffordable town to live in, in the UK.
• The castle on Brownsea Island was originally a fortification built by Henry VIII in 1549 – now its owned by the National Trust who lease it to John Lewis for their staff holidays.

• Ryvitas are made here – you can smell it when they burn them.
• The heathland at Canford Heath is an 850 acre site of special scientific interest.
• We have ‘Bikers Night’ on Poole Quay every Tuesday.
• Polo on the beach.

• It’s home to Diane Hudson Accountancy Ltd.

 

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