Poole Bath Tub Race to return to quay on New Year’s Day

THE ANNUAL Poole Bath Tub Race is set to return to the quay on New Year’s Day. Handmade boats, featuring bath tubs, will take to Poole Quay as crews battle to the finish line in fancy dress. The event ...

Lounge restaurant set to open on Poole Quay subject to planning

A NEW Lounge restaurant is set to open on Poole Quay next year, subject to planning approval. The applicant, Loungers UK Ltd, has proposed to BCP Council to install new fascia signs, windows and ...

Themed boats, sombreros and a scarecrow feature in Poole bathtub race

Poole's annual bathtub race returned on New Year’s Day as thousands gathered kick off 2026 with a bit of whacky fun.
Daily Express

I took a boat trip around Europe's largest natural harbour - and I'd happily do it again

Growing up in Poole, Dorset, I visited Poole Quay regularly. The historic quayside is charming with 18th-century buildings and a quaint Old Town. However, despite visiting the Quay on multiple ...
BBC

Three towns prepare for D-Day anniversary

A flotilla of vessels led by Poole Harbour Commissioners is among the events planned in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to mark the anniversary of D-Day. The boats, which can be seen from Poole ...
BBC

Poole Quay fireworks and light shows will go ahead, council pledges

Summer fireworks and a Christmas light event will go ahead despite funding pressures, a council has insisted. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council confirmed both the Poole Quay Fireworks and ...
Insider

Poole Quay pub back open under new tenants following £300,000 refresh

The Lord Nelson on Poole Quay is back open for business following a six-week makeover. The refresh was prompted by the retirement last October of Anna Doyle, who ran the pub for 20 years. Since then, ...
BBC

Closure of Poole Quay Hotel leaves bride-to-be distraught

Anne Chilcott and her partner Les Way found out about the hotel's closure via social media A bride-to-be fears she may have to cancel her wedding in June after the hotel hosting it shut without ...
Insider

Former five-storey RNLI offices to be sold - “opportunity to reimagine gateway to Poole Quay”

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has instructed CBRE Southampton to market an office building at the charity's Poole campus. Located on West Quay Road, the Sir William Hillary building ...
Daily Mail

Disabled man killed himself by driving his motorised wheelchair over harbour wall and into the sea in front of stunned passers-by, inquest hears

A disabled man took his own life by driving his motorised wheelchair off a harbour wall into the sea, an inquest has heard. Murdo Macleod Mackenzie was seen feeding birds at Poole Quay in Dorset ...
BBC

Poole Quay fireworks and light shows will go ahead, council pledges

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