England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Poole
Poole is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 145,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Poole, with about 188 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- BOH12 km · Bournemouth Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Poole
Poole ( ) is a coastal town, seaport on the south coast of England and civil parish in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east.
The town has cross-Channel freight and passenger ferry services, which connect with the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the French port town of Saint-Malo, Brittany. In 2016, it was home to around 150,000 people.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Poole
See
- Brownsea Island
- Kingston Lacy
- Lighthouse
- Upton Country Park
- Poole Museum
Do
- Jet Ski Safaris
- Tower Park
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Poole
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Poole North hotel | 103 | 4.4/5 692 reviews |
| 2 | Travelodge Poole hotel | 85 | 3.9/5 763 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Poole to stay in
There are many hotels and guesthouses in Poole, especially in the town centre. There are also camping sites in neighbouring towns such as Swanage and Merley. There is a Youth Hostel in Swanage.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Poole
43 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Hotel, Poole | 0.4 km | |
| Haven Hotel | 4.5 km | |
| Mortons House Hotel | 10.1 km | |
| Albion Hotel And Chandlers Wine Shop | 9.2 km | |
| Bankes Arms | 8.7 km | |
| Black Bear Hotel | 9.6 km | |
| Hotel Du Vin | 0.6 km | |
| King's Arms Public House | 20.2 km | |
| Red Lion Inn | 12.2 km | |
| Ship Hotel | 12.2 km | |
| Star Inn | 20.0 km | |
| Stour Inn | 19.8 km | |
| The Anchor Inn | 12.2 km | |
| The Antelope Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| The Bankes Arms Hotel | 10.1 km | |
| The Bell Hotel | 9.1 km | |
| The Castle Inn | 10.3 km | |
| The Cock And Bottle Inn | 10.7 km | |
| The Crown Hotel | 20.1 km | |
| The Fox Inn | 10.2 km | |
| The Green Man Inn | 9.3 km | |
| The Greyhound Inn | 10.1 km | |
| The King's Arms Inn | 12.0 km | |
| The King's Head Hotel | 9.3 km | |
| The King's Head Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| The Minster Arms | 9.3 km | |
| The New Inn | 9.6 km | |
| The Red Lion Hotel | 9.6 km | |
| The Royal Oak Inn, Including Attached Stable Range On South | 16.9 km | |
| The White Hart Inn | 9.2 km | |
| Hilltop Barn | 13.5 km | |
| Kingston Country Courtyard | 12.5 km | |
| Milton Manor Hotel | 23.0 km | |
| Parkstone Guest House | 1.5 km | |
| Pine Ridge | 5.2 km | |
| Purbeck Hotel | 12.3 km | |
| Sandbanks Hotel | 4.5 km | |
| Swanage Haven Boutique Guest House | 10.9 km | |
| The Anvil Inn | 21.3 km | |
| The Langton Arms | 19.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Poole
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Poole are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Poole: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Southampton Airport (SOU, 51 km) and Bristol Airport (BRS, 90 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Poole railway station is about 2½ hr from London Waterloo with 2 trains per hour for most of the day. There are regular, quick and convenient trains on the South West Trains service, but rail fares are generally expensive, so be careful. There are coaches between Poole bus station and London Victoria about once an hour, via Bournemouth. Coaches also run to Heathrow Airport. From the east, take the M27 until it becomes the A31. Continue past Ringwood, and follow the signs for Poole. From the west, come in on the A35.
Getting around
More branded buses cover local routes including the Poole-Parkstone-Westbourne-Bournemouth-Christchurch corridor, to Broadstone and Wimborne, and to Wareham and Swanage. There are a number of local taxi and private hire firms, both large and small. There's a growing network of cycle routes, with bicycles for hire.
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BOH · Bournemouth Airport
SOU · Southampton Airport
BRS · Bristol Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Poole
Eat
Most restaurants are along the quay, but there are a number of great eateries further into the Old Town.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Poole
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 2 places
of 2 places
of 2 places
Questions
Poole: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Poole?
By published guest score: Travelodge Poole North (4.4 / 5 · 692 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)); Travelodge Poole (3.9 / 5 · 763 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Poole?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Poole are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Poole?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Southampton Airport (SOU, 51 km) and Bristol Airport (BRS, 90 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Poole?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Poole
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.