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Bournemouth & Poole Welcome to Bournemouth & Poole Pokesdown LA N S D O ASHL W EY RD N E R Bournemouth FER D NSI DE R POO BOURNEMOUTH D LE RD L BOURNE IND MOUTH RD SAY Y RD X WA D 20 WES SSE R 18 19 WE MER SEX E COM CIAL RD W N 17 UE AY RD R EN RCH HO D HILL AV RISTCHU O R N P CH LE T Parkstone PEN OOL S D T B B E LEDON R E E A CA D H R A RD O Y M L L OOD O C A CHW D E I F D T BIR R D D R R S S R R A A D N T W NG E A N N N S N H O 14 A . V 4 O N ST O O T R O N E L K F M A AR D E T A 21 D T P S O N R H B Poole D E U R L RD B M R B S U O I I R V A C N E RN RD R P W N GER O D O U U E E O IDGE N O E D D GH W LE HILL 22 E T R O D R K N V L B R U S F B T I T D E 2 LIF C S T RC E E D A S S N VE W R O O R T T S L R S A S ’ G T D EA I 16 D S IN WE L V R F E P A H U G R K R S E D N O D R F I R L Y L D S S R T D S L E W U R R E T TO E D D O T LL C R R W M D E G E E A Boating F S X D D T E R T W C T Y F R H L E A D IF R U I I Y O FR D W E OA D A Q Lake W L RD U PRIORY R R R H W O IT S T E C E R B M A S S T CK S IN D E L L N IN T E E N K T O R E R Y W E S R R W POOLE W D D C D T O R R 1 R V S R O O R N D E E C 3 D T C D F F T M L I H L 13 W S D H A R P L E Parkstone A E E R N V I BOURNEMOUTH PEIR E E I T F S N S S B W D G UE C O A T L A F 23 Bay N E L E D O D N BA A V R V R E E N K A B K U N V 15 RD S E C R U L E A L RD R A Y N THE B A E Q N UAY D HI R L L L U C F D R A E E O S M K D R A Poole Quay R E E R AV D T ’S LUSCOMBE E S Y L I C L D R N W O E O L R E VALLEY T I E H D F T S R S N F T D N A S I E LIL R M LI R P D U N T RD S T D E LILLIPUT R R W 12 CANFORD D S LILLIPUT CLIFFS D A F R 5 N Compton IF D PINE CL B Acres VEN RD Branksome Chine A HA N Gardens K S 6 RD D R N O A T LING D R N VE A H S H O R E R D 11 7 BROWNSEA ISLAND D Poole Bay R S K 10 N A B 8 RD RAMA PANO D R S K N A 9 B Sandbanks Bus Route Poole to Swanage & Jurassic Coast D R Y R R Poole Harbour & Island Cruise E F Bus Timetable Every 60 mins Bus Stop First Tour Last Tour A East Overcliff Drive All marked stops 09:45 & 10:45 Only 1 Bournemouth Pier Depart 10:00 17:00 2 Bournemouth Square 10:03 17:03 3 West Cliff 10:06 17:06 4 Westbourne 10:12 17:12 5 Branksome Chine 10:15 17:15 6 Canford Cliffs 10:17 17:17 7 Sandbanks Beach 10:22 17:22 8 Sandbanks Beach 10:25 17:25 9 Sandbanks Peninsular 10:28 17:28 10 Sandbanks Beach 10:29 17:29 11 Sandbanks Beach 10:30 17:30 Studland Bay 12 Lilliput Village 10:31 17:31 13 Whitecliff 10:33 17:33 14 Poole Park 10:35 17:35 15 Poole Quay & Old Town Arrive 10:45 17:45 15 Poole Quay & Old Town Depart 11:00 18:00 16 Poole Railway Station 11:05 18:05 OLD HARRY 17 Poole Park 11:10 18:10 ROCKS 18 Ashley Cross 11:13 18:13 19 Penn Hill 11:16 18:16 20 Westbourne 11:19 UNTIL HOURLY 18:19 21 The Triangle 11:22 18:22 22 Bournemouth Square 11:25 18:25 23 Bournemouth Pier Arrive 11:30 18:30 A complete tour takes 1 hour 30 minutes. Service will stop at any bus stop on route upon request. Please hail the driver if you wish to join the tour. Book Now Boat Timetable Poole to Swanage & the Jurassic Coast Poole Quay Depart 13:00 15:45 Swanage Pier Arrive 14:00 16:45 Swanage Pier Depart 14:30 16:45 Poole Quay Arrive 15:30 17:45 Poole Harbour & Island Cruise Book Online 24/7 citysightseeing-bournemouth.co.uk *School Holidays Only Poole Quay Depart 11:00 12:30 14:30 16:15* D Poole Quay Return 12:10 13:40 15:40 17:25* VI R CTO RIA E AV R O Operated by Discover Dorset Ltd. H BUS & BOAT TICKET CONDITIONS: SWANAGE S Boscombe Bus Station, Ashley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4LE. Please note your Bus & Boat ticket is valid on all City Cruises Poole boat Tel: 01202 557 007 services available on the day, subject to available capacity. Most of the time there is plenty of space on all sailings, however on peak days in July & August, T HIGH S some sailings may be full, also due to weather and tide conditions, no services [email protected] are guaranteed. If no sailings at all are available on the day then a full refund will citysightseeing-bournemouth.co.uk be offered, or you can choose to extend your ticket Free of Charge for another Front Cover Bus Photo: Steve Harris 24 hours. Please check our website for dates where sailings maybe restricted..
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