Visitors who want to enjoy and explore Brownsea Island and it's surroundings can select and stay in accommodation on Brownsea Island. Whatever type of accommodation you desire will be found in and around Brownsea Island and its adjacent areas, ranging from magnificent hotels to simple bed & breakfast establishments, as well as some amazing local hospitality.
Brownsea Island is the largest island in Poole Harbour, measuring roughly one mile long by three quarters of a mile wide, mostly wooded but with some open spaces and a lovely beach that is rarely crowded due to its distance from the quay. Brownsea, which is owned by the National Trust, is partly a natural reserve with guided excursions. Peacocks, numerous exotic varieties of pheasant, some shy red squirrels, and wild geese can be found outside the reserve..
There are also rhododendrons and a daffodil field. The castle, which was reconstructed after a fire in 1896, a church, and some homes and a café near the dock are the prominent structures. Colonel William Waugh, who bought the island in the hope of making a fortune from its china clay, built the church in l853 in a picturesque location with a magnificent l6th century Italian well head in its yard.
Regrettably, he went bankrupt. It was the location of Baden-first Powell's experimental Boy Scout Camp in 1907.
The boat ride from Poole Quay takes ten to twenty minutes, and landing costs money.
- Brownsea Island Geolocation Latitude 50.712° N Longitude -1.985856° E
- Brownsea Island Postcode BH13
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