Hamworthy
Hamworthy is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Hamworthy is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 mi2) that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Holes Bay to the east. Poole Bridge, the southern terminus of the A350 road, connects the suburb with the town centre. Hamworthy is the location of the Port of Poole ferry passenger terminal and cargo handling operations.
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Worth seeing in and around Hamworthy
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Twin Sails Bridge
The Twin Sails Bridge is a double leaved bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. The bridge provides a second road link from Poole Town Centre to Hamworthy.
1.4 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset · Wikipedia - 02St Mary's Church, Longfleet
St Mary's, Longfleet is a Church of England parish church in Longfleet, a district of Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is part of the New Wine network and describes itself as an evangelical charismatic church.
2.8 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia - 03The Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to Arts Council England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London.
2.7 km · arts centre (concert hall, theatre and cinema) in Poole, Dorset, UK · Wikipedia - 04Scaplen's Court
Scaplen's Court is a fifteenth century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, adjacent to the Poole Museum. The house is now used as a museum focusing on life in Poole between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes a Victorian schoolroom and kitchen.
1.8 km · 15th century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK, used as a museum · Wikipedia - 05Custom House
The Custom House is a Grade II* listed building in Poole, Dorset, England. It is a Georgian building located in the oldest part of Poole Quay, and is currently used as a restaurant.
1.8 km · custom house in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Poole Bridge
Poole Bridge is a bascule bridge in Poole, Dorset, England. Constructed in 1927, the bridge provides a road link across a busy boating channel.
1.6 km · bascule bridge in Dorset, England · Wikipedia - 07Poole Museum
Poole Museum is a maritime museum, gallery and cultural centre, situated on the Lower High Street in the Old Town area of Poole, Dorset, and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Entrance to Poole Museum is free, and the museum was the fifth most visited free attraction in southwest England in 2015.
1.8 km · Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08The Guildhall
Poole Guildhall is a municipal building in Market Street, Poole, Dorset, England. The guildhall, which is used as a register office and a venue for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.8 km · building in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Upton House
Upton House is a country house in the grounds of Upton Country Park on the northwestern shoreline of Holes Bay in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. It is owned by BCP Council.
1.8 km · house in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10St George's Church
St George's Church is a Church of England church in Oakdale, a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England. It was built in 1959–60 and has been Grade II Listed since 1998.
3 km · church in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hamworthy
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 89 km · Cardiff (CWL), 120 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 136 km
- Stations
- Poole Harbour, 3.2 km · Port of Poole, 1.7 km · Hamworthy railway station, 800 m · Poole railway station, 2 km · Creekmoor Halt railway station, 3 km
- Bristol → Hamworthy92 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £10–13
- London → Hamworthy158 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · £17–22
- Cardiff → Hamworthy118 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · £16–21
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hamworthy
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hamworthy. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inDaily ferry services from Poole Harbour run to Cherbourg in France as well as Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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Next door to Hamworthy
- Pooletown, seaport and civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England2 km
- Arnevillage in Purbeck, Dorset, United Kingdom3.7 km
- Uptonvillage in south east Dorset, England2.3 km
- Lytchett Minstervillage in Dorset, England, UK3.8 km
- Lytchett Minster and Uptoncivil parish in Dorset, England, UK2.9 km
- Creekmoorsuburb in Poole, Dorset, England, UK2.8 km