Port of Poole Marina

The marina is operated alongside Poole Quay Boat Haven and sits beside the Port of Poole, with direct access to the main shipping channel and views across the harbour.

Follow current PHC Harbour Guide and shipping instructions through the harbour entrance. The operator uses VHF Channel 80; call before arrival for berth instructions and remain especially alert to commercial movements in the adjacent main channel.

The operator describes Port of Poole Marina as primarily annual berthing, with visitors accepted by prior arrangement. Boat Haven visitors may sometimes be offered a berth here when the town-quay marina is full.

Official information lists fresh water, shore power, showers, toilets, waste disposal, parking and a water taxi connection with Poole Quay Boat Haven when weather and daylight allow.

The setting is quieter than Poole Quay Boat Haven, with Poole town reached by road or the operators water-taxi service when running.

Crews wanting a more sheltered, less public-facing Poole berth with direct access to the main harbour channel.

Visitors expecting the immediate restaurants-and-pubs atmosphere of Poole Quay Boat Haven, or anyone assuming visitor space without arranging it first.

Brownsea Island lies across the harbour, with Sandbanks and the harbour entrance to the east and Pooles inner waterways to the west.

Treat the adjacent shipping channel as the defining feature of the approach. Check PHC movements, listen on Channel 14 and call the marina on Channel 80 before committing to the berth.

Berthing and facility information was checked against the marina operator and Poole Harbour Commissioners. A published maximum-draught conflict remains unresolved and must be confirmed directly.

Enter under current PHC directions and listen to Poole VTS on Channel 14 for commercial movements.

Proceed toward the working port and call the marina on Channel 80 for berth instructions.

Keep clear of shipping, port exclusion areas and manoeuvring vessels; verify the allocated berth before applying any draught figure.

Passage depends on current harbour entrance and channel conditions; consult PHC live tide and navigation information.

Commercial shipping movements immediately adjacent to the marina.

Working-port activity and restricted areas.

Visitor berthing is by arrangement. Check water-taxi availability rather than assuming it is operating.

Port of Poole Marina makes more sense when viewed as the quieter partner to the Boat Haven. It trades instant town-quay atmosphere for space, parking and a more workmanlike harbour setting  useful when that is exactly what the cruise needs.

Use the latest Poole Harbour Commissioners Harbour Guide, Local Notices to Mariners, shipping movements, tide information and marina instructions before arrival.