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Description |
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Poole
Museum is housed in an 18th century harbour warehouse and tells
the story of Poole from prehistory to the 21st Century.
At
the start of the museum and on public display for the first
time is the Poole Logboat, discovered
in Poole harbour in 1964, it is one of the largest surviving
logboats in the UK and dates to about 295 BC.
The museum also has an excellent collection of Poole Pottery,
probably the largest on public display.
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Open
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All year
Daily, Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 12 noon to 5pm
(In winter the museum is closes at 4pm and
is not open on Mon) |
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Prices |
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Contact |
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More pictures |
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The Poole Logboat, c295BC discovered
in Poole harbour in 1964. |
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Directions
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Parking |
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Quay Visitors
Multi-Storey car park in Castle Street. Streetmap |
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Refreshments |
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There is a drinks machine in the visitor lounge on the top floor. |
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Accessibility |
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Fully accessible to visitors with disabilities. |
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More
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Attached to the museum building,
in the medieval town cellars, is the Local history centre,
where visitors can look at archives
and resources covering the history of Poole. |
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