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Brownsea Island / Castle (Poole, Dorset)

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RedSquirrelsAreAwesome · 25/05/2021 18:18

Hello,

On a whim we have booked to stay at Brownsea Castle on Brownsea Island for 4 nights in July. It looks lovely and the red squirrels really swung it for me! We have a newborn baby and after thinking again DH is saying we need to cancel it because of the hassle of the ferry and maybe needing to take two trips there and back to bring over the stuff we need. He’s worried about leaving his van in the car park. Then he’s saying about Covid even though they are running at reduced capacity and dining areas are all separated and all the safety measures are in place. I have been really looking forward to this trip. It will be lovely to go out and about with the baby on nature walks and I would be so disappointed to cancel it.

Have you been before?
Did you enjoy it?
Is the ferry easy enough to use?
Is it worth me trying to persuade DH to go or will I regret the earache if he finds something about it he doesn’t like?! DH has form for changing his mind about things just after he’s agreed to it!

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SinkGirl · 27/05/2021 12:04

But if you’re bored by the island you could just get the boat over to sandbanks or to Poole for the day and then there’s so many options! It’s not like you’re stuck there except for overnight. I dream of staying there, maybe one day!

How difficult was it to book if you work for Waitrose OP? Wondering if my locals have any part time jobs... would be worth it 😬

secretburper · 27/05/2021 13:11

A few photos

Brownsea Island / Castle (Poole, Dorset)
Brownsea Island / Castle (Poole, Dorset)
Brownsea Island / Castle (Poole, Dorset)
HappyHappyHippocampus · 27/05/2021 17:12

@secretburper

Not stayed but we visited brown sea island , really enjoyed a walk around it . The squirrels are great I'm not sure I would like to stay there as after once or twice around to look I'm not sure what I would want to do next , sounds like quite an expensive 4 nights with nothing to do ( and I'm an outdoorsy type ) As previous people say it's a boat not a ferry , easy to use but we didn't have a baby , I'm sure if an emergency happened you wouldn't be stranded , someone would pick you up (coastguard )
They have a private beach at the castle and parkland with games and all sorts. I think we did a frisbee golf course!
RedSquirrelsAreAwesome · 28/05/2021 17:02

Thanks everyone I’m finding this really interesting, we’ll get there one day I hope!

@SinkGirl - It was really easy to book on the partner choice website!

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