Jurassic Coastal Cruise: Geological History Exploration from Swanage to Poole
4.4
392 Ratings
Dorset
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Embark on a journey past the eastern edge of the Jurassic Coast. Immerse yourself in history as you effortlessly glide past the breathtaking geological structures.
- Navigate past the historic Brownsea Island and its Castle. Residence to the Red Squirrel and diverse fauna, this will be a chance to savour nature’s beauty.
- Traverse through the largest natural harbour in Europe during this voyage, where you’ll delve into its captivating past.
- Pass by Old Harry Rocks, named in honour of the notorious pirate Harry Paye. Observe the awe-inspiring rock formation from a close range as you navigate past this significant landmark.
- Return to Poole Quay, from where you can discover the various other cruises we offer at City Cruises Poole.
What's Included
- Commentary
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Take pleasure in an extraordinary 2-hour circular voyage between Poole and Swanage, witnessing over 2 million years of geological past. This favored cruise navigates through Poole Harbour, near to Brownsea Island (providing superb views of its glorious castle), progresses past the luxurious residences of Sandbanks, and ventures into the vast sea! From this point, you traverse through epochs and witness 2 million years of geological evolution along the stunning Jurassic Coast. Old Harry Rocks, Studland Bay, and Swanage bay are among the notable points of interest you see prior to reaching Swanage Pier and making your way back to Poole Quay. Educational narration provided.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Location
Poole Quay
The Quay
If travelling on a Poole Jurassic Coastal Cruise, please go to Poole Quay and look for the blue kiosk, for City Cruises Poole.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(392 Ratings)
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Dianesm9876io
Mar 10, 2024
Great trip - Beautiful views, very useful tour guide who told us what we were seeing and what to look out for on the trip. It was great value for money. Would definitely recommend.
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Tarirom651
Feb 10, 2024
I recommend - I really enjoyed the cruise and the views were amazing.
I intend to do this again next summer because it was a relaxing experience
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V8811xqmikep
Oct 24, 2023
Great trip - Great service. The captain was really good at explaining points of interest on the way and had a great sense of humour to lighten the commentary.
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Hikeyrob
Oct 16, 2023
A great day out. - I booked online which I gather is a good move - no problems. We did the Poole-Swanage stop off deal for a sunny midweek day in October guaranteeing a less busy boat. It made a simply fantastic day out. The convenient parking at the Poole Quay visitors car park was 'toppy' but reasonable. Combining strolling, beach, walking across the cliffs (Durlston Head being a really good destination - 1.2 miles) and having a great lunch (many options) created some great memories. The onboard commentary was not too persistent, interesting, and different on the return journey. Given the conditions, I thought the value of the experience was excellent.
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430antoniosm
Oct 15, 2023
Enjoyable trip - Enjoyable and memorable boat trip. We would love to repeat the trip again in the future . Who knows?
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701rupertn
Oct 13, 2023
Jurassic 👍🏴 - Excellent view of the stunning coastline,trip was on time and well organised.
Boat was clean and comfortable, refreshments available 👍
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Flyfred2015
Oct 12, 2023
Lost ticket salvation - It was a lovely trip despite inclement weather.
Even better was the relief, when I lost my ticket, that the City Cruise agent at the dockside at Swanage managed to issue another without any fuss.
Many thanks
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Abigail_m
Oct 9, 2023
Very Enjoyable - The commentary was really interesting and fun and views were amazing. Although it was a little windy, the boat was very stable
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13cookie
Sep 28, 2023
a wonderful boat trip - great boat trip. worth it to see the gorgeous Jurassic coast and the amazing old harry rocks. good commentary in both directions., would recommend it especially on a lovely sunny day.
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Isits2022
Oct 10, 2023
Good day out but unlikely to do this again - The views were good, the craft was packed with children that were either hanging from the top deck or running up and down the stairs.
Overall I'd say was OK. We had to tell some small kids to stop running around the open top deck as their parents were not interested but sat in the bar downstairs.
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