The Blue Pool
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Wareham, Dorset
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10am
🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🛝 PlaygroundAdventure play🌲 WoodlandSeasonal openingGardens
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Ample on-site parking including 3 Blue Badge bays; no overnight parking or EV charging; exit road has a 9ft height limit.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Blue Pool Nature Reserve and Tearooms sits within the Furzebrook Estate on the Isle of Purbeck, a short drive from Wareham. The water takes its striking blue-green colour from fine clay particles suspended in a pool that was once a clay pit. Families can follow woodland walking trails, including a circular route around the lake with a fairy and goblin trail that children enjoy searching for, and cross the rope bridge, which the venue describes as the longest in the UK. There is an adventure play area for younger children, and the site has a gift shop and an Art Deco tearoom serving cream teas and light meals. Wildlife spotting is good here, and the reserve has seasonal events through the year. Pushchairs can use the main paths, though some lower waterside routes involve steep steps. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Open all year. Summer hours run longer; seasonal events including Halloween, Christmas workshops, Santa visits and January/February illuminations, some ticketed.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies- Puddle suitThe only way a toddler stays dry at a farm in February.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
Ice packs
Magnifying glass- Muslin cloths
- Children's paracetamol sachetsThe one thing a farm shop never sells.
Lunch boxes
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Photos: Anna Tesar, CC BY 2.0 · Donald Trung Quoc Don, CC BY-SA 4.0
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