The beautiful gardens of Compton Acres occupy over 6ha in a rift in the sandstone cliffs. They include rock, Italian, water and Japanese gardens and have flowers in bloom throughout the year. Beautiful sunsets can be admired from the English Garden ..

Brownsea Island is not far from the town of Poole. It is fringed by inviting beaches along its south shore and has two nature reserves (north and south) that stretch out on either side of a road. The north reserve is a sanctuary for waterfowl. The so..