A panorama taken from the Whitley Bay and Blackpool area of Poole Harbour from a boat. The picture shows the shoreline of Sandbanks facing Poole Harbour. Countless yachts and boats moor here. Brownsea Island is also visible.

Poole Harbour - Whitley Lake - Poole visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Poole Harbour - Whitley Lake' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Dorset.

Whiteley Bay and Blackpool are within Poole Harbour, protected from the open sea by the spit of Sandbanks and Sandbanks Beach. The area is very popular for windsurfing and kitesurfing from Whiteley Bay beach, with shallow waters that catch good wind while the spit means that it is rarely too rough to play on the water.

Whitley Bay is also very shallow, and those falling off their surf boards can simply stand up and get back on. Sandbanks spit is famous as having some of the most expensive real estate in the world built on it. All the property here goes for millions of pounds as they offer panoramic views both over Poole Harbour and the rest of the bay on the other side. One wonders how these properties will fare should the sea levels rise in the future.

Boat: By boat, kite surfer or windsurfer.
Bus: Sandbanks / Banks Road
Car: There is parking around the edge of Blackpool and Whitley Lake in Poole Harbour on Shore Road which runs around the bay.