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Old Town Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West

Explore Old Town, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Town map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Old Town, Dorset

How to Use This Old Town, Dorset Map

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Place	Old Town
Traditional County	Dorset
Unitary Authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.714049
Longitude	-1.986195
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Old Town

Old Town holds the salt-heavy air of the Dorset coast in its narrow, winding lanes, where the limestone walls seem to absorb the shifting tides of the English Channel. It lies 0.4 miles south-west of Poole (from Poole: bearing 220°T, OS grid SZ 010 904). Maritime heritage defines the character of Old Town, evidenced by the proximity of Poole Quay, where the rhythmic clatter of ferry engines signals departures toward the sheltered sanctuary of Brownsea Island. The light here possesses a peculiar, silvered quality, reflecting off the dark surface of the Little Channel as it snakes westward toward the harbour. History persists in the weathered stone of Scaplens Court Museum, a building that has stood through centuries of trade and transformation without losing its stoic, domestic gravity. Residents and visitors alike traverse the quiet paths near the Town Wall, a scheduled monument that marks the boundary between modern activity and the deeper, older pulse of the harbour’s edge. The architecture remains grounded and unpretentious, favouring the functional brickwork and sturdy timber frames that have survived the relentless winds blowing in from the sea. Each street corner feels like a pause in a longer narrative, where the weight of the past sits comfortably alongside the mundane requirements of a working port.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Scaplens Court Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 233° SW
Poole Quay (Ferries for Brownsea Island) (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 186° S
The Old Burial Ground (Park) — 0.2 mi, 033° NNE
Hunger Hill Green (Park) — 0.2 mi, 037° NE
Town Wall W Of Thames Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 218° SW
Bottle Knot (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 009° N
Little Channel (River) — 0.3 mi, 258° WSW
U.S. Coast Guard - Rescue Flotilla 1 (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 125° SE
RNLI Lifeboat Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 123° ESE
The Lighthouse (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 050° NE
Poole Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 075° ENE · 43 ha
Weston's Point (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 099° E
Upton Lake (River) — 1.3 mi, 321° NW
Seymer's Marsh (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 155° SSE
Jellicoe Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 055° NE
Poole Harbour Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 221° SW · 41k acres
Clown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 171° S
Hide (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 315° NW
Green Dale (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 161° SSE
West Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 156° SSE
East Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 152° SSE
Flying Boat fuel depot (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 273° W
Poole Harbour Canoe Club (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 271° W
Ham Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 278° W · 33 ha
Constitution Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 054° NE
Lake Beach (Beach) — 1.8 mi, 270° W
Seaview (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 053° NE
The Engine House (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 143° SE
Brownsea Castle (Castle) — 2.2 mi, 145° SE
Rockley Sands (Beach) — 2.3 mi, 276° W

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