Traditional county: Dorset · Unitary authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Region: South West
Explore Sandbanks, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandbanks 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sandbanks, Dorset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Sandbanks |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.687785 |
| Longitude | -1.941200 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sandbanks defines the narrow, sandy spit that separates the churning waters of the English Channel from the stillness of the harbour. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Poole (from Poole: bearing 142°T, OS grid SZ 042 875). Salt-bleached winds scour the dunes here, leaving the air tasting of brine and cold, distant currents. To the west, the quiet tidal marshes of North Haven Point draw the eye toward the grey, imposing silhouette of Brownsea Castle, which watches the channel like a sentinel of ancient stone. Sandbanks holds a singular geography, a slender finger of land where the golden sediment shifts under the relentless pressure of the tide. The light here possesses a brittle clarity, reflecting sharply off the glass-fronted residences that now crowd the shoreline. Visitors often wander toward the South West Coast Path Endmarker, where the concrete monument marks the hard edge between the manicured gardens and the wild, grey expanse of the sea. It remains a place of stark contrasts, where the luxury of the modern world sits uncomfortably against the raw, indifferent power of the encroaching waves.
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Explore Sandbanks, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.687785, -1.941200. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |