2013

SZ0387 : The Sandbanks Chain Ferry

taken 11 years ago, near to Sandbanks, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

The Sandbanks Chain Ferry
The Sandbanks Chain Ferry
The "Bramble Bush Bay" chain ferry about to leave Sandbanks to cross the entrance to Poole Harbour. The ferry, along with the road that connects with it on the Studland side, is owned by the Bournemouth - Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company (LinkExternal link ), which began the ferry service in 1923, and a toll is charged for use of both road and ferry.

The current ferry boat was put into service in 1994 and can carry up to 48 cars. It is the fourth vessel to operate on the route.
Poole Harbour

Poole Harbour has an area of approximately 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and is claimed to be the largest natural harbour in Europe. The harbour is extremely shallow (average depth: 48 cm), with one main dredged channel through the harbour, from the mouth to Holes Bay LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Coastal Business, Retail, Services Docks, Harbours other tags: Sandbanks Vehicle Ferry Chain Ferry Car Ferry Ferry Boat Ferry Ferryboat Cars Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Selected tweets, Week 16 Automatic Clusters: · Poole Harbour [83] · Chain Ferry [39] · Entrance [38] · Sandbanks Road [30] · Boat [19] · Leaving [15] · Motor [13] Title Clusters: · The Sandbanks Chain Ferry [2] ·
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SZ0387, 462 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 1 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 037 870 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:40.9803N 1:56.9310W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 036 869
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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