An Island within Poole harbour, Dorset. This is the place where the scouting movement was born out of an idea by Lord Baden-Powell. The scouting movement is just about to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the very first camp held here in 1907!
Showing posts with label Brownsea Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brownsea Island. Show all posts
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Friday, October 13, 2006
Brownsea Castle
Brownsea Castle is a mid 16th century square blockhouse protected by a moat which was built on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour. It was renovated during the 19th century as a stunning residence, sadly though, it was badly damaged by fire in 1895. It has however, been rebuilt and is now used exclusively by the John Lewis Partnership
The island is owned by the National Trust and is open during the months of April - September. Many boat trips of Poole harbour leave from Poole quayside. A boat trip is possibly the best way to see Brownsea Island.
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Brownsea Castle is a mid 16th century square blockhouse protected by a moat which was built on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour. It was renovated during the 19th century as a stunning residence, sadly though, it was badly damaged by fire in 1895. It has however, been rebuilt and is now used exclusively by the John Lewis Partnership
The island is owned by the National Trust and is open during the months of April - September. Many boat trips of Poole harbour leave from Poole quayside. A boat trip is possibly the best way to see Brownsea Island.
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Brownsea Island
I saw Brownsea Island in the summer from a boat trip. The trip started from Poole Harbour in Dorset to Swanage, via Old Harry Rocks. It was a beautifull sunny day and just the time to see some of the Jurassic Coast at its best.
Brownsea Island is the largest Island within Poole Harbour. It is a former hill above river valleys from when sea levels were lower than they are today. It seperated to become an island during flooding from the Flandrian Trangression after the Pleistocene Ice Age ... and Poole Harbour was formed
The Pleistocene is the most well known of the Earth's Ice Ages. The ice sheets once covered all of Antartica, along with large areas of Europe, North and South America, and smaller areas of Asia. The glaciation of the Pleistocene consisted of several glacial advances followed by interglacial phases when the ice retreated and a relatively mild climate prevailed. Carbon-14 dating of fossils indicates that the last glacial period ended around 11,000 years ago
I saw Brownsea Island in the summer from a boat trip. The trip started from Poole Harbour in Dorset to Swanage, via Old Harry Rocks. It was a beautifull sunny day and just the time to see some of the Jurassic Coast at its best.
Brownsea Island is the largest Island within Poole Harbour. It is a former hill above river valleys from when sea levels were lower than they are today. It seperated to become an island during flooding from the Flandrian Trangression after the Pleistocene Ice Age ... and Poole Harbour was formed
The Pleistocene is the most well known of the Earth's Ice Ages. The ice sheets once covered all of Antartica, along with large areas of Europe, North and South America, and smaller areas of Asia. The glaciation of the Pleistocene consisted of several glacial advances followed by interglacial phases when the ice retreated and a relatively mild climate prevailed. Carbon-14 dating of fossils indicates that the last glacial period ended around 11,000 years ago
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