Brownsea Island

Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck.

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Location: 50.6917, -1.9722, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Christchurch Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Corfe Castle ⓘ
  fortification in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Athelhampton Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Athelhampton, Dorset, England, UK

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  Clouds Hill ⓘ
  home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England.

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  Edmondsham House ⓘ
  country house in Dorset, England, UK

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  Museum of East Dorset ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, England, UK

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  Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch ⓘ
  local history museum in Dorset, England

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  Scaplen's Court museum ⓘ
  local museum in Poole, Dorset, England, UK

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  Swanage Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway and museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Thomas Hardy's Cottage ⓘ
  cob and thatch building in Stinsford, Dorset, England, UK

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  Wareham Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Hurst Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort in Hampshire, England  

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  Lulworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

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  Kingston Lacy ⓘ
  country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK

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  The Needles Batteries ⓘ
  historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England

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  Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bournemouth, England, UK

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  Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tolpuddle, England, UK

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  The Tank Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  

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  Corfe Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Corfe Castle, England, UK

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  Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum ⓘ
  motorcycle museum in New Milton, Hampshire

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  Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
  regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom  

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  Langton Matravers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, UK

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  Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre ⓘ
  museum in Bournemouth, England, UK

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  Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  history museum and family history centre in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Blandford Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Blandford Forum, United Kingdom

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  Monkey World ⓘ
  Animal Welfare Organization

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  Museum of Design in Plastics ⓘ
  university museum, collection and specialist research resource at the Arts University Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

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  Poole Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom

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  Blandford Fashion Museum ⓘ
  museum in Blandford Forum, England, United Kingdom

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  Fordingbridge Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fordingbridge, England, United Kingdom

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  Bournemouth Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum

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  Purbeck Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK

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  The Etches Collection ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, United Kingdom

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1665 Kingston Lacy

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1861 The Needles Batteries

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1912 Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum

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1934 Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

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1947 The Tank Museum

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1962 Corfe Castle Museum

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1964 Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum

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1967 Royal Signals Museum

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1972 Langton Matravers Museum

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1975 Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre

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1976 Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre

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1985 Blandford Town Museum

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1987 Monkey World

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1988 Museum of Design in Plastics

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1989 Poole Museum

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1996 Blandford Fashion Museum

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1998 Fordingbridge Museum

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1998 Bournemouth Aviation Museum

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2014 Purbeck Mining Museum

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2016 The Etches Collection

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Brownsea Island 3

Brownsea Island 1852 map p1130004

Brownsea Island and Poole Harbour

Brownsea Island, Poole (150238) (9456104200)

Approach to Brownsea

Brownsea landing stage

Fuel barge moored off Brownsea

Brankston Castle in 1986

South shore at Brownsea Island with Sandbanks Peninsula in background

Brownsea Island eastern foreshore

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	garden		Athelhampton Hall	abbey, garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Clouds Hill	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Edmondsham House	history museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of East Dorset	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scaplen's Court museum	local museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Swanage Railway	museum, heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Thomas Hardy's Cottage	historic house museum, thatched cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Wareham Town Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1541	Hurst Castle	military museum, Device Forts, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1610	Lulworth Castle	hunting lodge, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1665	Kingston Lacy	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1861	The Needles Batteries	military museum, artillery battery	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Corfe Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	independent museum, military museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Langton Matravers Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Blandford Town Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Monkey World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Museum of Design in Plastics	museum, history museum, museum collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Poole Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Blandford Fashion Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Fordingbridge Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bournemouth Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Purbeck Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	The Etches Collection	museum, national museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Brownsea Island 3		Commons
commons	image		Brownsea Island 1852 map p1130004		Commons
commons	image		Brownsea Island and Poole Harbour		Commons
commons	image		Brownsea Island, Poole (150238) (9456104200)		Commons
commons	image		Approach to Brownsea		Commons
commons	image		Brownsea landing stage		Commons
commons	image		Fuel barge moored off Brownsea		Commons
commons	image		Brankston Castle in 1986		Commons
commons	image		South shore at Brownsea Island with Sandbanks Peninsula in background		Commons
commons	image		Brownsea Island eastern foreshore		Commons