Facilities
Lake Drive Beach
Lake Drive
Hamworthy
Poole
Email: leisure@poole.gov.uk
Enquiries: 01202 265265
Lake Drive Beach is a sand and shingle inner harbour beach and the area also includes Hamworthy Common now a local nature reserve and Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The old wooden jetty was constructed to ferry clay from the "Doultons" Clay workings which is now a lake at the rear of the car park.
Interesting Historical Interest
This area has a varied and interesting history; it was also known as HMS Turtle - an amphibious training area used to prepare troops for the D. Day landings on 6 June 1944. Various flying boats, Catalina’s, Sunderland’s, and Walrus stationed in the harbour before and during the war, took off for destinations as diverse as India, South Africa and America.
Underground fuel storage tanks caused great concern when a bomb penetrated the hillside and ruptured one of the tanks on 3 June 1942. One million gallons of high octane petroleum spilled out onto the surrounding sand dunes. Twenty-nine fire appliances attended the incident, but could do little. Fire fighters and soldiers managed to salvage 200,000 gallons of fuel from various "puddles" - the rest being covered in foam and washed away.
Ease of access for people with disabilities:
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