Poole, Dorset, England View on a map 8 out of 10 Telegraph expert rating. Hotel du Vin adds a discreet luxury to the pretty alleyways and mixed architecture of Poole’s old town.

Oil from the UK’s largest onshore oil field has leaked into the water in south-west England, leading to a major incident being declared.. Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid was ...

The only breeding pair of ospreys on England's south coast have hatched their first two chicks of the year. ... have successfully bred in Poole Harbour, Dorset.

Mr Small, who has 30 years experience diving Dorset’s waters, said: “I was born into a seafaring family. I’ve skippered thousands of sea miles looking for shipwrecks from my home port of Poole.