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It epitomises the golden age of childhood and of English summers as we once knew them.
Eileen Soper's Illustrated Worlds found on Poole Quay, next to Poole Pottery, bringing childhood to life, featuring illustrations of such literary treasures as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, Alice in Wonderland and many more...
The sun always shone whenever the Famous Five went on holiday and now it's possible to relive those sunny stories at a new exhibition dedicated to Eileen Soper who drew the pictures for all 21 of Enid Blyton's Famous Five books. Eileen Soper also illustrated Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden Of Verses as well as several books from Elizabeth Gould.
Enter through the Secret Seven Windmill and start solving our mystery by finding clues in the Secret Passage! Lose yourself in the Amazing Mirror Maze, with the Cheshire Cat appearing and disappearing as you make your way through.
Special sound spots allow you to hear poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of Verses".
Try creating your own pencil illustrations in the Arts Activity Room.
Also - don't miss out on the extensive range of books, toys, music and ginger beer in the Ginger Pop Shop dedicated to the world of Enid Blyton. This truly is a memorable experience for the whole family - come along and treat yourself to some good old-fashioned fun.
The attraction is for children of all ages, from 5 to 95! - there is certainly something for all the family
Have fun on a Famous Five type adventure around Dorset. The Famous Five Adventure Trail takes you to some of Enid Blyton’s fabourite places in Dorset, and discover some of the sets for her globally popular books.
Famous Five Adventure Trail : http://www.gingerpop.co.uk/adventuretrail2012/
The Famous Five Adventure Trail 2012 enables Enid Blyton fans to participate in a Famouts Five style adventure in the Dorset places that the author knew, and where she set some of her books. It will run from Junilee weekend in June until 5th November. Clue sheets are available from the Ginger Pop Shops, TIC or download from ww.f5trail.co.uk
Poole Quay
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1SD
Tel: +44 (0)1202 670504
Road Directions
To Poole Shop:
By car
We are opposite the “Quay Visitors’” Car Park (pay-and-display), which is well signposted under this exact name on pale brown tourism road-signs in Poole. It has parking for people with disabilities (some immediately on the left as you drive in on Level B, some on Level C) and “Parent and Child” spaces on Level C.
There is a nicer car park though, 750m (half-a-mile) away, at Baiter/Harbourside, which is opposite Brownsea Island, and from where you can get a glimpse of Corfe Castle.
Public Transport Directions
To Poole Shop:
By Bus (Wheelchair friendly)
The Route One bus picks up from the bus or railway stations and stops on the Quay by the Lord Nelson pub, about 75 yards from us. It does not run on Sundays.
No.9 bus runs from the Bus Station to Old Orchard. See the Wilts & Dorset Bus Company website (www.wdbus.co.uk ) for details.
Here is the timetable
By coach
Long-distance Service coaches stop at Poole Bus Station which is about 1 kilometre (two-thirds of a mile) level walk away.
Coaches on excursions have a drop-off point right outside our door.
By rail
Poole Railway Station (Waterloo-Weymouth line, see www.southwesttrains.co.uk) has good accessibility. This is about 1 kilometre (two-thirds of a mile) level walk away, or one can take the Route One bus.
To Corfe Shop:
Our local bus company is Wilts and Dorset, and they have two great routes that serve Purbeck. www.wdbus.co.uk/bus-times/purbeck/
The Number 40 bus, which runs between Poole and Swanage, has request stops in Corfe at the National Trust Visitor Centre (but then uphill walk to the centre of the village), and in East Street by the Jewellery shop.
The Number 50 bus is the open top bus from Bournemouth to Swanage, and is a fast way to get into Purbeck because it is allowed to jump the queue for the Sandbanks Ferry! Once at Swanage station, you have the choice of getting the number 40 bus or the steam train to Corfe Castle.
Visitors using National Rail on the Weymouth to Waterloo line (see www.southwesttrains.co.uk ) can alight at Wareham Railway Station and catch a Swanage-bound No. 40. The bus shelter is adjacent to the London bound platform.
There is a National Trust car park at Castle View (at the bottom of the castle) and a council car park at the bottom of West Street. Be warned - our Parking Wardens are very good at their job!
Steam train enthusiasts may like to leave their car at Norden Park & Ride and arrive in Corfe by steam train on the Swanage Railway, just like Enid Blyton did! A footpath runs alongside the railway from Norden, and is a lovely walk to Corfe. (see www.swanagerailway.co.uk)
Finding us
Our shop is in the centre of Corfe Castle village, next to the Post Office. Please note that the village has steep streets and old, uneven, stone pavements and the historic buildings present access difficulties for some visitors (see “When you arrive” below).Take care on the busy roads and sometimes narrow pavements.
Opening Times
01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012
* Open Poole from 10.00am daily, late closing for Special Events on Quay and summer holidays. Corfe closed some Fridays.
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