The Quay Thistle Hotel, Poole

The leasehold title (to the west of and adjoining the freehold title) is held under a 125 year lease from 1 July 1981 with 82 years remaining. The main building on the site is the Quay Thistle Hotel, which is a brick built 1980s hotel of 2 to 3 storeys, and providing 70 bedrooms, restaurant, bar and conference facilities.

The hotel was trading until March 2024. The land to the rear of the hotel provides car parking which is monitored by a number plate recognition system.

The site is located at the eastern end of Poole Quay, Poole, and has direct views over the Poole Quay Boat Haven towards Brownsea Island. The site extends to 1.12 hectares (2.77 acres) and is located approximately 400 metres to the east of the High Street.

Poole Quay is a historic waterfront thoroughfare and commercial heart of Poole Harbour, which is Europe’s largest natural harbour. The site is bounded by the Dolphin Quays residential and retail scheme to the west, and by older style housing to the north and east accessed by Ballard Road. The historic old town of Poole is within a 3 minute walk.

The Quay is on the route for local buses, and the town is served by Poole Mainline railway station 1km to the north, with regular services to Dorchester and Weymouth to the South, and London (via Bournemouth, Winchester and Basingstoke) with an average journey time of 2 hours. For daily needs, the closest supermarkets are Aldi and Sainsbury approximately 0.7 km to the north.