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I lived in Poole for 30 years, Shore Road, and the beaches were my playground. I had a 30-foot yacht moored in the harbor off Evening Hill until one day a storm dragged it off its mooring and damaged it. I was a resident DJ at both the Sandbanks Hotel and Haven Hotel I was buddies with the owner Paul Butterworth. My friend owned the Scandinavian-designed house Pieces Of Eight complete with an indoor swimming pool, those were the days in the mid-60s Sandbanks was not so developed. We had a beach hut next to the Pavillion there was no problem with parking. John Lennon was a visitor to Sandbanks as his aunt Mimi owned a bungalow not far from the Ferry. I used to sail my yacht to Old Harry Rocks bay drop anchor go ashore with the tender and go horse riding on top of the cliffs at Old Harry. Just watching your videos brought back all the memories, especially Shore Road beach where we would hang out. Times they are a Changin. Thanks for the memories.
Lived in Poole all my life. Before my friends moved back to the USA they lived on Panorama Road next door to Harry Redknapp. They used to let us stay there when they were away which was often. Spent many fun times in the summer in their back garden watching the boats come and go. 😊
@@WalkWithMeTim yeah £10million and does the owner have IQ score as highs my 165 which is five points higher than Ernestine and five points shy of dr. Carl Sagan . did you know sandbanks is famous for ... .... - -- - .... -.. -... i live only about 7.2 miles distance away from new haven hotel where Guglielmo Marconi of world first many radio transmissions . and takes me clam cycle ride about 40 mins to reach yet my CB radio signal would reach that distance instantly at the speed of light and any radio transmission travels up to the ionosphere 40 to 400 miles above then around the planet at speed of light in just 1 second around the planet x7 times , just 1 second my signal can travel around the planet x7 times . don't get any tech than that . if conditions are balanced can speak to other counties and sound and signal strength as they are down the road . radio or CB and ham radio is the first social media and still is to this day . every kiddie today only wants a mobile phone . even send data on CB radio with certain device but on HF band would take while where's higher the frequency band data sends faster . yeah i'm sure most who maybe richer than myself didn't even know this .
I struggle to understand why these houses are so expensive, most of them look quite tacky IMO. So they’re on the coast, so are many other areas of the UK. Personally I feel it’s hype over quality.
I agree somewhat but I don’t think it will ever not be popular. I think it’s the idea of a gated community. They probably feel safer there but it’s obviously very detached from reality... some of the driveways need more greenery imo. All that space on them and just blocked paving
I agree totally. Let's face it, would you fork out 10 or 12 million quid to live next door to Harry Redknapp? Nice bloke but....... I remember before the area was developed. There was very little there and it was dirt cheap.
It’s a combination of finite supply of land, incredible views of the Dorset coast, and some of the best beach in the uk. The value of the properties is the land, the houses change style every 10-20 years and get redeveloped regularly. There’s plenty of seaside locations in the UK but nothing quite like sandbanks.
I'm often in Poole to visit relatives. intend to move there in a few years. Here's the thing, there are nicer parts of Poole then Sandbanks or Grand designs Island as I call it. For every millionaire house there's still a bungalow inhabited by a retired couple who have no intention of moving. Then there's the matter of getting on and off the place, one B road so good luck at the height of summer. I'm not saying it's not a nice place but if you want a view go to Upton park looking out over Holes bay. The owner of the hotel apparently wanted to knock it down and rebuild as it wasn't that great looking. Rusting railings on the balcony's. I've always said Sandbanks was the biggest estate agent con job ever as I remember going there 35 years ago before it started to change. Saying that if I ever got invited to one of the millionaires houses I wouldn't say no. Good video though
It’s basically a scam, lots of articles about how it was the most expensive place in England drummed up by developers and sellers. It is expensive but flat we own there barely went up in value over 15 years compared to London property.
n the 1960s 70s it was a wonderful place, John Lennon bought his aunt a home in Panorama Rd. My dad wanted to buy the little garage repairs for 25000 pound but my mum objected. Pleased to see your video as I left Bournemoth 28 years ago to live in a less crowded paradise New Zealand. The chains of the ferry guide it not pull it
Stayed in many places within Poole and Sandbanks over the last 30 years. Infact, I am here in a multi million £ vacation place as I write this. Believe me when I say that the idea that Sandbanks is always full of people and traffic is not true. During the high season, maybe, but for a lot of the year, it is really quiet. It is one of the best places in the world.
Been lucky enough to live in the poole area for 30 years and now in christchurch. Sitting on a public bench next to the ferry on the sandbanks side is a joy that I find myself doing most weekends when the weathers lovely, the views looking towards the purbeck side are truely amazing and as good a view as anywhere in the UK. My advice to tourist travelling in a car would be to take time to park up on the sandbanks side and do the same thing with a cuppu from the local cafe as you won't be aloud out of your car while on the ferry for the short ferry crossing in either direction.
Great video again Tim, loved the beaches and clear sea. Personally I preferred to American style houses over some of the more modern ones, but lovely to see the variations in designs.
I lived there as a 10 year old boy for 6 months in 1970. Roamed all over the peninsula as there was never anyone about. Never paid too much attention as to fences and property lines. There's a high point I found after scrambling up a slope with a full 360 degree view panorama of the bay and harbour. Totally spectacular.
Thanks for the tour Tim - I’ve always wanted to see what it’s like there! The beach is lovely & reminds me of the sandy beaches in south of France. If only someone would let you film a Through the Keyhole round their house!! Great music in this video too😀
Just love love this place , go down frequently between april and september to enjoy the fab scenery . Shall be down again next month for the last time this year. Boat trips out of Poole quay are a bargain as you see so much more of the large harbour and coast .
I used to work with someone who lived in Sandbanks, he bought it decades back, he was offered 1m for the plot, lost touch so don't know if he ever took the offer, he did say it was a hard choice, nice payday, but he would never wake up and look out across the harbour again, always a tough choice when to cash in.
Wow Tim! Posh Properties in Sandbanks! And you might be moving here soon! Looks a very quiet & spacious Beach 🏖️ & definitely Millionaires Row. Looking forward to your move as much I would be for my own!🏠🏡⛱️
I lived/worked in Bournemouth about 10 years ago. I walked along the beach to the ferry a few times (at a cost of £1!) and went to Shell Bay. It was so quiet over there, on days when people were squashed like sardines on Bournemouth beach.
I love to get the ferry from Sandbanks, walk up along Studland beach, stop in Studland village for a pint then up past Old Harry's Rocks and follow the coast path into Swanage for fish n chips, another pint or two to wash them down and if I've timed it right and there's room I catch the boat back to Poole Quay, if not its the open top bus and more great views. A word of warning for anyone doing this, Harry's aren't the only old rocks you might see as you'll pass through a stretch of nudist beach.
Spent a lovely afternoon on Sandbanks about 5 years ago en route from Cornwall to Portsmouth. Sat for about an hour just watching the ferry going back and forth, it was a glorious sunny day and the cares of the world felt like a million miles away 😏
I grew up here! There used to be a newsagents instead of the restaurant & a racing stables tucked away where the horses were exercised on the beach early morning. The ferry was free for pedestrians & cyclists & ran 24/7. If they saw you waiting at Shell Bay they'd come over for you. Theres always been a one way road around the peninsula; we used to race our pedal bikes round it! Sadly most of the beautiful houses have been pulled down & replaced. Its very built up compared to sixty years ago; but there's always been queues for the ferry! It's bitter cold & damp in the winter......
The House at 8:26 I used to work for the person who owns it and did all the IT for the house, like you said brought an old house, knocked it down, and built this!!
Living locally ( 5 miles away) I looked 15 years ago at buying a new build terraced / town house towards the chain ferry for 280k now selling at 1.7million 😭😭would never want to own a property on sandbanks now though as you queue for 2 hours to get to your house then the same to go out lol Best time is early morning or evening on the beach away from the crowd's!
Looks amazing. I ❤️ Dorset & have been there several times over the last few years - Swanage, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Chesil Beach, Lyme Regis, & Isle of Portland,...but I have only seen Sandbanks from point of Old Harry Rocks.
Tim 🙂 love sand banks video 💖 I walked round off can cliffs down all roads and some of the drive to the apartment blocks that look like mansions look like they have a Forrest to go through to get to the property. I was thinking can u imagine you been dropped off and had heavy night drinking and got walk up the driveway but it's not any ordenanery drive way as you have walk through forest looks like. I wouldn't make it I be asleep somewhere in my forest LoL 😂 but it is stunning to me that is heaven as I love woodland and sea air and they are stunning property. Stunning 💖
I was there last week on holiday meeting old friends - went to Swanage so queued up along millionaires row -it is so beautiful and so expensive and so likely to be flooded in 50 years thanks to rising sea levels. Harry Redknapp lives there and the idea that Mike Ashley could have tempted him to the wilds of Northumberland to manage the Toon always makes me giggle
There's so much money in Sandbanks that there will most likely be protection to prevent flooding in a worse case scenario. Agreed, Sandbanks will be still there in 50+ years.
I’ve always wanted to know what these “houses” looked like on the inside.I see them on a daily basis and would never even dream of living in them they’re so expensive now
Re the Banana plants. They will be Musa Basjoo. The leaves will be killed by frosts as will the trunks most years but the corms if well mulched are frost hardy in the UK. I've got some growing in my garden.
Great Video Tim. I’ve been to Poole and Bournemouth on a few occasions but not ventured to the Sandbanks part. It looks another level with the properties and wealth which is around there. I know Harry Redknapp lives in Sandbanks and I’m sure there is a few well known others to. …. Smithy
As a person who goes here quite often, I have seen Harry's house many times as well as Rick Stein restraunt, saint realise how much the houses actually are, I knew they were expensive but not that expensive, sheesh!
Not sure if this was mentioned in previous comments but my friend lives in the house next door to the keyboard gate. Jamiroquai owned it then sold it..... Hence the keyboard. stunning views from the quay side with its own helipad for those interested....
I have used the chain ferry many times, its great fun and not that expensive either. It cuts a huge chunk of time too so you don't have to take the long drive round. If I had the money, I would live in Sandbanks.
It's the most expensive ferry crossing in the world allegedly, when you take into account the short distance it travels anyway. But yes it does save a bit of time.
At 5:19 you can see that the rental price for the property that you point out in the estate agent's window is actually a jaw-dropping £11,550/week, much higher than the £7K figure that you state (you're looking at the price for the property below). My father was one of the managers of the Haven Ferry shop in the 1960s, so during that era I spent a lot of time on the Sandbanks peninsula as a child, and although the beach was always busy, when I walked around the residential area it was peaceful. For me it's depressing to see how the peninsula has changed, although I realise that most people will prefer the more upmarket look of the area nowadays. The old ferry doesn't look as though it's changed since the 1960s though! Thanks for making the video Tim, it's well produced.
The propeert you said was the most expensive at 10 million pounds and sold last year is still on the market according to the estate agent. Forgot how nice sandbanks is never visit when you live near you avoid because of the amount of tourists thought I would point that out. But as I said previously next door is just too close for that sort of money.
Love Sandbanks, had a 1 night stay in Sandbanks hotel , not a great room bit dated but had the swan towels on the bed lol , yes one road in and out gets so so busy !! oh must say the bed was the best ever super memory foam
I have my eye on a big mansion here in Dundee for the day I win the lottery, but I've always wanted a house in Poole too after seeing a video of Sandbanks years ago. It was some sort of promo video and until it said Dorset, UK I had been thinking it was somewhere in Florida. Yeah, that'll do nicely, Mansion 1 up here, Mansion 2 in Poole, and a big yacht nearby.
There are dozens of jaw-dropping Premier roads in nearby Branksome and Evening Hill. Full of houses that are even more expensive. It’s like Grand Designs on steroids and makes the ones you showed pale into insignificance!
Not many live there permanently, I did a job for someone there . I used to do chimney sweeping and it was such an easy job I said to the guy if I can just pop in when I have a gap will give you a discount. He said thanks for treating me equally and gave me double
Sandbanks is a lovely place but what no-one mentions is that there is absolutely nothing there by way of local shops. You would be hard pressed to buy a newspaper or a pint of milk or post a letter. All we found was one very small supermarket.
Came here over from Mr Gimbal Walk - nice to see houses I will never be able to afford 😃 But with the constant traffic and double yellows everywhere it's not really a good place. The very long and wide and golden beach is spectacular though (although this was not shown to the best advantage in this vid). I've been over to Brownsea Island which was very nice.
I lived in Dorset for several years and really don’t get Sandbanks. The houses may be fancy and expensive but they’re crammed in cheek by jowl and most days in the summer, the whole area is grid-locked with traffic.
Sandbanks is lovely, but all in all there are plenty of just as nice if not nicer places to live in the UK….not to mention far more affordable. Its also one of those places that comes at a premium as its all about the bling….which may or may not be your thing. Also its sure to be highly vulnerable to tidal surges some day….and like everywhere in the UK it gets a long cold grey winter too.
Hi Tim did you not fancy dropping in on Harry Rednapp or Graham Souness i think if you check harry paid 10 million for his house there was an open top bus that ran round sandbanks that allowed you to see over the fences and gates of the houses great post best wishes.
Love your walks, time to visit the British out post of St Helena in the South Atlantic. A true British out post. It has an airport. I think there are flights from England too.
I’m part of a team that clean that beach after the tourists have left for the day. Let me tell you it’s disgusting the people who visit and leave their rubbish behind should be ashamed of themselves
Dates me somewhat but in1965 I worked on a property here named Westover which I believe is one of the few originals left still standing. At that time John Lennon had just bought his aunt Mimi a property slightly nearer the ferry. The house was a teardown in1992 and the property standing there now is harbour gate Harry's former home. Lennon paid 25 thousand for the bungalow back then. Rog. Pacific sunset.
@@bonk352 hi. Thanks for your reply. Five years later we bought a house not far away from sandbanks which cost us 5000 pounds. That same house we were told cost 1500 pounds in 1965 so as you say sandbanks has always been expensive. John Lennon said he thought the view there was the best he had ever seen. Some statement from someone who had even back then had travelled extensively.sadly a couple of weeks before his untimely death in new York apparently he had expressed a wish to return to sandbanks with Yoko and live with his aunt Mimi. Somewhere there's a photo of him and his son Julian and aunt Mimi having just gotten off the sandbanks ferry.thanks again. Stay safe. Rog. Pacific sunset.
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE SANDBANK ,,INCREDIBLE IS IT ITALY . Should be,,CAN’T WAIT TO GO GO THERE,,THE BEAUTIFUL SEA COLOUR,,THA FANTASTIC GOLDEN BEIGE SAND ITS UNIQUE ,IM SIMPLY ADORE BEST IN ALL UK,,THERE’s NOTHING ELSE,,
Had a property in Sandbanks for many years. Was a cool place once, but now full of loud ruff people with bad taste, who think they have class. If you enjoy have a traffic jam out side you house, paying over the odds and a over pack beach, no parking, or if you have parking in you garage drive, finding it blocked. In the evening you can also listen to the shouting and loud music from the drunken parties into the night. I moved to Bexhill it is like Sandbank was 30 years ago.
Unrecognisable. From the days my grandparents lived in Sandbanks .they lived in a large detached bungalow in Grasmere road which had sand dunes at the end of the road. !!!long before it became a millionaires paradise. Ferry looks just the same for all that!!!. I had wonderful holidays there in my childhood/teens and until my grandparents died. Little did anyone know how it was going to be transformed!!!!
A four bedroom chalet bungalow, in need of work has just gone on the market for £15 million! I live near Poole Park but wouldn’t want to live in Sandbanks, packed in the summer but desolate in the winter.
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You should check out a house called the brink it's off panorama road by royal yacht club they own grand national winning horses
I lived in Poole for 30 years, Shore Road, and the beaches were my playground. I had a 30-foot yacht moored in the harbor off Evening Hill until one day a storm dragged it off its mooring and damaged it. I was a resident DJ at both the Sandbanks Hotel and Haven Hotel I was buddies with the owner Paul Butterworth. My friend owned the Scandinavian-designed house Pieces Of Eight complete with an indoor swimming pool, those were the days in the mid-60s Sandbanks was not so developed. We had a beach hut next to the Pavillion there was no problem with parking. John Lennon was a visitor to Sandbanks as his aunt Mimi owned a bungalow not far from the Ferry. I used to sail my yacht to Old Harry Rocks bay drop anchor go ashore with the tender and go horse riding on top of the cliffs at Old Harry. Just watching your videos brought back all the memories, especially Shore Road beach where we would hang out. Times they are a Changin. Thanks for the memories.
you are welcome , thanks for sharing
Fantastic thanks info memories...really brings it to life as a frequent visitor
Lived in Poole all my life. Before my friends moved back to the USA they lived on Panorama Road next door to Harry Redknapp. They used to let us stay there when they were away which was often. Spent many fun times in the summer in their back garden watching the boats come and go. 😊
Wow showbiz
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Hopefully moving to Poole early next year!Cant wait 😁
@@WalkWithMeTim yeah £10million and does the owner have IQ score as highs my 165 which is five points higher than Ernestine and five points shy of dr. Carl Sagan .
did you know sandbanks is famous for ... .... - -- - .... -.. -... i live only about 7.2 miles distance away from new haven hotel where Guglielmo Marconi of world first many radio transmissions . and takes me clam cycle ride about 40 mins to reach yet my CB radio signal would reach that distance instantly at the speed of light and any radio transmission travels up to the ionosphere 40 to 400 miles above then around the planet at speed of light in just 1 second around the planet x7 times , just 1 second my signal can travel around the planet x7 times . don't get any tech than that . if conditions are balanced can speak to other counties and sound and signal strength as they are down the road . radio or CB and ham radio is the first social media and still is to this day . every kiddie today only wants a mobile phone . even send data on CB radio with certain device but on HF band would take while where's higher the frequency band data sends faster .
yeah i'm sure most who maybe richer than myself didn't even know this .
Did you ever meet Harry Redknapp?
I struggle to understand why these houses are so expensive, most of them look quite tacky IMO. So they’re on the coast, so are many other areas of the UK. Personally I feel it’s hype over quality.
I agree somewhat but I don’t think it will ever not be popular. I think it’s the idea of a gated community. They probably feel safer there but it’s obviously very detached from reality... some of the driveways need more greenery imo. All that space on them and just blocked paving
I agree totally. Let's face it, would you fork out 10 or 12 million quid to live next door to Harry Redknapp? Nice bloke but.......
I remember before the area was developed. There was very little there and it was dirt cheap.
It’s a combination of finite supply of land, incredible views of the Dorset coast, and some of the best beach in the uk. The value of the properties is the land, the houses change style every 10-20 years and get redeveloped regularly. There’s plenty of seaside locations in the UK but nothing quite like sandbanks.
I'm often in Poole to visit relatives. intend to move there in a few years. Here's the thing, there are nicer parts of Poole then Sandbanks or Grand designs Island as I call it. For every millionaire house there's still a bungalow inhabited by a retired couple who have no intention of moving. Then there's the matter of getting on and off the place, one B road so good luck at the height of summer. I'm not saying it's not a nice place but if you want a view go to Upton park looking out over Holes bay. The owner of the hotel apparently wanted to knock it down and rebuild as it wasn't that great looking. Rusting railings on the balcony's. I've always said Sandbanks was the biggest estate agent con job ever as I remember going there 35 years ago before it started to change. Saying that if I ever got invited to one of the millionaires houses I wouldn't say no. Good video though
That's very true Craig, I did notice lol
It’s basically a scam, lots of articles about how it was the most expensive place in England drummed up by developers and sellers. It is expensive but flat we own there barely went up in value over 15 years compared to London property.
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n the 1960s 70s it was a wonderful place, John Lennon bought his aunt a home in Panorama Rd. My dad wanted to buy the little garage repairs for 25000 pound but my mum objected. Pleased to see your video as I left Bournemoth 28 years ago to live in a less crowded paradise New Zealand. The chains of the ferry guide it not pull it
Great video Tim but sad that it ended, left wanting to see more of sandbanks 🙃
You and me both!
Just saw this on my recommendations, I’m lucky enough to live in Poole. Beautiful place. Great content. 👌
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Stayed in many places within Poole and Sandbanks over the last 30 years. Infact, I am here in a multi million £ vacation place as I write this. Believe me when I say that the idea that Sandbanks is always full of people and traffic is not true. During the high season, maybe, but for a lot of the year, it is really quiet. It is one of the best places in the world.
Been lucky enough to live in the poole area for 30 years and now in christchurch. Sitting on a public bench next to the ferry on the sandbanks side is a joy that I find myself doing most weekends when the weathers lovely, the views looking towards the purbeck side are truely amazing and as good a view as anywhere in the UK. My advice to tourist travelling in a car would be to take time to park up on the sandbanks side and do the same thing with a cuppu from the local cafe as you won't be aloud out of your car while on the ferry for the short ferry crossing in either direction.
Great video again Tim, loved the beaches and clear sea. Personally I preferred to American style houses over some of the more modern ones, but lovely to see the variations in designs.
Me too Richard
I lived there as a 10 year old boy for 6 months in 1970. Roamed all over the peninsula as there was never anyone about. Never paid too much attention as to fences and property lines. There's a high point I found after scrambling up a slope with a full 360 degree view panorama of the bay and harbour. Totally spectacular.
Interesting to see how the other half live, the architects must be on a nice bonus. Nice beach to have on your doorstep.
It is!
I was here few days ago. 👍 visit most weeks. Great vid Tim!
It's my favourite place too specially when the suns out
think last one sold for £320
Thanks for the tour Tim - I’ve always wanted to see what it’s like there! The beach is lovely & reminds me of the sandy beaches in south of France. If only someone would let you film a Through the Keyhole round their house!! Great music in this video too😀
Lol I know that would be amazing... yes I love the beach its very fine sand
Just love love this place , go down frequently between april and september to enjoy the fab scenery . Shall be down again next month for the last time this year. Boat trips out of Poole quay are a bargain as you see so much more of the large harbour and coast .
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Thanks for the love Michael
I used to work with someone who lived in Sandbanks, he bought it decades back, he was offered 1m for the plot, lost touch so don't know if he ever took the offer, he did say it was a hard choice, nice payday, but he would never wake up and look out across the harbour again, always a tough choice when to cash in.
Nice day out with incredible weather could be any holiday destination when the sun shines like that. Great video thank you.
Couldn't agree more!
Wow Tim!
Posh Properties in Sandbanks!
And you might be moving here soon!
Looks a very quiet & spacious Beach 🏖️ & definitely Millionaires Row.
Looking forward to your move as much I would be for my own!🏠🏡⛱️
Nice sunny evening drive along Sandbanks and then the icing on the cake - going on the ferry over to Swanage
Nice
I lived/worked in Bournemouth about 10 years ago. I walked along the beach to the ferry a few times (at a cost of £1!) and went to Shell Bay. It was so quiet over there, on days when people were squashed like sardines on Bournemouth beach.
Used to live in treetops at 7:31. Was a lovely property, beach at the end of the garden and dead quite that far along it.
I love to get the ferry from Sandbanks, walk up along Studland beach, stop in Studland village for a pint then up past Old Harry's Rocks and follow the coast path into Swanage for fish n chips, another pint or two to wash them down and if I've timed it right and there's room I catch the boat back to Poole Quay, if not its the open top bus and more great views.
A word of warning for anyone doing this, Harry's aren't the only old rocks you might see as you'll pass through a stretch of nudist beach.
lol I noticed as I was on the walk s few people asked where it was
Spent a lovely afternoon on Sandbanks about 5 years ago en route from Cornwall to Portsmouth. Sat for about an hour just watching the ferry going back and forth, it was a glorious sunny day and the cares of the world felt like a million miles away 😏
Sounds good david
Car park often full near the ferry as people watch on
@@bonk352 yep
Sounds lovely 😍
My late grandad lived in Poole , it’s absolutely beautiful there ❤️❤️❤️
agree
Ooh how the other half lives….it’s stunning 😍
did you see out house ;-)
Been visiting Poole and Dorset over the past 3 years now. Love it down there in the summer
same here!
I grew up here! There used to be a newsagents instead of the restaurant & a racing stables tucked away where the horses were exercised on the beach early morning. The ferry was free for pedestrians & cyclists & ran 24/7. If they saw you waiting at Shell Bay they'd come over for you. Theres always been a one way road around the peninsula; we used to race our pedal bikes round it! Sadly most of the beautiful houses have been pulled down & replaced. Its very built up compared to sixty years ago; but there's always been queues for the ferry! It's bitter cold & damp in the winter......
Enjoyed that cheers Tim as always great work...some lovely houses with an American vibe to it 👍
I know thats what I love about sandbanks as I love California
This makes Yarmouth look like one of them pontins, very nice good job Tim.
Lol
A brilliant video I really enjoyed it bought a lot of memories back of us holidaying there until the next one 😎
Thanks june
The House at 8:26 I used to work for the person who owns it and did all the IT for the house, like you said brought an old house, knocked it down, and built this!!
Living locally ( 5 miles away) I looked 15 years ago at buying a new build terraced / town house towards the chain ferry for 280k now selling at 1.7million 😭😭would never want to own a property on sandbanks now though as you queue for 2 hours to get to your house then the same to go out lol
Best time is early morning or evening on the beach away from the crowd's!
yep agree those queues are crazy
We used to go cockling in Sandbanks after WWII - on the other side of the road.
Looks amazing.
I ❤️ Dorset & have been there several times over the last few years - Swanage, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Chesil Beach, Lyme Regis, & Isle of Portland,...but I have only seen Sandbanks from point of Old Harry Rocks.
this place is very posh! lol
My favourite place to go as a child. Spent many Summers on Sandbanks beach.
its a great place
Tim 🙂 love sand banks video 💖
I walked round off can cliffs down all roads and some of the drive to the apartment blocks that look like mansions look like they have a Forrest to go through to get to the property. I was thinking can u imagine you been dropped off and had heavy night drinking and got walk up the driveway but it's not any ordenanery drive way as you have walk through forest looks like. I wouldn't make it I be asleep somewhere in my forest LoL 😂 but it is stunning to me that is heaven as I love woodland and sea air and they are stunning property. Stunning 💖
very true!
I was there last week on holiday meeting old friends - went to Swanage so queued up along millionaires row -it is so beautiful and so expensive and so likely to be flooded in 50 years thanks to rising sea levels. Harry Redknapp lives there and the idea that Mike Ashley could have tempted him to the wilds of Northumberland to manage the Toon always makes me giggle
I know shame one day it might not be there
Another muppet brainwashed by the climate change lobby. I guarantee those houses will still be there in 50 years.
@@johnmalin1676 underwater though
There's so much money in Sandbanks that there will most likely be protection to prevent flooding in a worse case scenario. Agreed, Sandbanks will be still there in 50+ years.
Anyone with half a brain would be designing new houses on stilts.
Cant wait for the video :)
I want to live here!
A walk through Canford Cliffs would be nice. Houses are older and much grander.
ok
I’ve always wanted to know what these “houses” looked like on the inside.I see them on a daily basis and would never even dream of living in them they’re so expensive now
Re the Banana plants.
They will be Musa Basjoo. The leaves will be killed by frosts as will the trunks most years but the corms if well mulched are frost hardy in the UK.
I've got some growing in my garden.
Thanks now I know
Tim, it’s such a beautiful place it’s well worth the visit for everyone, if for nothing else just to see how the other half lives 😳👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊
yep maybe one day !
Great Video Tim. I’ve been to Poole and Bournemouth on a few occasions but not ventured to the Sandbanks part. It looks another level with the properties and wealth which is around there. I know Harry Redknapp lives in Sandbanks and I’m sure there is a few well known others to. …. Smithy
thanks for watching .. harry moved a couple of years a go
As a person who goes here quite often, I have seen Harry's house many times as well as Rick Stein restraunt, saint realise how much the houses actually are, I knew they were expensive but not that expensive, sheesh!
Use to take my dog for a walk on the beach at sandbanks 40 yrs ago, lovely area.
Don’t think so Tim. I stayed at the Sanbanks Hotel a couple of years ago. There were two Tesla’s in the car park. But it was February.
ha ha
Super nice trip. Thanks for this. Enjoyed it 100%.
Lol
Not sure if this was mentioned in previous comments but my friend lives in the house next door to the keyboard gate. Jamiroquai owned it then sold it..... Hence the keyboard. stunning views from the quay side with its own helipad for those interested....
Thanks will I did wonder
I remember Jamiroquai very clearly, was popular in the early 90's!!
I have used the chain ferry many times, its great fun and not that expensive either. It cuts a huge chunk of time too so you don't have to take the long drive round. If I had the money, I would live in Sandbanks.
But you have to q for ages
It's the most expensive ferry crossing in the world allegedly, when you take into account the short distance it travels anyway. But yes it does save a bit of time.
Ah! Sunday school day out in the 50's. Bournemouth, and Weymouth. Bucket and spade first stop.
At 5:19 you can see that the rental price for the property that you point out in the estate agent's window is actually a jaw-dropping £11,550/week, much higher than the £7K figure that you state (you're looking at the price for the property below). My father was one of the managers of the Haven Ferry shop in the 1960s, so during that era I spent a lot of time on the Sandbanks peninsula as a child, and although the beach was always busy, when I walked around the residential area it was peaceful. For me it's depressing to see how the peninsula has changed, although I realise that most people will prefer the more upmarket look of the area nowadays. The old ferry doesn't look as though it's changed since the 1960s though! Thanks for making the video Tim, it's well produced.
thanks Raymond! yes the houses have changed tho lol
That is really nice . Thank you for your lovely experience. ❤👍👌😍👍👌
My pleasure 😊
My flat has a lovely veiw of Poole park Sandbanks ferry right over to the Purbecks and Brownsea island. Wonderful place to live.
Love Sandbanks Tim,I am severely disabled and in pain everyday thanks for the video
Great video… I think I spotted our future home 😂
I hope so!
The propeert you said was the most expensive at 10 million pounds and sold last year is still on the market according to the estate agent. Forgot how nice sandbanks is never visit when you live near you avoid because of the amount of tourists thought I would point that out. But as I said previously next door is just too close for that sort of money.
it was in the newspaper a couple of days ago saying its sold
Love Sandbanks, had a 1 night stay in Sandbanks hotel , not a great room bit dated but had the swan towels on the bed lol , yes one road in and out gets so so busy !! oh must say the bed was the best ever super memory foam
Great video, good subject, very professional. Thanks
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I have my eye on a big mansion here in Dundee for the day I win the lottery, but I've always wanted a house in Poole too after seeing a video of Sandbanks years ago. It was some sort of promo video and until it said Dorset, UK I had been thinking it was somewhere in Florida.
Yeah, that'll do nicely, Mansion 1 up here, Mansion 2 in Poole, and a big yacht nearby.
Was here in 1990 and took boat cruise....one of the better places in Dorset
❤️loved going there on holiday as a kid. Will def visit when I get to U.K in 2024 👏🏼👏🏼❤️
There are dozens of jaw-dropping Premier roads in nearby Branksome and Evening Hill. Full of houses that are even more expensive. It’s like Grand Designs on steroids and makes the ones you showed pale into insignificance!
Not many live there permanently, I did a job for someone there .
I used to do chimney sweeping and it was such an easy job I said to the guy if I can just pop in when I have a gap will give you a discount.
He said thanks for treating me equally and gave me double
Stayed in Bournemouth last year and visited Sandbanks.
Used the ferry to get to Swanage, you should have a look there.
I live about a mile away, and im lucky enough to build swimming pools in sandbanks everyday i love the area!
wow I bet you get to see some nice houses!
@@WalkWithMeTim yeah i worked on a few you went past in the vid its a lovely job
Sandbanks is a lovely place but what no-one mentions is that there is absolutely nothing there by way of local shops. You would be hard pressed to buy a newspaper or a pint of milk or post a letter. All we found was one very small supermarket.
yes thats correct but there is a Tesco Extra on the way in!
Came here over from Mr Gimbal Walk - nice to see houses I will never be able to afford 😃
But with the constant traffic and double yellows everywhere it's not really a good place. The very long and wide and golden beach is spectacular though (although this was not shown to the best advantage in this vid).
I've been over to Brownsea Island which was very nice.
Hello Jo, Welcome! why not subscribe too ;-)
@@WalkWithMeTim You got a thumbs up - sorry I don't go all the way, I'm shy ❗❗
Enjoyed that Tim. Just off out to put some lottery numbers on....
lol you and me both
Wow what a place. If we ever get back to visit the UK will have to visit. Debbie & Patrick New Zealand
its amazing!
I live 10 minutes away from this and christ he chose the right day to make it look like a paradise. Jokes on you.
Harsh
Have you done a Weymouth or Swanage video at all? Can’t seem to find anything on your page? 👍🏻
Not yet!
I lived in Dorset for several years and really don’t get Sandbanks. The houses may be fancy and expensive but they’re crammed in cheek by jowl and most days in the summer, the whole area is grid-locked with traffic.
Amazing Tim 👍 when will the butlins video be uploaded? Looking forward to all your next vlogs, keep up the good work.
Thanks Karen Sunday afternoon 5pm ;-)
🇬🇧 I went across on the ferry on the Breezer double decker bus from Bournemouth. A ' funny ' experience to see a double decker bus on a ferry
u can take a boat ride to brownsea island from there also like the view from sky ontp land to get the perspective
yes you can ill do that trip one day!
Do you know that if sea does rise Sandbanks is one of the first to flood,, It is a nice place though
Looks marvellous! Hope I get to visit on my next UK trip 😊
It's great here
Sandbanks is lovely, but all in all there are plenty of just as nice if not nicer places to live in the UK….not to mention far more affordable.
Its also one of those places that comes at a premium as its all about the bling….which may or may not be your thing.
Also its sure to be highly vulnerable to tidal surges some day….and like everywhere in the UK it gets a long cold grey winter too.
Good points
Hi Tim did you not fancy dropping in on Harry Rednapp or Graham Souness i think if you check harry paid 10 million for his house there was an open top bus that ran round sandbanks that allowed you to see over the fences and gates of the houses great post best wishes.
Lol they already had sold
Love your walks, time to visit the British out post of St Helena in the South Atlantic. A true British out post. It has an airport. I think there are flights from England too.
Try Norfolk island too
I’m part of a team that clean that beach after the tourists have left for the day. Let me tell you it’s disgusting the people who visit and leave their rubbish behind should be ashamed of themselves
Yes I know I leave by the beach and totally agree
Have always thought Lilliput area next to it was nicer and possibly more expensive.
Big thumbs up for Tim🙋🏝️
hope you actually hit the thumbs up Jackie lol
Thanks Tim. Please show us more!!
:-)
So did you have to meet a credit check to be allowed onto the peninsula ?
Ha ha ha
Dates me somewhat but in1965 I worked on a property here named Westover which I believe is one of the few originals left still standing. At that time John Lennon had just bought his aunt Mimi a property slightly nearer the ferry. The house was a teardown in1992 and the property standing there now is harbour gate Harry's former home. Lennon paid 25 thousand for the bungalow back then. Rog. Pacific sunset.
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That's interesting to hear that Sandbanks was rather expensive even during the 1960's.
@@bonk352 hi. Thanks for your reply. Five years later we bought a house not far away from sandbanks which cost us 5000 pounds. That same house we were told cost 1500 pounds in 1965 so as you say sandbanks has always been expensive. John Lennon said he thought the view there was the best he had ever seen. Some statement from someone who had even back then had travelled extensively.sadly a couple of weeks before his untimely death in new York apparently he had expressed a wish to return to sandbanks with Yoko and live with his aunt Mimi. Somewhere there's a photo of him and his son Julian and aunt Mimi having just gotten off the sandbanks ferry.thanks again. Stay safe. Rog. Pacific sunset.
Loved this video x
thanks
Buy a house at friars cliff, more room, lovely beaches minutes away, and not the traffic . Look at number 28 medina way.
I used to work at the Haven Hotel & it was still a millionaire paradise then, great memories and times.
Loved sitting on the terrace with a beer watching all boats going up and down
Nice tour Tim, always wondered what it was like, looks over hyped, not surprised at lack of children they're all at boarding school.
Lol
we don't have any boarding schools in Dorset , The closest one is in Devon lol
@@winstonchurchill5731 There are numerous boarding schools in Dorset: Bryanstone, Canford, Milton Abbey, Sherborne to name just a few !
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE SANDBANK ,,INCREDIBLE IS IT ITALY . Should be,,CAN’T WAIT TO GO GO THERE,,THE BEAUTIFUL SEA COLOUR,,THA FANTASTIC GOLDEN BEIGE SAND ITS UNIQUE ,IM SIMPLY ADORE BEST IN ALL UK,,THERE’s NOTHING ELSE,,
No need to SHOUT LOL
Had a property in Sandbanks for many years. Was a cool place once, but now full of loud ruff people with bad taste, who think they have class. If you enjoy have a traffic jam out side you house, paying over the odds and a over pack beach, no parking, or if you have parking in you garage drive, finding it blocked. In the evening you can also listen to the shouting and loud music from the drunken parties into the night. I moved to Bexhill it is like Sandbank was 30 years ago.
Very cool. It looked and felt like Malibu Beach, Highway 101. Too American for me, if I were looking to live in England.
Unrecognisable. From the days my grandparents lived in Sandbanks .they lived in a large detached bungalow in Grasmere road which had sand dunes at the end of the road. !!!long before it became a millionaires paradise. Ferry looks just the same for all that!!!. I had wonderful holidays there in my childhood/teens and until my grandparents died. Little did anyone know how it was going to be transformed!!!!
or just how stupid the houses are going to be worth!
Was the keyboard anything to do with John Lennon's Aunt Mimi's bungalow?
We have a family holiday apartment across the road from the chain ferry. Such an amazing place to visit. Great environment and people.
The cafe next to the chain ferry does amazing breakfast baps 👍🏻
yep agree Danny
thanks for the tip
A four bedroom chalet bungalow, in need of work has just gone on the market for £15 million! I live near Poole Park but wouldn’t want to live in Sandbanks, packed in the summer but desolate in the winter.