Ferry Poole - Jersey

Poole – Jersey with Condor Ferries

This route links Poole with Jersey, operated by Condor Ferries. The two ferry terminals are about 170 kilometres (90 nautical miles) apart in a straight line. Use the search engine above for current timetables and fares, or use the Direct Ferries button at the top of the page to compare the sailings.

Founded in 1964 by two Channel Islands businessmen, Condor Ferries is the main link between the UK, Jersey, Guernsey and Saint-Malo, carrying around a million passengers a year as well as the islands' freight. Since September 2024 it has been majority-owned by Brittany Ferries, which is bringing the services under its own name.

Poole

Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world, and for centuries its merchants made fortunes far from home: in the 1600s and 1700s the town was one of England's main ports in the Newfoundland cod trade, and the handsome Georgian houses around the old quay were built on the proceeds. Ceramics put Poole on the map in a different way: Poole Pottery, founded in 1873, is still synonymous with bright mid-century designs. For a short, characterful detour, take the little chain ferry across the harbour mouth at Sandbanks, in operation since 1926, to reach Studland's beaches and the Isle of Purbeck, where Corfe Castle stands in a gap in the hills. Beneath the Purbeck heath, Wytch Farm is often described as the biggest onshore oil field in western Europe, hidden so well that most visitors never notice it.

Jersey

Jersey has a long history of attracting colourful characters. The actress Lillie Langtry, the "Jersey Lily" who became a favourite of Edward VII, was born here in 1853. In 1959 the naturalist Gerald Durrell opened a zoo in the grounds of Les Augrès Manor, and today the Durrell Wildlife Park is a leading centre for breeding endangered species. The island celebrates with the Battle of Flowers, a summer parade of floral floats held since 1902, and with some of the biggest tides in Europe, a range of up to about twelve metres, which cuts off the Corbière lighthouse from the shore twice a day until the causeway reappears. Place names often have French forms, a reminder that Jersey's legal and cultural roots lie in Normandy, though everyday speech is English.