The Blue Pool

Hi,

We had a few days away and spent a day at the Blue Pool near Wareham in Dorset.

The Blue Pool is at the center of the Furzebrook Estate,  a great place just to have a walk,  I t was a clay pit which was dug out in 1840 - 1860 and over the year filled with natural seepage.  It has a high concentration of minerals still in the water and therefore does not support  any vegetation and there is no oxygen in the water so there is no water weed or fish

This combination of factors makes the water diffract and reflect light in an unusual way and often changes colour with the weather.

The Estate was designated a Site of Special Scientific interest in 1983.

There is a tea room where you can get a nice cup of coffee or tea with a homemade scone made on site or a light lunch.   Today of course with social distancing and the virus,  the tea room is open but in a reduced capacity.   We had a lovely walk and took these picture, we were just going to take a selfie when this lady walking passed said would you like me to take a picture of you,  this is us with the pool in the background.

I was very sad to see when we went that the Owner  had died the day before,   I meet her many years ago when I did live in work and looked after her uncle,  I was able to take my dog and everyday we went for a walk around the pool,  it was lovely to go and back see the pool but sad that she had died the day before.

Margaret