Very nice &, as I sometimes find with islands, it had a different feel to it. , sort of ‘away from it all’. The reserve appears to be well managed all round. The service at the entrance, in the cafe & elsewhere was very good. The Brownsea Island Ferry staff were friendly & informative. As with most National Trust sites, B.I. is quite expensive. We are both members so did not pay the £9.50 admission charge but we both paid the ferry fare, which at £13 each return expensive. So, for example, for two adult non-members & two children, the total cost would be £67.50. I would therefore recommend that this is done as a day trip with a picnic & associated equipment.

The trip was very good. I only wished that we were given the option to stay a bit longer at Swanage rather than returning within half an hour of arriving there. It would have been helpful to have the option to book a later time of return from Swanage to Poole. Many thanks.

Unfortunately our boat trip was cancelled at 14.45hrs due to a mal function. We already had been waiting for some time and given the option to take the next boat, which we did. Predictably the temperatures were much lower by then and sitting outside was no option. So it was rather a chilly trip. However these things do happen and we will do it again sometime in the future.