Coffee Morning 10:00 till 11:30 on 26th March 2026 at Lake Yard, 45 Lake Dr, Poole, BH15 4DT Tickets are £7 and includes a coffee/tea and a slice of cake. Please contact Margaret 01202 890223 or simply turn up.
Coffee Morning on 9th June 2026 at Rick Stein’s Restaurant, Sandbanks Please contact Margaret 01202 890223 or simply turn up.
Poole Harbour Cruise with fish and chips and live music on 18th June 2026. Tickets cost £20:00. To book email Lizzie and Margaret on dolphin4events@gmail.com
Quiz Night on 14th November 2026 at 19:00 at MS Centre Dorset, Church Lane, West Parley, Ferndown, BH22 8TS. Tickets cost £12 and includes a ploughman’s supper. There will also be a raffle. Please contact Margaret 01202 890223.
Donations
Over the years, money has been raised in the following ways:
- Bucket collections at Supermarkets
- Street collections using a Fairground Organ
- A Summer Fair in Poole Park
- BBQ’s
- Boat trips
- An Information / Teddy Bear stall in the Dolphin Centre
- Charity Concert
- Sale of Goods
- Supporting other Charity Events
To DONATE please click HERE
People and Organisations have been very generous over the years in giving donations. These are usually either by cash or cheques.
A representative list of major donors over the years, as it is impossible to list them all, include:
- The Talbot Village Trust
- The Sunseeker Golf Society
- Age Concern Poole
- Justin Development Ltd
- Bulbury Ladies Golf Section
- Peter Booth
- HB Allen Charitable Trust
- Dorset Moonrakers Luncheon Club
- Bulbury Wood Golf Club
- The Rotary Club of Poole Bay
- Colemans Insurance
- Forell Estates
- Highfield Trust
- Kinson Townswomen Guild
- Southern Union Chorus
- The Garfield Weston Foundation
- Lloyds TSB Foundation
- Rotarian Gerald Hunt
- John Lewis Partnership
- Broadstone Masonic Lodge
- Bournemouth Operatic Society
- The Rotary Club of Parkstone
- Seven Seas Club, coupled with the RBS Bank Staff Community Cashback Award Scheme
- John & Celia Bonham Christie Charitable Trust
Frequently Asked Questions
Please see some of the common questions we get asked about our trips.
Can’t find a question you’re looking for?Please bring cash on the day.
One of the crew will take your order and you will pay him.
The crew member will go and collect the fish and chips from The Chipperies (or other fish and chip shop) in Wareham and bring them back to Dolphin.
To check the costs you would need to contact The Chipperies 01929 552947 as the prices vary from time to time.
If you cancel on the day of your trip please ring 07585 473610 as soon as possible.
If you cancel before the day of your trip please email tripsondolphin@gmail.com By doing this we may be able offer your places to someone else.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the time of your trip.
Please wait opposite the Tesco convenience store for a member of our crew who will be wearing a bright yellow polo shirt.
The harbour trip lasts approximately 2 hours.
The Wareham trip lasts approximately 4 hours and includes a stop off at Wareham quay where you may like to purchase fish and chips for your group before returning to Poole Quay. Ask the crew when you get on board.
Passengers cannot get off the boat at Wareham Quay.
Dolphin is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We have no paid staff.
The trips are free of charge. We rely on donations to keep us afloat!
If the weather is not suitable for a safe and comfortable trip it is cancelled and the skipper will contact you to let you know. Please ensure you have given us a telephone number so that you are contactable at all times.
If it is just inclement weather the deck area where you sit is covered and has transparent side covers too.
No. Only the crew.
Dolphin III waits for passengers in Poole Quay Boat Haven, Poole Town Quay, Poole, Dorset. BH15 1HJ
Passengers should not enter Poole Quay Boat Haven without a member of the crew from Dolphin III
You can drop off your passengers opposite the Tesco convenience store on Poole Quay.
There are plenty of Car Parks in the area, click on the link to see more information:
Yes, there is a wheelchair accessible toilet on board.