How to Find Us

BY CAR
Upton House and Country Park is situated approximately 4 miles from Poole town centre, on the south side of the A35. Follow the brown signs to the park. There is ample parking available in the pay and display public car park.​

​PARKING
Charges apply - please see current rates below.
​From the car park please follow the signs to the Tea Rooms & Art Gallery. The Gallery is upstairs from the Tea Rooms and there is disabled access via a lift.

Pay & Display car park charges are shown below; machines accept cash and card payments, including contactless.

Tariff listed here
​Car Parking & Annual Season Tickets - Upton Country Park, Poole

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Parking at the Poole Road car park remains free of charge (maximum stay 2 hours).

BY BUS FROM POOLE
Morebus service Nos 8 & 9 stop at both the main Park entrance (just a few minutes walk to the House) and Blandford Road entrance – timetables at morebus.co.uk
First Group operate a No X54 service between Weymouth and Poole that stops at Upton Crossroads (Dorchester Road) – timetable at firstgroup.com
Morebus service No 10 and the Purbeck Breezer Route 40 also stop at Upton Crossroads.

CYCLING
There is an off-road cycle route from Poole town centre to Upton Country Park via Holes Bay. Approximate cycling time 15-20 minutes. You could walk the same route in approximately 50 minutes.

TAXI
The journey from Poole takes approximately 5 minutes.
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Poole & East Dorset Art Society (PEDAS) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Registered Charity no 1184632