The Canford

About The Canford

The Canford is a pub with rooms on Cliff Drive in Canford Cliffs, one of Poole's quieter and leafier neighbourhoods between the Old Town and Sandbanks, run by the Young's brewery group. Its eleven ensuite bedrooms are individually styled with a coastal theme, aiming at a boutique feel rather than a standard pub letting rooms as an afterthought.

Downstairs, the pub serves food throughout the day, with a garden that includes a burger shack for warmer months, and the atmosphere leans towards a relaxed, village-pub character rather than a formal hotel dining room. Its position close to Canford Cliffs Chine gives easy access to a quieter stretch of beach than Sandbanks proper, with clifftop paths connecting to the wider peninsula.

The Canford suits visitors who want a characterful, independently minded place to stay within easy reach of both the beach and Poole town, and its small scale means it has a more personal, neighbourhood feel than the larger hotels further along the coast road.