Sandbanks, Haven Hotel 1900
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The coastguard lookout is where the ferry now docks. At the turn of the century the ferry was only for foot passengers. To the right is the Haven Hotel, and one of Guglielmo Marconi's radio masts. Four years earlier he had sent the first wireless message from here; he was still a regular visitor in 1900.

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I stayed at Crossways (a beautiful 1920/30s? bungalow) on a family holiday for 2 weeks in 1961 with my parents, sister, grandparents, great-aunt and a family friend when I was 6. I remember it as one of the best & happiest family holidays I ever had - despite my sister (then 2) having sunstroke after a boat trip around Brownsea Island and going hysterical over a grain of sand on the car rug! We also met family ...see more