I was thinking - oh its just a chain ferry, you could have just gone to the Isle of Wight for that - but that is much more ingenious,(reply>), Dominic Ransom Thank you for mentioning that! A while back I was trying to remember where I'd gone on a chain ferry when I was a kid (am not saying how long ago!). I know that among other places, we stayed in Poole - at the Blue Dolphin hotel (certain things stick in your mind, like Dad picking up the sugar sprinkler instead of the salt for his fried egg...). I remember going over on the "big" ferry to the IoW, not necessarily on the same holiday. It rained. A lot. We pretty much always went somewhere in the West Country - very good times, too! I also remember a "blue lagoon" and I <b>think</b> it was in the area around Poole. But I couldn't remember where the chain ferry was. It goes to an island or peninsula?<br>Hey ho, sweet memories :-D,(reply>), Google thought it was Poole as well. I was just interested to know there were others out there. Autocorrect should be banned at times :P <br><br>Although i wonder if IOWs edges Poole out of closeness if Tom resides in London,(reply>), Pollock Harbour?