With a storm approaching from the west it’s important to say that Friday 3 January is not the day to walk all sections of the Bournemouth Coast Path.
High tide is at 10am in Poole Bay so it would be best to avoid the short promenade stretches from Poole Head to Flaghead Chine and Branksome Chine to Branksome Dene Chine.
And one should not expect the Wick Ferry, on the Southbourne-Mudeford winter route, to be operating.
Winds could be strong on the clifftop.
