Extremely annoyed with this place. We booked afternoon tea on Mother’s Day when we arrived we were told that we had to an entry fee of £7.50 each. This had not been told to us when we booked. The guy on the gate said ‘oh you weren’t told either that you had to pay entry’ which was in addition to the tea. I have sent them emails but had no response we feel we have been scammed.

What a lovely place. We went in March so would love to come back when the azaleas etc are in bloom. Nice peaceful scenic place with deer and lots of birds, also a fairy trail! Good value too.

Blue pool is an absolutely beautiful place to visit and so serene and peaceful. But the reason why I only gave it 3 stars is because the two older ladies who were serving in the restaurant were very rude, unhelpful and not welcoming at all. The menu was extremely limited and my son was unable to have any lunch so only had crisps. No customer service skills at all, blue pool as a place is well worth visiting, just don’t go in the cafe if the two older ladies are in there.

We have been going to visit Blue Pool for many many years, however our recent visit was a big disappointment. The Pool its self never changes and is beautiful but previously (under the old management) we were welcomed as senior citizens with a reduced price entry fee and a free carer's ticket - not this time. Full price and no consideration given for disabled chair users. As for the tea room don't bother if you want a peaceful cupper - music blaring away and when we asked if it was necessary we were ignored. Prices are now unreasonable for what you would expect. Totally now just a business to milk every penny they can from the visitors. As one of Dorset's major attractions they need to be more visitor focused and a lot more friendly. Would not recommend in future to any of our friends.

walk was lovely, it is not a difficult walk and for once dogs were on there leads. it is very peaceful. we went on a downcast day so pool was a shade of green. would not rush back but glad we went. there are good facilities there but the food was a let down. lunch stops at 2.30, cakes were a disappointment staff were friendly

Very disappointed. We last visited this beautiful blue pool 42 years ago whilst on our honeymoon. Yesterday's visit was a great disappointment. First we couldn't get out of the field car park without going under/over a rope. Admission charge of £7.50 per adult, no concessions, commercialised with fairy doors/trails and the pool itself was a dull green. I appreciate it might have looked blue under a blue sky but we felt the admission charge was too much. The "tea room" and gift shop were open but the possibility of buying just a soft drink was impossible without joining a queue out of the door for the tearoom. The exit route is over a partly unmade road with deep potholes. We regretted spoiling our memories of our honeymoon visit. It was a bright vibrant pool in a natural setting back then. Now it is a commercialised money spinner.

Visited on one of the hottest days in September hoping for some shade. We certainly found that and much more. From a friendly greeting at the ticket office, we walked round the pool twice with several diversions to see other parts. Eg the viewpoint towards Corfe castle. We enjoyed lunch at the twa rooms which was staffed by more friendly staff, and the rooms inside the tearoom are decorated prettily in keeping with the woodlands. It was relatively cool too. The ice cream parlour had to be visited and serves delicious Purbeck ice cream. We then walked round again on slightly different paths and even spotted 4 deer this time. There were trails for children too. We took many photos and the colours of the pool change through the day. We loved our visit and would return next time in the area. Someone mentioned potholes on the roads but they weren't as bad as we've experienced in our local area!

We were looking forward to our visit to the Blue Pool, but were taken aback with the admission fee of £7.50 each, plus an optional £2 suggestion for parking our car. The gardens and Blue Pool are nice though and it is clear that a lot of effort goes into keeping everything neat and tidy. We arrived at 10.30am and were surprised to see the gift shop and ice cream shop were shut. Eventually the gift shop did open, but the ice cream shop remained closed. The cafe looked nice, so we went in and ordered 2 breakfasts and a pot of tea for two around 11:45am. On receiving our breakfasts we saw that the bread had mould on the crust and was dry and stale. The fried eggs appeared to have been made hours earlier in the day and were rubbery. It was also a very small breakfast for £10.25 and we didn't think the quality was good at all, especially at that price. The pot of tea for two cost £2.95 each and the pots are too small. Customers should be given an extra pot of hot water if they want one - £5.90 for a small cup of tea each is not good enough.

Such beautiful views and the staff were very friendly, helpful & polite too. I forgot my jacket and went back the next day to collect it and they had kept hold of it for me. Cannot thank them enough for that. I had a really nice pumpkin spiced latte in the tea room too.

The place is amazing even on a wet season but surely this can be busy during summertime, the entrance fee is reasonable but I think the management should consider the concessions for students and senior citizens even for fraction of 10% or a family price so it’s not too dear for struggling families that can still relax, enjoy the scenery and have a good time making memories at this stunning place . I would recommend for the play area to consider putting up more wooden play pens and structures for all ages of children as there are plenty of spaces where these structures can be built, the treehouse is a very good idea but since it was a private area for the booked guests , then it was just a “ For your eyes only “ structure for other visitors, it would be nice to have something like that for the children to enjoy as 90% of children of this country , don’t have like that at their back gardens. I suggest if the management can built more table areas for picnics and benches for the weary and tired parents while kids have a good time exploring the forest and having adventures with friends and loved ones.in my own personal opinion , This is a very well worth visit if my recommendations and suggestions are met , and that’s why I rated 3 stars.