hi i thinck i maybe asking a daft question here but when i read about setting up an eq mount everthing says to basicly line up the mount to the north and to have the pole star in the polar scope. when i do this with a compass the pole star is off to thenorth east so i can never get close to it being in the polar scope.have i got a dodgy compass or am i doing some thing wrong

i have a 6" 1200f scope on a eq3-2 mount
live on the east coast of uk
about 52deg longatude