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Dorset
Thursday, July 4, 2024
This is the most scenic hike I have ever been on. The Jurassic coast, Old Harrys Rock and the Dancing ledge, Dorset - they’re all such amazing and beautiful areas to visit. Hiking 15 miles along this coastline was so brilliant and such a great experience for me. These...
Bournemouth beach has been ranked among the best 25 beaches in the world, according to Tripadvisor's Travellers Choice awards. The 2021 awards, revealed on Tuesday, rated Bournemouth as having the fifth best beach in Europe - and 20th best in the world.It was beaten to the top by the likes...
Once again, swimmers in the UK have been disappointed as the latest bathing water quality data reveals a lack of clean and healthy waters for the summer. According to the European Environment Agency, only 110 coastal and inland sites in the UK were classified as excellent, out of a...
EUROPE’S first innovative beach check app developed to help beach-goers check busy beaches following a surge in visitors last summer is set to go national after being backed by central government. Launched in July last year by BCP Council to help beach-goers comply with social distancing after visitors flocked to the coast in their thousands, the BCPBeachCheck app has now become Beach Check...
Rubbish at Purbeck
This was the state of Durdle Door last night, at midnight. 4 refuse sacks weren’t even a dent. It’s like litter picking at an open landfill site. Friday, me and my friend picked up 8 refuse sacks from Durdle Door, 3 from Oswald Bay and Man O’ War and spent...
DOG MASTERS FESTIVAL UK DOG SURFINGCHAMPIONSHIPS BRITAIN'S only surf contest for canines, the UK Dog Surfing Championships is set to ride the waves onto Branksome Dene Chine beach in Poole again this month. Bigger and better than ever, the fourth annual Dog Masters Festival is now an all-day event that extends into...
Second job of the day.... appalling and simply NOT ACCEPTABLE. Reports at Studland of overnight camping, attended the scene with the National trust and found this complete mess left. Unfortunately for the people who decided to leave with the fire still warm & their rubbish sprawled all over the area,...

Poole Harbour Update

As a result of the progress of the cleanup operations, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revised previous advice and indicated that people are able to once again use the beaches and water in the Poole Harbour area for recreational use. This includes swimming, bathing and watersports. Pets are...
Announced during an online ceremony, Bournemouth’s Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf, the majestic Upton Country Park in Poole and Yessica Falcon, the indefatigable Manager of the Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre all had well deserved success and recognition at the postponed 2020 Dorset Tourism Awards.  On the Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf runners-up prize in the Large Visitor Attraction category ,  Manager Yessica Falcon says, “We’re absolutely thrilled to have won silver â€“...
Following an influx of additional visitors to Bournemouth this Summer, the Bournemouth Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) is supporting new anti-litter activities. Bringing in hundreds of thousands of additional visitors, Bournemouth’s town centre businesses can celebrate an exceptional summer tourism period brought on by the heatwave. However, alongside the influx of visitors, who have been shopping, enjoying town centre...