Recognised Among Best in the Country Based on Outstanding 2019 Traveller ReviewsÂ
 Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre and the historic Lower Gardens in Bournemouth have both been recognised as 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winners. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award-winners are known for consistently receiving great visitor feedback, placing them in the top 10 per cent of hospitality businesses worldwide.
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For years and years we have seen children and adults walking on the rocks at Greenhill, Weymouth. A huge sign warns of the dangers and says 'Keep Off...' and for many they heed this warning but for many others they either do not see it, cannot read or do...
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...
As part of its ‘Get Set To Go’ programme, Dorset Mind has partnered with Resurface to provide an affordable 12-week course of structured activity. It’s aimed at adults aged 30+, who want to improve their mental wellbeing.
The ethos behind Resurface is to utilise proven therapeutic benefits of surfing, yoga and cold-water immersion to offer a lifestyle activity programme for people looking to improve their mental health and quality of life.
Starting on the...
A little over four months on since the footage of pollution in Blue Planet II shocked the nation, the fight against plastic continues on Bournemouth and Poole beaches.
Bass and Mackerel, as well as other local marine life are now two of the 600 marine species whose lives are directly...
As part of their Leave Only Footprints initiative, the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Tourism Seafront Team will be collecting toys and inflatables left at the beach to be enjoyed by other beachgoers.
Leave Only Footprints was devised in 2018 with the intention of encouraging locals and visitors in Bournemouth &...
Staff and volunteers at Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre have been working hard to bring to life a new visitor experience that will demonstrate how our ancestors lived on the headland up to 12,000 years ago.
As part of its three-year Performing the Past project, volunteers with assistance from Bournemouth University’s...
Two striking new pieces of art celebrating Bournemouth’s famous coastline will greet residents and seafront visitors this summer.
BCP Council have commissioned two local artists to revamp and improve the visitor experience around Bournemouth Pier Approach Flyover and Boscombe Land Train Garage on Undercliff Drive.
Starting this week, 16 pillars at...
Slowly, surely, and safely the seaside towns of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are opening as national restrictions ease. In common with the rest of England, self-contained and self-catering accommodation, outdoor attractions and hospitality venues with outside space are all back in business, alongside retail outlets, gyms, and swimming pools. That uplifting familiar buzz of excited visitors and residents having fun is gradually getting louder!
Outdoor attractions that can be enjoyed from this week...
It is possible to reach St Oswald’s Bay via the private road that leaves Lulworth Cove behind the Heritage Centre. Alternatively you can take the coastal footpath from the Heritage Centre car park or you can drive to the Durdle Door car park and walk down the footpath from there. There are fine views along the...
