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Bournemouth Beach
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#8 of 59 things to do in Bournemouth
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Restaurants
720 within 5 kms
Fika Bournemouth
112
0.4 kmBritish
Picnic Park Deli
301
0.2 km€ • Quick Bites • Cafe • British
Yobu Frozen Yogurt and Bubble Tea
488
0.4 km€€ - €€€ • Cafe • Asian • Healthy
Cosy Club
976
0.5 km€€ - €€€ • Bar • British • Vegetarian Friendly
NEO Restaurant
1,560
0.2 km€€ - €€€ • European • British • Vegetarian Friendly
Funki Griller
1,459
0.2 km€€ - €€€ • Steakhouse • Grill • Gluten Free Options
Sushi & Roll
192
0.2 km€€ - €€€ • Japanese • Sushi • Asian
7Bone Burger Co.
983
0.4 km€€ - €€€ • American • Diner
Côte Bournemouth
616
0.4 km€€ - €€€ • French • European • Vegetarian Friendly
Urban Garden
319
0.3 km€€ - €€€ • Bar • British • Healthy
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Attractions
139 within 10 kms
Oceanarium
3,133
83 mZoos • Aquariums
Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre
109
0.1 kmVisitor Centres
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
453
0.2 kmTheatres
Bournemouth Pier
2,279
92 mPiers & Boardwalks
Bournemouth Big Wheel
88
99 mObservation Decks & Towers
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
2,214
0.3 kmHistoric Sites • Art Museums
Lower Gardens
2,083
0.3 kmParks • Gardens
Bournemouth International Centre
1,301
0.3 kmConvention Centres
Grosvenor Casino Bournemouth
102
0.2 kmCasinos
The Polar Bear on the Isle of Wight
36
0.2 kmGeologic Formations
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4.5
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tedaaa69
Bournemouth, UK29 contributions
Marred by the local BCP council
Feb 2023
The proms being run into the ground with underfunding and crackpot ideas. Their new cafe at Durley chine is always empty as it ONLY sells Vegan and vegetarian food. They knocked down 2 functional toilet blocks that served the beach to replace it with this joke and 4 unisex toilets. Go woke Go broke.

Also look into the pop up bars they ruined on the beach last year with their laughable regulations. Go to brighton, its much better.
Written 26 February 2023
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United Kingdom1,158 contributions
Beautiful beaches
Feb 2023 • Family
Beautiful sandy beach with amazing views across the ocean. You’d forget you were in the UK still. I’d visit again in the summer time.
Written 23 February 2023
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Nicola H
London, UK72 contributions
Beach escape
Feb 2023 • Couples
Not having visited Bournemouth before, the beach was a real surprise. Beautiful sandy beach and so long! A lovely long walk East the weather was fabulous for a mid February Saturday. Lots of people enjoying the space. A lovely clean beach.
Written 14 February 2023
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Andrew
2 contributions
Bournemouth beach
Feb 2023 • Couples
The broad expanse of golden sands at Bournemouth beach are lovely to walk along…especially early morning when it is fairly quiet.
Written 13 February 2023
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Kelly S
Bristol11 contributions
Crap
Feb 2023 • Couples
From what we could see, as you can’t drive along the seafront, the beach looks clean, all in all a decent beach. The town it’s self was a no go for us to ever return. It’s the most boring and scruffy town we have ever been to, with very little to offer in retail shopping. Even if you weren’t planning on spending, there is literally nothing to do there, quite a bit was boarded up. When we asked a member of staff in the restaurant… can you recommend or point us in the direction of interest, he said… um… um… whilst desperately seeking any ideas, unfortunately, poor guy was left with not much to suggest, as we took a stroll we could understand why!
Literally couldn’t wait to get in the car next day and come home.☹️
Written 12 February 2023
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daisy700
East Midlands, UK16 contributions
Felt like being abroad
Feb 2023 • Family
First time visiting Bournemouth for work purposes so took time out to visit the beach. Couldn’t believe how beautiful it was. Honestly felt like being abroad. Nice clean sand, clear blue skies and blue water.
Although it was February, we were blessed with nice weather on the day which made the experience even more enjoyable. Will definitely return during the summer with family.
Written 12 February 2023
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Jaycee Sarah Koh
London, UK5,324 contributions
Lovely Winter Walks Down Gordon Zig Zag
Jan 2023 • Friends
We had such a lovely walk Gordon zig zag down to the beach last weekend and some people were swimming in the cold sea as well as walking dogs. Lovely beach and peaceful this time of the year.
Written 25 January 2023
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Ann C
Nashville, TN3,023 contributions
Bournemouth Beach
Dec 2022
Bournemouth Beach has soft golden sand, it is a wide,long beach and you can walk for miles if you wanted to (we did).

The area has cafes/restaurants and clean restrooms.

Even on a chilly December day there were a lot of folks enjoying the area.
Written 21 January 2023
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Megan A
Derby, UK8 contributions
Amazing beaches! Like being abroad.
Jul 2022 • Family
We’ve visited Bournemouth twice in the last two years for our summer holidays. Coming from the Midlands, we are used to our nearest beaches being along the East Coast. Bournemouth is a stark contrast for all the right reasons! Amazing atmosphere, very clean with excellent facilities. Most importantly, lovely golden sand and much clearer sea water than we’re used to! We’d never seen outside showers on the coast in this country before which was ideal for cleaning our feet before returning to the apartment. If you close your ears, you’d think you were abroad!
Written 10 January 2023
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TayC
3 contributions
Best Beach
Aug 2022
We love this beach so much. I live in Portsmouth near the seaside, but Bournemouth beach is out absolute favourite place.
Written 19 December 2022
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