Southbourne Beach Bournemouth
Bournemouth - Southbourne
Beach Type: Sand & Shingle
Information: Bournemouth ranks as one of the most popular resorts on the south coast of England. It has much to offer any holiday maker, and the town boasts a range of attractions and facilities to cater for nearly every taste.
Lifeguard: RNLI Beach Lifeguards Service cover from 1st May to 30th September. Duty times are 10am to 6pm. The Service provides emergency rescue. advice. first aid and contact with the Coastguard. Remember. always swim between the red and yellow flags.
Emergency Facilties: Yes
Safe for Kids: Yes
Pier: Nearby
Litter and Dogs: Cleaned daily during the summer. weekly out of season. Areas of the beach have been designated glass free and can recycling bins are provided. Dogs are allowed on parts of the beach throughout the year. although they are banned from certain areas.
Facilities: There are many excellent facilities available along Bournemouth's beaches. These include toilets with access for disabled visitors; first aid posts. lost children centres and information offices. Pubs; cafés; kiosks and restaurants serve drinks.
Activities: Swimming (watercraft free zones at certain beaches). Sailing; fishing; surfing; canoeing; jet skiing; windsurfing; power boating; pedalo hire; beach hut hire and water skiing. Areas of the beach have been zoned as No Smoking. Kidzone and Canzone recycling.
Getting Here: Follow signs to Bournemouth. along the A338 from Ringwood and the A35 from Poole. When in Bournemouth follow the signs for Durley Chine, Bournemouth Pier and Beaches or Fishermans Walk / Southbourne Beaches.
Parking: Roadside parking along the overcliff drive. Various pay and display carparks including the Undercliff Car Park on the beach with access at Boscombe Pier.
Public Transport: Bournemouth coach and train station is linked to the town centre and all of the beaches by yellow buses. Once at the seafront a land train service operates along the promenade between Hengistbury Head and Alum Chine. stopping at all beaches.
Walking: A three kilometre undercliff walk leads from Fisherman's Walk east to Hengistbury Head. The seafront promenade is 10km long stretching from Southbourne to Alum Chine and then on to Sandbanks. A cycle route has been introduced along the promenade.
Other Dorset Beaches
Abbotsbury Beach, Avon, Bedford, Bournemouth, Bowleaze Cove, Brandy Bay, Castletown Beach , Chapmans Pool, Charmouth, Chesil Beach , Chesil Cove, Church Ope Cove, Cogden Beach, Dancing Ledge, Durdle Door Beach, Durlston Bay, Egmont Bight, Eype's Mouth Beach,Ferrybridge, Friars Cliff Beach, Greenhill Beach, Hallelujah Bay, Hobarrow Bay, Kimmeridge Bay, Lake Drive Beach Poole, Lulworth Cove, Lyme Regis, Man o War Bay, Mupe Bay, Newtons Cove, Overcombe Beach, Pondfield Cove, Poole Harbour Beaches, Redcliff near Weymouth, Ringstead Bay, Sandbanks Beach Poole, Sandsfoot Cove, Seatown, Shell Bay, Smallmouth Beach, Studland Beach, Swanage Beach, West Bay, West Bexington, Weymouth Beach, Worbarrow Bay Tyneham.
Information: Bournemouth ranks as one of the most popular resorts on the south coast of England. It has much to offer any holiday maker, and the town boasts a range of attractions and facilities to cater for nearly every taste.
Lifeguard: RNLI Beach Lifeguards Service cover from 1st May to 30th September. Duty times are 10am to 6pm. The Service provides emergency rescue. advice. first aid and contact with the Coastguard. Remember. always swim between the red and yellow flags.
Emergency Facilties: Yes
Safe for Kids: Yes
Pier: Nearby
Litter and Dogs: Cleaned daily during the summer. weekly out of season. Areas of the beach have been designated glass free and can recycling bins are provided. Dogs are allowed on parts of the beach throughout the year. although they are banned from certain areas.
Facilities: There are many excellent facilities available along Bournemouth's beaches. These include toilets with access for disabled visitors; first aid posts. lost children centres and information offices. Pubs; cafés; kiosks and restaurants serve drinks.
Activities: Swimming (watercraft free zones at certain beaches). Sailing; fishing; surfing; canoeing; jet skiing; windsurfing; power boating; pedalo hire; beach hut hire and water skiing. Areas of the beach have been zoned as No Smoking. Kidzone and Canzone recycling.
Getting Here: Follow signs to Bournemouth. along the A338 from Ringwood and the A35 from Poole. When in Bournemouth follow the signs for Durley Chine, Bournemouth Pier and Beaches or Fishermans Walk / Southbourne Beaches.
Parking: Roadside parking along the overcliff drive. Various pay and display carparks including the Undercliff Car Park on the beach with access at Boscombe Pier.
Public Transport: Bournemouth coach and train station is linked to the town centre and all of the beaches by yellow buses. Once at the seafront a land train service operates along the promenade between Hengistbury Head and Alum Chine. stopping at all beaches.
Walking: A three kilometre undercliff walk leads from Fisherman's Walk east to Hengistbury Head. The seafront promenade is 10km long stretching from Southbourne to Alum Chine and then on to Sandbanks. A cycle route has been introduced along the promenade.
Other Dorset Beaches
Abbotsbury Beach, Avon, Bedford, Bournemouth, Bowleaze Cove, Brandy Bay, Castletown Beach , Chapmans Pool, Charmouth, Chesil Beach , Chesil Cove, Church Ope Cove, Cogden Beach, Dancing Ledge, Durdle Door Beach, Durlston Bay, Egmont Bight, Eype's Mouth Beach,Ferrybridge, Friars Cliff Beach, Greenhill Beach, Hallelujah Bay, Hobarrow Bay, Kimmeridge Bay, Lake Drive Beach Poole, Lulworth Cove, Lyme Regis, Man o War Bay, Mupe Bay, Newtons Cove, Overcombe Beach, Pondfield Cove, Poole Harbour Beaches, Redcliff near Weymouth, Ringstead Bay, Sandbanks Beach Poole, Sandsfoot Cove, Seatown, Shell Bay, Smallmouth Beach, Studland Beach, Swanage Beach, West Bay, West Bexington, Weymouth Beach, Worbarrow Bay Tyneham.
