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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.
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Never visited Dorset before? Dont have a clue what to do on your holiday? Listed below are some of the many things to see and do!

Main Towns in the South West County of Dorset

Bridport, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Ferndown, Gillingham, Lyme Regis, Poole, Portland, Shaftsbury, Sherborne, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham, Weymouth, Wimborne Minster

Sights and Places suitable for all the family
Corfe Castle - Cerne Giant Cerne Abbas - Blue Pool Furzebrook - Lulworth Cove - Stair Hole West Lulworth - Durdle Door - West Bay Bridport - Lyme Regis Cobb Wall - Gold Hill Shaftsbury - Maiden Castle Dorchester - Portland Bill Lighthouses - Seatown and Golden Cap Cliff - Brownsea Island Poole - Studland Shell Bay - Chesil Beach Portland to Westbay - Hardys Monument Portesham - Tyneham Village - Milton Abbey - Milton Abbas Village - Abbotsbury Village - Sutton Pontyz Village Weymouth - Sturminster Newton Mill - The Great Globe Durlston Park Swanage

Family Days Out with Children
Funfair Bowleaze Cove Weymouth - Farmer Palmers Organford Poole - Swanage Steam Railway - Bournemouth Eye - Abbotsbury Swannery - Nothe Fort Weymouth - Abbotsbury Childrens Farm - Oceanarium Bournemouth - Splashdown Poole - Tower Park Poole - Adventure Wonderland Christchurch - Monkey World Wool - Kingston Maurward Animal Park - Go Ape Ringwood - The Tank Museum Bovington - Lodmoor Country Park Weymouth - Sealife Centre Weymouth