Guidebook for Bournemouth
Food Scene
Quick service and great for family meals the Ludo Lounge is open early for breakfast and offers great value
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Ludo Lounge
34 Southbourne GroveQuick service and great for family meals the Ludo Lounge is open early for breakfast and offers great value
The Brewhouse and kitchen is a few metres from our house a great spot serving a great range of food and drink, can get busy!
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Brewhouse & Kitchen - Southbourne
147 Parkwood RdThe Brewhouse and kitchen is a few metres from our house a great spot serving a great range of food and drink, can get busy!
Go out to the beach and turn right and you’ll come across Urban Reef a cool beach bar and restaurant great views, great vibe what beach life is all about
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Urban Reef - Seafront Restaurant in Bournemouth
Undercliff DriveGo out to the beach and turn right and you’ll come across Urban Reef a cool beach bar and restaurant great views, great vibe what beach life is all about
Reef Encounter is the sister restaurant to Urban Reef, quieter as it is round the corner from the beach front so you don’t get the views, they make up for that with a big flatscreen showing surfing movies
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Reef Encounter
Boscombe Spa RoadReef Encounter is the sister restaurant to Urban Reef, quieter as it is round the corner from the beach front so you don’t get the views, they make up for that with a big flatscreen showing surfing movies
New pizza place on Southbourne Grove cool look with great dishes and quick service
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Baffi Pizza
61 Southbourne GroveNew pizza place on Southbourne Grove cool look with great dishes and quick service
The Commodore sits on the cliff top with amazing views out to sea, straight on the coast end of Fisherman’s Walk it is a quick walk from the house, peroni on draft and great value food. The staff in here are always switched on a friendly, it is a well run operation. We eat in here regularly.
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The Commodore
Southbourne Overcliff DriveThe Commodore sits on the cliff top with amazing views out to sea, straight on the coast end of Fisherman’s Walk it is a quick walk from the house, peroni on draft and great value food. The staff in here are always switched on a friendly, it is a well run operation. We eat in here regularly.
Family friendly chicken and burger joint very close to the house. Quick, friendly service and great value we eat in here regularly, healthy smoothies and draught beers.
Quarters Chicken
201 Seabourne RoadFamily friendly chicken and burger joint very close to the house. Quick, friendly service and great value we eat in here regularly, healthy smoothies and draught beers.
Located in the lively town centre of Boscombe, Boscanova is a funky modern eaterie with great coffee. Worth a visit when shopping in Boscombe or going to a gig at the O2.
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Cafe Boscanova
650 Christchurch RdLocated in the lively town centre of Boscombe, Boscanova is a funky modern eaterie with great coffee. Worth a visit when shopping in Boscombe or going to a gig at the O2.
Just round the corner from our house, Velo Domestique is a bicycle cafe where you can enjoy a coffee and avocado laden bacon sandwich from the soul food menu while your bike is serviced and fettled. Cool hangout, free wifi, lots of events and other things going on.
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Velo Domestique
176-180 Seabourne RdJust round the corner from our house, Velo Domestique is a bicycle cafe where you can enjoy a coffee and avocado laden bacon sandwich from the soul food menu while your bike is serviced and fettled. Cool hangout, free wifi, lots of events and other things going on.
Recently refurbished the Spy Glass and Kettle is on the cliff top with great views and a large menu. Shows sports events too! Great beer choice and rapid delivery of the family friendly menu.
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Spyglass & Kettle
25-27 Stourwood AveRecently refurbished the Spy Glass and Kettle is on the cliff top with great views and a large menu. Shows sports events too! Great beer choice and rapid delivery of the family friendly menu.
A super cafe come restaurant on the beautiful Mudeford spit where the beach huts change hands for 250k! Great menu and friendly staff but obviously gets very busy on a nice sunny day. Great walks, you can take the ferry to Mudeford Quay or the land train to and from Hikers Cafe at the car park.
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Beach House
A super cafe come restaurant on the beautiful Mudeford spit where the beach huts change hands for 250k! Great menu and friendly staff but obviously gets very busy on a nice sunny day. Great walks, you can take the ferry to Mudeford Quay or the land train to and from Hikers Cafe at the car park.
Legendary breakfast rolls and general filling fare. Popular with locals because of value and generous portions
Hungry Husky
1B Grand AveLegendary breakfast rolls and general filling fare. Popular with locals because of value and generous portions
Sightseeing
One of our favourite places to visit Poole Harbour is vast with a fascinating history of Pirate adventure, celebrated on Harry Paye Day in the summer. You can take the ferry from Poole Town Quay to Brownsea Island, home of the scouting movement and enjoy the great walks and the peacocks that wander round the place. There are numerous rivers and creeks running from the harbour that can be explored by boat.
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Poole Harbour
One of our favourite places to visit Poole Harbour is vast with a fascinating history of Pirate adventure, celebrated on Harry Paye Day in the summer. You can take the ferry from Poole Town Quay to Brownsea Island, home of the scouting movement and enjoy the great walks and the peacocks that wander round the place. There are numerous rivers and creeks running from the harbour that can be explored by boat.
This brilliant spot combines the views of Hengisbury Head, Christchurch harbour and Avon Beach. You can enjoy fish and chips, take the ferry to Mudeford Spit with its £250’000 beach huts or walk along Avon beach with its excellent lobster restaurant. We launch our fishing boat at Mudeford Quay so you are welcome to join in with that if you fancy a trip out.
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Mudeford
This brilliant spot combines the views of Hengisbury Head, Christchurch harbour and Avon Beach. You can enjoy fish and chips, take the ferry to Mudeford Spit with its £250’000 beach huts or walk along Avon beach with its excellent lobster restaurant. We launch our fishing boat at Mudeford Quay so you are welcome to join in with that if you fancy a trip out.
Lovely market town with loads of facilities including a golf course by the sea. The two rivers meet leisure centre is excellent and the town has great places to eat and some privateer shopping to keep things interesting.
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Christchurch
Lovely market town with loads of facilities including a golf course by the sea. The two rivers meet leisure centre is excellent and the town has great places to eat and some privateer shopping to keep things interesting.
It all happened here, Harry Paye the Pirate was hunted by the Spanish while the scouting movement was started on Brownsea Island. For the military minded the Royal Marines are here too and can often be seen zipping round the harbour in their fast black ribs
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The Quay
21 The QuayIt all happened here, Harry Paye the Pirate was hunted by the Spanish while the scouting movement was started on Brownsea Island. For the military minded the Royal Marines are here too and can often be seen zipping round the harbour in their fast black ribs
Corfe Castle is an iconic spot, legendary puritan Oliver Cromwell rounded up and sacked Corfe to displace King Charles in no uncertain terms. The castle still bears the scars of that encounter.
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Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle is an iconic spot, legendary puritan Oliver Cromwell rounded up and sacked Corfe to displace King Charles in no uncertain terms. The castle still bears the scars of that encounter.
Entertainment & Activities
Tower Park is a retail and fun outlet with swimming pools, bowling, cinemas, places to eat and that kind of thing, a bit plastic but lots to do on a rainy day and pretty well priced.
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Tower Park
Yarrow RoadTower Park is a retail and fun outlet with swimming pools, bowling, cinemas, places to eat and that kind of thing, a bit plastic but lots to do on a rainy day and pretty well priced.
Farmer Palmer's is one of our favourites a family adventure park based in a working farm, this place is award winning and rightly so. With loads of super cute animals, live cow milking and loads of activities to wear out the kids
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Farmer Palmerov farm park
Wareham RoadFarmer Palmer's is one of our favourites a family adventure park based in a working farm, this place is award winning and rightly so. With loads of super cute animals, live cow milking and loads of activities to wear out the kids
a really fun and manageable theme park that is perfect for family fun, a great soft play on rainy days and some really nice rids. On a small scale so you can do it all in a day. Easy to park and OK food.
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Zemlja čuda avanture
Merritown Lanea really fun and manageable theme park that is perfect for family fun, a great soft play on rainy days and some really nice rids. On a small scale so you can do it all in a day. Easy to park and OK food.
Everything Else
This is our local municipal sports centre with an Olympic sized swimming pool, gym and all sorts of good stuff. The circuit training classes during the week are a good way of maintaining fitness without having to think too much.
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BH Live Active, Littledown
ChasesideThis is our local municipal sports centre with an Olympic sized swimming pool, gym and all sorts of good stuff. The circuit training classes during the week are a good way of maintaining fitness without having to think too much.
Parks & Nature
Just round the corner in Boscombe Kings park has football pitches, the Bournemouth Cherries FC, skate bowl, athletics stadium and a couple of really good cafes to put the lard back on in.
King's Park Carpark
Just round the corner in Boscombe Kings park has football pitches, the Bournemouth Cherries FC, skate bowl, athletics stadium and a couple of really good cafes to put the lard back on in.
a short drive away Moors Valley offers great walks, a monster playground with mini railway track and the Gruffalo trail! Mountain biking in the woods and a great Go Ape course.
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Moors Valley Country Park i šuma
Horton Roada short drive away Moors Valley offers great walks, a monster playground with mini railway track and the Gruffalo trail! Mountain biking in the woods and a great Go Ape course.
Hengistbury Head is an amazing spot, steeped in history back to stone age man making a stand against the harsh environment Hengistbury is abundant with life. You can stroll along the many footpaths that run across the headland then head down toMudeford Spit for a coffee and a sandwich at the excellent Beach House cafe. Just amazing scenery is all around!
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Posjetiteljski centar Hengistbury Head
BroadwayHengistbury Head is an amazing spot, steeped in history back to stone age man making a stand against the harsh environment Hengistbury is abundant with life. You can stroll along the many footpaths that run across the headland then head down toMudeford Spit for a coffee and a sandwich at the excellent Beach House cafe. Just amazing scenery is all around!
A protected national park home to peacocks, red squirrels and other marvellous flora and fauna. The Scouts started here and you can tell why. Marvellous walks and scenery, perfect for camping out and telling stories of pirates and skullduggery.
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Brownsea Island
A protected national park home to peacocks, red squirrels and other marvellous flora and fauna. The Scouts started here and you can tell why. Marvellous walks and scenery, perfect for camping out and telling stories of pirates and skullduggery.
Drinks & Nightlife
Aruba is on Bournemouth pier with excellent views and cocktails. Friendly times to be had in there and a good dancefloor.
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Aruba
Pier ApproachAruba is on Bournemouth pier with excellent views and cocktails. Friendly times to be had in there and a good dancefloor.
A weird and welcoming nighclub for all ages and musical tastes. Full of people who like to dance. Its one of our personal favourites
The Winchester
39 Poole HillA weird and welcoming nighclub for all ages and musical tastes. Full of people who like to dance. Its one of our personal favourites
Huge venue with loads on and a massive bar. Look out for club nights here as this is the right place for a great atmosphere.
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Old Fire Station
36 Holdenhurst RdHuge venue with loads on and a massive bar. Look out for club nights here as this is the right place for a great atmosphere.
A nice medium sized venue that hosts some great club nights. Friendly staff and club goers ensure a great experience
Eden
A nice medium sized venue that hosts some great club nights. Friendly staff and club goers ensure a great experience
Crazy decor and a really unique place. You have to go really as it is too difficult to describe. Live music and loads of rums behind the bar. Recommended
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Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar
529 Christchurch RdCrazy decor and a really unique place. You have to go really as it is too difficult to describe. Live music and loads of rums behind the bar. Recommended
The Anvil
15 Holdenhurst RdA metal nightclub small in size, big on noise. Check their website for live bands.
Shopping
all the required shops and banks are on the high street with a Co Op, Tesco and Sainsburys for supplies plus a huge costa coffee.
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Southbourne Grove
Southbourne Groveall the required shops and banks are on the high street with a Co Op, Tesco and Sainsburys for supplies plus a huge costa coffee.