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Southbourne
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Southbourne & Fisherman's Walk
Bournemouth
Southbourne is located between Christchurch and Boscombe whilst still
being a suburb of Bournemouth.
The resort has superb sandy beaches, a very popular children's play park
on the clifftop, cafes, fabulous views sweeping from the Isle of Wight
across Poole Bay to the Isle of Purbeck, a shopping centre, pubs, restaurants
and a range of holiday hotels. There is a mainline railway station at
Pokesdown. |
Southbourne is busy but being outside Bournemouth itself it offers a more
peaceful holiday environment as you would expect. |
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Hengistbury Head is a promontary to the east with the remains of an iron
age fort, complete with ditch and dyke earthwork defences - if you climb
to the top the views get even better and further. This is a wildlife reserve
so tread carefully. |
The land train runs across Hengistbury Head from the bus terminus to the
beach. There is a golf course here (a number of Bournemouth hotels run
special golfing breaks) and kite flying is a very popular activity with
championship flying all year round. Open top buses run via Boscombe to
central Bournemouth and beyond - so let the breeze run through your hair!
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The sand spit has a cafe and the passenger boat ferry plies across to
Mudeford where there are family holiday attractions and facilities.
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Bournemouth Hotels |
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14 May 2008
