East Dorset

  • Boscombe Beach

    Boscombe Beach

    Boscombe Beach is really a continuation of the beach at Bournemouth. Pretty much the same - clean, safe etc - but a little less crowded

  • Southbourne Beach

    Southbourne beach

    Southbourne Beach is a Blue Flag beach to the west of Christchurch. As you would expect it offers clean, safe bathing and all the family facilities

  • Avon Beach

    Avon Beach - Dorset

    A beach resort situated in Christchurch on a 1/4 mile long section of beach. Facilities including cafe, shop, beach huts and a variety of beach and sports equipment available for hire.

  • Sandbanks Beach

    Sandbanks beach
    Sandbanks Beach is backed by some of the most expensive property in Europe, this may give an indication of the quality of the beach. Long, sandy and winner of numerous blue flag awards

  • Alum Chine Beach

    Alum Chine beach
    Alum Chine is a Blue Flag beach so has a good range of facilities including huts, disabled access, children's play area and paddling pool

  • Mudeford Beach

    mudeford beach late

    Mudeford Beach is a narrow strip of sand guarding the entrance of Christchurch harbour. It is well known for its extrodinarily expensive beach huts

  • Highcliffe Beach

    Highcliffe Beach

    Highcliffe Beach is Dorset's first or last beach depending on how you look at it!

  • Branksome Chine

    Branksome Chine Beach

    A wide, sandy beach backed by a promenade. All facilities including beach huts, shop, bar and restaurant. Good disabled access and a safe swim zone.

  • Canford Cliffs

    Canford Cliffs Beach

    One of Poole's more tranquil beaches. Wide and sandy, with toilets and an ice cream kiosk. Village shops half a mile away.

  • Boscombe Pier

    Looking down the side of Boscombe pier towards the town. This is where the new Bournemouth artificial surf reef will be situated.

    The pier itself was opened in 1889 but the concrete legs you see here were built between 1958-60.

    Posted by Dorset Guide on

  • Bournemouth - Lower Gardens

    View of a quieter corner of the Lower Gardens near Bournemouth's sea front.

    The little river is the Bourne as in Bournemouth!

    Posted by Dorset Guide on

  • Sunset over Poole Harbour Jetty

    Fairly dramatic sunste over the old jetty on the Sandbanks Road on Poole Harbour

    Posted by Dorset Guide on

  • Bournemouth

    Bournemouth, Dorset
    Bournemouth beaches
    Naomi Booth

    It is possible for the tourist to view Bournemouth’s seven miles of golden sands and surrounding countryside from a hot air balloon. However this is a recent innovation and the town has been a tourist resort for many years. The resort is an ideal centre for visiting well-known attractions such as the New Forest, Stonehenge and the Jurassic Coast.

  • Brownsea Island - Castle and Piers

    View across Poole harbour to Brownsea Island, the biggest of several.
    The island is owned by the National Trust. This includes Branksea Castle which is leased to John Lewis' as a holiday home.

    Posted by Dorset Guide on

  • Boscombe Pier Telescope

    British seaside staples - coin operated telescope and a pier.
    This is at Boscombe beach near Bournemouth

    Posted by Dorset Guide on