Sign in with Facebook- Join for free
- Sign In
Sign in with FacebookLatest Bournemouth hotel reviews
Pro
A great beach, beautiful gardens, interesting literary connections, a good base for discovering the south of England
Con
Starting to get a bit too stag-do for my liking.
In a nutshell
There is so much more to it than I expected!
5 Reviews Of course I knew that Bournemouth was a beach town, but when I went to the beach on my first afternoon in town, it took my breath away for a short moment. I really had not expected such an impressive sight! Bournemouth is located at Poole Bay, a beautiful stretch of sand, 16km long! It runs all the...
4 Reviews The Gardens are formed of three different parts: The Upper Gardens, the Central Gardens and the Lower Gardens. They are located in the town centre and are a lovely place to have a stroll. They lead from the northern part of Bournemouth all the way down to the beach, a large area of green lawns,...
6 Reviews I almost forgot to write a tip about this! It’s right under my nose, and one of the town’s “attractions”, but... It is one of those icons of English seaside resorts. Compulsory. Many seem to rot and collapse, but this one was restored in the 1970s. It has a theatre and bar/restaurant on it, as...
Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
2 Reviews A wonderful museum that surprised me very much! I read about it in my travel guide and decided to go. The museum is located on the east cliff, a beautiful location overlooking the ocean. In the front there is a small, lovely garden, and the house looks very interesting. It looked quite small,...
4 Reviews Great selection of marine life and displays, kept me and the family entertained for hours. A little pricey on entry(£9) but had a discount as a student. Immerse yourself in a sea of colour, with 8 spectacular recreated environments which are: 1.Marvel at peculiar catfish, graceful freshwater rays...
4 Reviews I haven't been up in this myself but it does look like a fun thing to do. I'm not sure whether there's been a bit of controversy recently but there seems to have been a name change in that the "Eye" is now the "Balloon" - maybe the London Eye got jealous? But anyway, this is a helium-filled...
Guided tour to the Jurassic Coast
ettiewyn Says: It was actually VT's fault that I wanted to see some rural places around Dorset - I had seen some pages about those place here and just HAD to visit Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door and Corfe Castle. The question was just how to do it - I don't like driving, and public...
Best Western The Connaught Hotel Bournemouth
1 Review and 890 Opinions Great location being very close to the town centre and beach. Free parking!!! Good food, good booze...
1 Review and 317 Opinions I stayed at this hotel two weeks ago for my anniversary. My Husband Jon booked it as surprise for...
ettiewyn Says: Zoukini's is a vegetarian restaurant that is located outside of the city centre, in Westbourne. It is quite colourful and the interior is inspired by Asian style.I went to eat here on mother's day and the usual menu was not available, they just had a special three-course...
Amaretto Restaurant: Old-fashioned Italian
ettiewyn Says: While I walked through Bournemouth in search for lunch I stumbled upon Amaretto Restaurant and decided to have lunch here. I was the only customer and that felt a bit weird. The restaurant just felt like one of those traditional Italian restaurants in Germany: Italian kitsch...
PRIVA: Experience the Award Winning PRIVA
JOSHUASIMONS Says: DISCREETLY LOCATED IN BOURNEMOUTH'S FASHIONABLE WEST END, PRIVA IS AN AWARD WINNING NIGHTCLUB, OFFERING IMPECCABLE BOTTLE TO TABLE SERVICE, ASIAN DELICACIES AND THE HOTTEST DJ'S THE UK HAS TO OFFER.PRIVA is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights for members and guests,...
HTanner Says: Escape the real world at Kukui. Kukui is a refreshing and exotic tiki club in the heart of Bournemouth, boasting a beautiful cocktail bar on our first floor and a club room beneath. Wave goodbye to the stresses and strains of everyday life and say “Aloha” to a South-Pacific...
Britannia2 Says: A rail ticket that gives unlimited rail travel from Bournemouth - the area covered includes Bristol, Cardiff, Gloucester, Great Malvern , Portsmouth and Swindon.Very good value. 2013 prices are - 3 days in 7 = Adult £79, with a railcard £52.15 and child £39.50. Any 8 days in...
ettiewyn Says: Bournemouth was a good place to stay and to explore Dorset and Hampshire by train. I went to Dorchester, Winchester and Lyme Regis and found it very convenient (to Winchester I went twice because on the second day I took a bus from Winchester to Chawton to see Jane Austen's...
iaint Says: You’ll find these down on the beach. Strange but true.An old British tradition, going back over 100 years when going to the seaside first caught on. As you’ll see from the photos, some are not much more than the shed you keep the garden tools in. Others seem a bit more...
The resting place of Mary Shelley and others
LouiseTopp Says: Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and is also buried at St peters church in Bournemouth. The tomb also contains the remains of Shelley's husband's heart. While living in Italy, Mary's husband drowned in a boating accident in 1822. The rule was, if your body was washed ashore,...
ettiewyn Says: One major reason for me to travel to Bournemouth was that it has a strong Tolkien connection. J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife holidayed in Bournemouth for about twenty-years, before they finally bought a bungalow to have a permanent home here, after Tolkien had retired from his...
ettiewyn Says: During my stay in Bournemouth, I of course looked for the hotel where the Tolkiens used to stay over many years. It is the Hotel Miramar, located at the East Cliff, a beautiful location nearly overlooking the sea and close to a ZigZag Way, so that you can be on the beach...
ettiewyn Says: Alum Chine is a big park in the western part of Bournemouth. I wondered about the name chine and later read that this was the expression for the original heathland that covered this area until the end of the 18th century, before the town of Bournemouth was founded. Until Sir...
Read about Bournemouth's history
ettiewyn Says: In the shop of the Russell-Cotes Museum, there were several books I found very interesting. I also discovered one titled Bournemouth's Founders and Famous Visitors, written by Andrew Norman. Of course I immediately thought of Tolkien, and after checking that a chapter about...
ettiewyn Says: Reading the book Bournemouth's Founders and Famous Visitors, I was surprised to find out about so many writers having a connection to the town. I had never heard about this before I read the book. I think it is a pity that the Bournemouth executives don't try to make more of...
Sponsored Links
Bournemouth - where Tolkien holidayed!
I had wanted to go to Bournemouth for a long time, mainly because it was the place where famous writer J.R.R. Tolkien, my all time favourite author, had holidayed for many years and even lived for...
All The B's - Beaches, Babes, Buzzy and Busy...
Bournemouth is the premier summer resort on the Dorset coast and is especially renowned for its seven miles of golden sanded beaches. It's reckoned that on a busy August day the various beaches...
bournemouth the summer town in england
bourneouth is my favourite summer town in england it has beaches, shopping, clubs, pubs and friendly people no wonder i'm been coming here off and on since i was 16 even celebrated the millenium here...
I went to Bournemouth for 3 weeks to improve my English. I lived in a private room at family Brocklehurst and went to school all days. I met a lot of fantastic persons from all over the world. We...
.....exy socialites! Bournemouth is the place for the beuatiful English people. Young, fresh and extremely student orientated, Bournemouth is probably one of the best coastal resorts in the South of...
Build your own Bournemouth page
Sponsored Links
Comments