Mei’s guidebook

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Outdoor activites

Paddleboard, kayak, windsurf and sailing hire (and wetsuits!) and lessons in the protected & shallow Christchurch harbour.
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ShoreSports
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Paddleboard, kayak, windsurf and sailing hire (and wetsuits!) and lessons in the protected & shallow Christchurch harbour.
Sea kayaking, kayak fishing, coasteering, climbing, foraging and bushcraft courses at Studland. You can kayak up to Old Harry Rocks. Guides are really knowledgable on local plant and animal life. Highly recommended.
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Fore/Adventure
Beach Road
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Sea kayaking, kayak fishing, coasteering, climbing, foraging and bushcraft courses at Studland. You can kayak up to Old Harry Rocks. Guides are really knowledgable on local plant and animal life. Highly recommended.
Everything from a SuperwormTrail to bike hire & Go Ape High Ropes
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Парк и лес Moors Valley
Horton Road
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Everything from a SuperwormTrail to bike hire & Go Ape High Ropes
Beautiful and very Instagrammable (but really busy in high season) Go as early as you can and brace yourself for the parking fee (take cash!)
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Лулворт-Коув
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Beautiful and very Instagrammable (but really busy in high season) Go as early as you can and brace yourself for the parking fee (take cash!)
A beautiful nature reserve on the Headland at the West end of the prom (about 4 miles). There’s a cafe by the car park and you can either walk, bike or take the land train to Mudeford Sandspit with views across Christchurch harbour and to the sea. There’s a small pop up bar & pizza stand at the Beach House https://www.beachhousecafe.co.uk/
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Голова Хенджистбери
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A beautiful nature reserve on the Headland at the West end of the prom (about 4 miles). There’s a cafe by the car park and you can either walk, bike or take the land train to Mudeford Sandspit with views across Christchurch harbour and to the sea. There’s a small pop up bar & pizza stand at the Beach House https://www.beachhousecafe.co.uk/
Boats, kayaks and paddleboard hire on the river at Wareham
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Wareham Boat Trips
3 The Quay
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Boats, kayaks and paddleboard hire on the river at Wareham

Rainy day activites

10 screen Odeon cinema, a range of national restaurants and indoor golf!
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BH2 Leisure Complex
Exeter Crescent
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10 screen Odeon cinema, a range of national restaurants and indoor golf!
Waterslides!
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Splashdown
Tower Park
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Waterslides!
Afternoon tea on a bus along the Bournemouth seafront
Frieda's Tearoom
7 Stafford Rd
Afternoon tea on a bus along the Bournemouth seafront
A rainy day favourite for us. A great secondhand book shop (with a good children’s section), home made cakes and vintage homewares.
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The Crooked Book
725 Christchurch Rd
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A rainy day favourite for us. A great secondhand book shop (with a good children’s section), home made cakes and vintage homewares.
Victorian house, part home, part gallery, part museum designed to house their collection of artifacts from their travels.
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Художественная галерея и музей Рассела Коутса
West Cliff Promenade
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Victorian house, part home, part gallery, part museum designed to house their collection of artifacts from their travels.
Award winning independent live music venue. Beautiful decor from local artists.
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Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar
529 Christchurch Rd
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Award winning independent live music venue. Beautiful decor from local artists.
Contemporary art gallery in a converted department store
Giant
Bourne Avenue
Contemporary art gallery in a converted department store

Food scene

A relaxed restaurant with a wood fired oven serving fresh fish, European dishes and with a 1920s cocktail bar upstairs to retire to. Our favourite place.
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The Larder House
4 Southbourne Grove
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A relaxed restaurant with a wood fired oven serving fresh fish, European dishes and with a 1920s cocktail bar upstairs to retire to. Our favourite place.
Inventive eco-focused small plates dishes (not Spanish-style tapas). Food is as local as possible, often brought in by cargo bike from a nearby farm. Has just won a Michelin Green Star (2022).
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Terroir Tapas
81 Southbourne Grove
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Inventive eco-focused small plates dishes (not Spanish-style tapas). Food is as local as possible, often brought in by cargo bike from a nearby farm. Has just won a Michelin Green Star (2022).
Fine dining with a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Book far in advance for a weekend table!
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Restaurant Roots
141 Belle Vue Rd
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Fine dining with a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Book far in advance for a weekend table!
Seafood restaurant just across the water at Studland.
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Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant
Ferry Road
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Seafood restaurant just across the water at Studland.
Modern country hotels and restaurants with kitchen gardens & their own pigs. The original Pig is in the New Forest at Brockenhurst,
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The Pig
B3055
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Modern country hotels and restaurants with kitchen gardens & their own pigs. The original Pig is in the New Forest at Brockenhurst,
Modern country hotels and restaurants with kitchen gardens & their own pigs. The Pig On The Beach is on the clifftop on Studland.
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The Pig on the Beach
Manor Road
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Modern country hotels and restaurants with kitchen gardens & their own pigs. The Pig On The Beach is on the clifftop on Studland.
Fine Dining with sea views in Mudeford
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The Jetty
95 Mudeford
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Fine Dining with sea views in Mudeford
Great cheeses, deli meats and fresh farm veg, eggs and milk. Fresh fish counter Friday & Saturday
Parlourmentary
7 Southbourne Grove
Great cheeses, deli meats and fresh farm veg, eggs and milk. Fresh fish counter Friday & Saturday
Fresh sourdough breads, amazing pastries and daily flavoured breads.
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M's Bakery
805 Christchurch Rd
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Fresh sourdough breads, amazing pastries and daily flavoured breads.
Fresh sourdough breads and cakes & coffee. Tuesday - Sunday 8am - 2pm
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Bakehouse 24
154 Seabourne Rd
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Fresh sourdough breads and cakes & coffee. Tuesday - Sunday 8am - 2pm
Independent wine merchant, hugely approachable & helpful with affordable prices (and some really special bottles if you want to push the boat out!)
Jolly Vintner Too
1099 Christchurch Rd
Independent wine merchant, hugely approachable & helpful with affordable prices (and some really special bottles if you want to push the boat out!)
A chippy that also does amazing specials like Steak Chimichurri, pulled pork burgers and if you’re lucky maybe some smoked brisket or Persian lamb. All their food is home made from scratch and we especially love the fresh salads & slaws they make. Great for a sunset dinner on the beach.
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Ricky's
121-123 Belle Vue Road
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A chippy that also does amazing specials like Steak Chimichurri, pulled pork burgers and if you’re lucky maybe some smoked brisket or Persian lamb. All their food is home made from scratch and we especially love the fresh salads & slaws they make. Great for a sunset dinner on the beach.
Great for brunch watching the waves.
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Urban Reef - Seafront Restaurant in Bournemouth
Undercliff Drive
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Great for brunch watching the waves.
For excellent coffee & vegan (and non vegan) breakfasts
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Cafe Boscanova
650 Christchurch Rd
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For excellent coffee & vegan (and non vegan) breakfasts
Tiny but with great coffee!
Espresso Kitchen Boscombe
651a Christchurch Road
Tiny but with great coffee!

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Beryl Bikes - Bike & electric scooter hire across town

Beryl Bikes https://beryl.cc/bikeshare/bournemouth-poole Bike & electric scooter hire across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. Bikes & scooters are Green and are parked in bays across the area, just unlock it with the app. You’ll need to verify ID with a driving licence for the scooters. (NB can’t be used on the prom 10am-6pm in July & August)
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Local taxi firm that also has an app!

United Taxis Tel: 01202 556677 https://556677.com/ Local taxi firm that also has an app you can use to prebook a car & track it (like Uber)
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Purbeck Breezer

The Purbeck Breezer is an open topped bus that runs on a number of routes from Bournemouth to Swanage via Sandbanks & Studland,Warham or Corfe Castle. Really scenic! https://www.morebus.co.uk/purbeck-breezer
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Bus operators

MoreBus https://www.morebus.co.uk/ Yellow Buses https://www.yellowbuses.co.uk/ Buses do take contactless but don’t share tickets