BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth & Poole have a world of entertainment to offer in themselves
West End shows, Blue Flag beaches, pine scented chines, high class shops, unlimited sporting facilities, the list is endless.
Yet, within a 30 mile radius, one has easy touring access to the whole of Thomas Hardy's Wessex!
Enchanting villages, rolling countryside, hidden coves, quaint market
towns, ancient forests and the angling delights of the River Stour and
River Avon - it's no wonder Bournemouth is the premier UK holiday destination.
Bournemouth, the Premier Holiday
Popular visitor days-out closeby to view and enjoy include:
The
Bournemouth Oceanarium, the superb and spectacular Dorset coastline, Swanage
with its preserved steam railway, the Purbeck Hills guarded by mediaevel
Corfe Castle, Poole Quay & its Pottery, the marvellous gardens at
Compton Acres, the National Trust's Kingston Lacy, the splendours of the
New Forest (Britain's newest National Park) and the New Forest ponies,
Lord Montague's National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, the ancient hilltop
settlement of Badbury Rings, the Saxon walled town of Wareham, the ape
rescue centre at Monkey World, Christchurch Priory and the historic market
town of Wimborne Minster.
Only
a little further afield will bring you the wonders of world famous Stonehenge,
the cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester, the Giant of Cerne Abbas
and Weymouth waterfront.
If you are a visitor from overseas, you will find Bournemouth has good access to London and Oxford and is an excellent touring centre for all of historic southern Britain, and if you are feeling a little more adventurous, consider a day sea excursion to France.
