Bournemouth

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Bournemouth is a seaside resort town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England.

Contents 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out

Get in

Get around

Bournemouth is a small enought town to walk around.

See

Bournemouth is famous for its 7 miles of golden sandy beaches and clean seas. The Pier is almost in the middle of the beach and offers a small fair, boat trips, an arcade and some other shops.

• Official Bournemouth Tourism site, http://www.bournemouth.co.uk

Museums and Galleries

• Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum,

On the Eastcliff is the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum which has some wonderful collections of 19th century art and Japanese. The interior of the museum alone is worth seeing because it is lavishly decorated and shows the Victorian interests in eccentric collecting and other cultures, especially Japan and China. Admission free, http://www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk

• The Atrium Gallery at Bournemouth University.

Churches

• St.Peter's Church,

The famous author Mary Shelly who wrote 'Frankenstein' is buried in the churchyard along with the heart of her husband the Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelly.

Family

• The Bournemouth Oceanarium, http://www.oceanarium.co.uk

Do

• The Bournemouth Eye, tethered balloon flights, http://www.bournemouthballoon.com

• Bournemouth International Centre, host concerts and exhibitions, http://www.bic.co.uk

• Sheridan IMAX Theatre, http://www.bournemouthimax.com/

Buy

Bournemouth has a good range of shops with mainly well known high street outlets in the centre but also many independent shops. Examples of large stores are Beales, Dingles, Debenhams and Marks & Spencers. The Boscombe area is well known for its many antique shops and for those who are into designer clothes, Westbourne offers a good variety of designer boutiques.

For out of town shopping the massive Castlepoint Shopping centre is excellent and beautifully laid out, http://www.castlepointshopping.com

Eat

Drink

Sleep

The American travel writer Bill Bryson commented on the amazing number of hotels there seem to be in Bournemouth, but there are so many because the town developed as a seaside resort in the 19th century and that is still its primary function.

Get out

At night the city comes alive with a vibrant pub and club scene. It is one of Britains most popular clubbing locations, with many stag and hen parties held in Bournemouth. There are over 40 nightclub venues which are opened every day of the week. On busy clubnights, roughly 30,000 people are out in Bournemouth. The Triangle area in Bournemouth is where the gay community is concentrated with several gay friendly clubs and pubs. Most night clubs are located in and around town centre, with the exception of the Opera House in Boscombe.

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