Durley Inn
Harvester grill on the promenade at Durley Chine, open from nine with a takeaway menu.
The Square, the Lower Gardens and the pier sit within a few minutes' walk of one another, with the shops running up Old Christchurch Road and Commercial Road. It holds most of the town's hotels, bars and late licences, and empties out considerably between October and Easter.
Harvester grill on the promenade at Durley Chine, open from nine with a takeaway menu.
Garden bar and live music club on Terrace Road, with a heated terrace and a roof that opens.
Brasserie and bar inside the BIC, with seafront views and a pre-show menu.
Independent coffee shop a few doors from the Pavilion, with speciality coffee and cakes.
Late-night cocktail bar and club on Commercial Road, with resident DJs and tables to book.
Vegan cafe and lounge in the town centre, cooking from scratch with local seasonal produce.
West Cliff hotel with two restaurants, a spa, a thirty-metre outdoor pool and a cinema.
Cat cafe and rescue sanctuary in Bournemouth, visited by booking rather than walking in.
Slug and Lettuce on Richmond Hill, with cocktails, food until nine and a beer garden.
Old Christchurch Road pub built around live sport, with food served until nine.
Wetherspoon pub in St Peters Quarter, open from eight for breakfast through to the early hours.
Plant-based restaurant on The Triangle, with a cold-pressed juice bar and organic wines.
Seven miles of sand under the East and West cliffs, with the pier, gardens and kiosks on the promenade.
The seafront arena and conference centre, and Bournemouth's largest venue for touring shows.
The Victorian pier at Pier Approach, free to walk, with an amusement arcade at the entrance.
Boho, hippie and festival clothing, sold online and at events around the area.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo gym on Terrace Road in Bournemouth town centre, with children's and teens' classes.
Council-run mini golf in the Lower Gardens, a few minutes from the pier and the square.
Wooded parkland north of the town centre, popular with dog walkers, runners and cyclists.
Bournemouth's aquarium beside the pier, with an outdoor terrace and a penguin viewing area.
Arts University Bournemouth's town-centre theatre on Hinton Road, used for student and public work.
The town-centre Waterstones in The Arcade off Old Christchurch Road.
West Cliff beach at the foot of Durley Chine, with a cafe, a pub and a kiosk on the promenade.