Bourne Hall Hotel
West Cliff hotel on Priory Road, Bournemouth, with family studios and a short walk to the BIC and the beach.
Seven miles of sand from Hengistbury Head to the harbour mouth, a town centre that runs from the pier up to the Triangle, and neighbourhoods spreading north to the Stour. Most of the conurbation's hotels, nightlife and student housing sits inside BH1 to BH11.
West Cliff hotel on Priory Road, Bournemouth, with family studios and a short walk to the BIC and the beach.
Southbourne Grove agency letting and managing holiday and long-let homes, run by the same family since 1960.
Private personal training and sports massage studio on Charminster Road, with booked sessions and no memberships.
Seven miles of sand under the East and West cliffs, with the pier, gardens and kiosks on the promenade.
Used car and van dealer on Wallisdown Road, founded in 2012, whose stock is independently inspected by the AA.
Family-run acupuncture and osteopathy clinic on Christchurch Road, about a mile east of Bournemouth town centre.
Automatic gearbox specialist on Southcote Road, five minutes' walk from Bournemouth station.
The seafront arena and conference centre, and Bournemouth's largest venue for touring shows.
Amateur theatre club on Jameson Road, staging its own productions in a members' theatre.
The Victorian pier at Pier Approach, free to walk, with an amusement arcade at the entrance.
Tyre shop on Windham Road fitting new and part-worn tyres for cars and vans, open seven days a week.
Family-run upholsterers and foam, fabric and haberdashery shop on Wimborne Road in Moordown, since 1972.
83-room spa hotel on Durley Chine Road, West Cliff, with two pools, a gym and a brasserie.
Family-run hotel on Kerley Road, a short walk from the BIC, the beach and Bournemouth town centre.
Independent financial advisers on Seabourne Road in Southbourne, advising on pensions, investments and estates.
Walk-in café at 650 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, open daily until mid-afternoon, with click and collect.
Adults-only lash, brow and beauty salon on Woodside Road, Bournemouth, with a sister skin suite in Southbourne.
Budget used car dealer on Wimborne Road in Kinson, open seven days, with a new MOT and six-month warranty on each car.
Independent NHS community pharmacy on Castle Lane West, open long hours every day with a prescription delivery service.
Charlie Chaplin-themed bar and original-music venue on Christchurch Road in Boscombe, with a garden.
Family-owned, room-only hotel on Tregonwell Road, Bournemouth, for couples and families, close to the BIC.
High-street osteopathy clinic on Charminster Road, run by registered osteopath Andrew Smythe since 2010.
Charity nursery growing most of its own stock through a horticultural therapy programme.
Family-run fish and chip restaurant and takeaway on Seamoor Road in Westbourne, open since 1989.