Dress Devotion
Appointment-only prom, pageant and party dress shop on Christchurch Road, with one-to-one fittings.
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.
Appointment-only prom, pageant and party dress shop on Christchurch Road, with one-to-one fittings.
Bournemouth solicitors at Borough Chambers on Fir Vale Road, founded in 1837, covering family, property and wills.
Homeware store on the Ringwood Road retail park at West Howe.
Beauty, nails and holistic therapy salon on Curzon Road, Springbourne, with a VTCT-accredited training academy.
Used car dealer at 68 Ashley Road, accredited by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, open Monday to Saturday.
Sign maker and garment printer on Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth, making lightboxes, lettering and vinyl.
Boho, hippie and festival clothing, sold online and at events around the area.
Family-run estate and letting agent on Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, founded in 1999.
Chinese grocery shop on Withermoor Road in Winton, opposite the Lidl car park, open seven days a week.
Southbourne dental practice taking referrals for root canals, implants and sedation.
Winton antiques dealer on Wimborne Road, selling through the shop and on eBay.
Indian kitchen at 1158 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, taking online orders six evenings a week; closed Tuesdays.
Fourth-generation family jeweller on Westover Road, Bournemouth, and an official Patek Philippe retailer.
Family-run aesthetics and skin clinic on Poole Road in Westbourne, with ZO skincare and a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
Family-run, FENSA-registered window, door and conservatory installer on Wimborne Road in Winton.
High-street solicitors on Wimborne Road in Winton, founded there in 1948, covering family, property and employment law.
Contemporary art gallery with its own bespoke framing studio on Poole Road in Westbourne.
Two-floor concession shop in The Arcade where nine independent sellers rent rails of vintage and streetwear.
Hotel on West Hill Road, Bournemouth, with 24-hour reception and long-stay rooms aimed at language students.
Late-night kebab, pizza and burger takeaway on Christchurch Road in Bournemouth, cooking shish and kofte over charcoal.
Private, all-female tattoo studio in Boscombe, working in fine line, blackwork, neo-traditional and pet portraits.
Haberdashery, fabric and yarn shop on Southbourne Grove with sewing workshops and Brother sewing machines.
Family-run Chinese takeaway on Southbourne Grove with Thai curries, delivering within about three miles.
Town-centre bar on Old Christchurch Road with live sport, pool tables, darts, cocktails and weekend live music.