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Source checkedChristchurch Priory
Historic parish church and visitor landmark in the centre of Christchurch.
Closed now
Christchurch
Living churchHeritageVisitor attractionTown centre
Source checkedUpton Country Park
Free country park with woodland, shoreline walks, gardens and family facilities.
Creekmoor
Free entryWoodland walksPlay areasParking
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Alexandra Park
A large formal park in Upper Parkstone with play areas, a cafe and free street parking.
Penn Hill
Play areasCafeToiletsFree street parking
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Alum Chine Beach
The largest of Bournemouth's four chines, a Blue Flag beach with a tropical garden above it.
Westbourne
Blue FlagRNLI lifeguardsPlay areaTropical garden
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Alum Chine Tropical Garden
A Green Flag tropical garden begun in the 1920s, on the clifftop above Bournemouth's largest chine.
Westbourne
Green FlagTropical plantingPirate play areaSea views
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Boscombe Chine Gardens
Green Flag gardens running down the chine to the seafront, with mini golf and a cafe.
Boscombe
Green FlagMini golfCafeDuck feeding
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Bournemouth Aviation Museum
Aircraft collection at Bournemouth Airport, open daily all year, where you can sit in the cockpits.
Closed now
Hurn
Open dailyCockpits to sit inAll year
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Bournemouth Beach
Seven miles of sand under the East and West cliffs, with the pier, gardens and kiosks on the promenade.
Bournemouth
Blue FlagLifeguardsKiosksCliff lifts
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Bournemouth International Centre
The seafront arena and conference centre, and Bournemouth's largest venue for touring shows.
Bournemouth
ArenaConference centreTouring showsSeafront
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Bournemouth Little Theatre
Amateur theatre club on Jameson Road, staging its own productions in a members' theatre.
Winton
Amateur theatreOwn venueMembership
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Bournemouth Pier
The Victorian pier at Pier Approach, free to walk, with an amusement arcade at the entrance.
Closed now
Bournemouth
Free to walkAmusement arcadeSeafront
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Canford Heath Nature Reserve
344 hectares of heath, one of the largest remaining in Dorset, with a real wilderness feel.
Canford Heath
SSSI344 hectaresWalkingCycling
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Christchurch Castle
Norman motte-and-bailey ruins and the Constable's House, free to visit in the middle of Christchurch.
Christchurch
Norman ruinsFree to visitEnglish Heritage
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Compton Acres
Ten acres of separately themed ornamental gardens above Poole Harbour, with the Italian Villa.
Canford Cliffs
Themed gardensHarbour viewsCafeGift shop
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Coy Pond Gardens
Ponds, exotic trees and gentle riverside walks on the Branksome edge of the Bournemouth gardens.
Branksome
PondsDuck feedingRockeryRiverside walk
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Friends of the New Forest Airfields Heritage Centre
Volunteer-run heritage centre on the wartime airfields of the New Forest, open Sundays in season.
Christchurch
Wartime aviationVolunteer runFree parking
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Ham Common
Heathland beside Poole Harbour with an adjoining beach, lake and woodland, and Purbeck views.
Hamworthy
SSSIHarbour viewsBeachFree parking
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Hamworthy Park
Harbourside park with its own beach, a paddling pool and views to Brownsea Island.
Hamworthy
BeachPaddling poolPlay areaHarbour views
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Hengistbury Head
Headland nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest with a visitor centre and land train.
Southbourne
Visitor centreLand trainSSSICoastal walks
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Highcliffe Castle
Grade I listed clifftop castle and events venue, open 10am to 4pm with changing exhibitions.
Closed now
Highcliffe
Grade I listedExhibitionsEvents venueClifftop
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Kinson Common
A nature reserve of woodland, heath, marsh and meadow tucked in among the housing at Kinson.
Kinson
SSSI heathlandWoodlandMarshGuided walks
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Knyveton Gardens
Bowls, tennis, a nature trail and a sensory garden between Southcote Road and Frances Road.
Boscombe
Bowling clubTennis courtsSensory gardenNature trail
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Lighthouse Poole
Poole's arts centre on Kingland Road, with a concert hall, theatre, cinema and gallery.
Poole
Concert hallTheatreCinemaGallery