Manor Steps Beach
Just 800 yards to the east of Boscombe Pier, Boscombe Beach turns into Manor Steps beach. This is underneath the Manor Steps ZigZag which (now) lends it’s name to the beach below it. The...
Category: Bournemouth Beaches
Beaches Within Bournemouth Town
Thirteen out of the twenty-three beaches that line Bournemouth and Christchurch Bays are in Bournemouth town. With the exception of Hengistbury Head Beach all of the beaches in Bournemouth are to a greater or lesser extent developed. They all have a number of facilities for the visitor.Even Hengistbury Head beach has a visitors centre and cafe neat the car park.
The Most Popular Beaches
The two most prominent beach areas are ether side of Bournemouth Pier. Due to their proximity to the town centre these two beaches bear the brunt of visitor numbers. They are heavily used.
It is worth noting that neither of these two beaches have a Blue Flag award. I would suspect that this is simply down to the overwhelming task of keeping them spotlessly clean.
Generally the council do a good job cleaning the beaches but thee have been times when due to pressure of numbers (and irresponsible visitors leaving rubbish ion the beach) they have been overwhelmed by the task. Bank holidays seem to be the worst.
Blue Flag Beaches
There are 5 Blue Flag beaches in Bournemouth and three that allow dogs on the beach all year round.
Middle Chine Beach Bournemouth
If you travel east along the promenade from Durley Chine you arrive at the smaller and more sedate Middle Chine Beach. Middle Chine beach has a Dog Friendly area just next to Durley Chine....
Durley Chine Beach
Durley Chine is the most easterly of three adjacent Chines. Just to the west is Middle Chine and to the west of that is Alum Chine. They are all beautiful beaches with impeccable water...
Boscombe Beach
Boscombe beach is the section of the beach strand surrounding Boscombe pier and stretches down from Bournemouth East Cliff Beach and towards Southbourne beach and Hengistbury Head. It includes the Portman Ravine zigzag and...
Bournemouth West Cliff Beach
West Cliff Beach in Bournemouth is one of the two primary Bournemouth beaches. The other being East Cliff Beach. It occupies the beach strand from the West of Bournemouth Pier up to Durley Chine...
Southbourne Beach
A short distance from Hengistbury Head is the fine Southbourne beach. Due to its distance from central Bournemouth, this beach is usually less crowded and less hectic than the main beaches. Along with nearby...
Hengistbury Head Beach (Solent Beach)
Hengistbury Head is one of the the less commercialised beaches in the Bournemouth area. It is now known as Solent Beach although most people still know it as Hengistbury Head Beach. It is the...
Fishermans Walk, Bournemouth
Fishermans walk beach is arguably the best of a fine set of beaches that collectively make up the Bournemouth beaches. It is a little quieter than the main Bournemouth beaches of East Cliff beach...
Bournemouth East Cliff Beach
East Cliff beach is one of the two primary Bournemouth beaches and occupies the beach strand from just east of Bournemouth Pier up to Boscombe pier. It is about 1.5 miles in length. It...
Alum Chine Beach
If you have young children, Alum Chine Beach is the place to be. All the major Bournemouth beaches have a KidZone scheme, but this beach goes a little bit further to cater for young...