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Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a seaside resort town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. Bournemouth is known for its popularity with pensioners and has many residential care homes due to its constant and warm weather. Wikivoyage

Population 187,503 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Bournemouth. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Bourne Free

    July

    Bournemouth's annual gay pride festival, on the second weekend in July

    Official site

  2. Bournenmouth Air Festival

    August

    The Bournemouth Air Festival was an annual air show held along the coast at Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It featured aircraft from the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, as well as civil aviation displays.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. Arts by the Sea

    September – October

    Arts by the Sea is an arts and culture festival in many town locations, in late Sep/early Oct

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bournemouth); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 76 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Bournemouth 1.4 km, Branksome 2.9 km, Pokesdown 4.0 km, Parkstone 4.8 km

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