5 Amazing Places To Explore Around Bournemouth

Founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregnowell, Bournemouth is the largest coastal resort town on the South East shore of England. Featuring approximately seven miles of beach with sparkling water & golden sands, as well as an exuberant, vibrant and cosmopolitan city life, Bournemouth has something to offer for all its visitors, irrespective of age, gender or hobbies. In addition to the spectacular water sports galore, award winning gardens and variety of shops and boutiques, here are some incredible locations to discover outside this city.

• 1.Poole

Renowned for its vast array of water sports services, Pool is also home to the world's second largest natural harbour. From April to September, the city offers its visitors an incredible number of activities, including the longest Summerfest in the area. As far as the rest of the year is concerned, you can enjoy the cobbled streets of Poole that are filled with beautiful merchant houses, and their modern architecture. Irrespective of whether you would like a warm drink while resting from touring or prefer to have a pleasant night out, Poole Quay is the ideal location for both.

• 2.Swanage Railway

In case you want something different for a change, then taking a leisure trip aboard the historical steam engine of the Swanage Railway is the perfect activity for you. The 30 minutes, 6 miles ride carries you through a magnificent landscape. You can just sit back and admire the beautiful English countryside. While you can argue that you had the opportunity to ride a steam engine train before, we guarantee that the Swanage Railway experience is tenfold more intense and interesting.

• 3.Jurassic Coastline World Heritage Site

Chartered in 2001, the Jurassic Coastline is the second World Heritage Site to be designated in the United Kingdom. Documenting over 180 million years of geology history, here you can see the famous natural arch, the Durdle Door, the Isle of Portland and the limestone folding at the Lulworth Cove. Even though the latter are very popular tourist attractions, take note that the coastline is filled with numerous other incredible rock formations dating from the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and the Mesozoic Era.

• 4.Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is without a doubt one of the most majestic ruins in the United Kingdom. An all-time favourite haunting place, these romantic ruins are bound to leave an impression on you. Corfe served both as a fortress and royal palace; in fact, you're bound to stumble across treason and treachery stories within its fallen walls and secret places. In case the location and the magnificent view over the small village with the same name are not enough to make history come to life, then you should definitely try to spot the murder holes in the castle's walls.

• 5.The New Forest National Park

Only a 30-minute drive away from Bournemouth, The New Forest National Park is one of the few ancient woods found in England. Filled with breathtaking glades, open spaces, tranquil walks and picturesque towns and villages, the landscape here seems like it’s taken out of a fairytale. Moreover, everything remained the same since 1079, when William the Conqueror built his Royal Playground here.

All those attractions are waiting for both regular visitors and language school students. The town is very popular and gets busy in the summer season.

More details can be found at the Bournemouth tourism website and here.