Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset.
It is popular with pensioners, and famous for its 7 miles of golden sandy beaches on clean and year-round warm seas. The town centre has notable Victorian architecture. The spire of St Peter's Church is a local landmark.
Gallery
We visited for on day on 14 September (2019). Initially, we were meant to visit a campervan dealer but by the time we discussed their option, we managed to find a much better deal (in nearby Dudley). Hence we went there for the beach only.
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A sample of the nice
Victorian architecture.
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Julia found a way to the top of this cross...
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Which she used as a platform to play with God knows which adventures she was making up.
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A city centre street, with this clock offered by
Lucerne.
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Inside Saint Peter. Interestingly, British accommodate social places in religious buildings.
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The Bournemouth pier.
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In the sea.
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The beach, from the pier.
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The beach, from the noria.
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The Upper Gardens, from the noria.
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The Upper Gardens, on the bridge.
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Time to go back to
Wolverhampton, departing from Bournemouth station.
To do
- The beach & the piers (Bournemouth & Boscomber)
14 September 2019.
- St.Peter's Church. Mary Shelley of Frankenstein fame is buried in the churchyard along with the heart of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley
14 September 2019.
- Lower gardens
14 September 2019.
- Central & upper gardens
14 September 2019.
- West Cliff funicular.
- Bournemouth Oceanarium.
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum.
- Westbourne