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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – GIANT Gallery
Just an eight minute walk from the sea and sand for which Bournemouth is famous is GIANT Gallery. As the name suggests, it is a giant art gallery. In fact, according to the GIANT website, it is the “UK’s largest artist-run gallery space outside London.” Taking up the entire second floor of the Bobby’s Department…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Boscombe Street Art Trail
When you tell people you live in Boscombe, it conjures up conflicting images. Either of a lovely sandy beach, multicoloured beach huts and a Victorian pier. Or of a rather seedy town populated by junkies congregating around the ugly concrete jungle of a town centre. Once ranked one of the worst places to live in…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 83 – The Avenue
There has been a lot of change to town shopping centres such as Bournemouth over the past few years. Many stores, such as the former Beale’s and House of Fraser Department stores now lie empty. Two local inititiaves which have bucked the trend are housed in former department stores; Bobby’s (was Debenhams) and The Avenue…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 74 – The Black Cherry Theatre Cafe
The Black Cherry is a theatre themed cafe/bar in Boscombe. I’ve been meaning to go for a while now, and finally got round to it tonight. Getting There The suburb of Boscombe is a couple of miles east of Bournemouth. The Black Cherry is in the centre of Boscombe in the pedestrian precinct in Christchurch…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 73 – Arts by the Sea
Arts by the Sea is Bournemouth’s annual arts festival. Held every autumn, it consists of a mixture of art installations, music, dance, theatre and all manner of other performances. This year, the weekend long arts extravaganza was rounded off with a parade on Sunday evening. 2022 – Play I’ve been to Arts by the Sea…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 72 – Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is situated in the former home of Merton and Annie Russell-Cotes. The Russell-Cotes were Victorian travel bloggers. The couple travelled the world writing about their trips and collecting souvenirs along the way. I have been making scrapbooks of my travels since the age of 10 and am quite proud…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 51 – A Brush of Genius
Having not done any painting since I put down my brushes after my O Level art exam in 1982, one of my lockdown hobbies was pebble painting. Today, I’m taking it one step further; I am going to take on a Hockney painting . A Brush of Genius, aka artist Stuart Faulkner, offers art classes…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 44 – Southbourne Street Art
The seaside suburb of Southbourne, some 3 miles east of Bournemouth does not have the same amount of public art as its neighbours. However, there are some murals in the main road which warrant attention, including a traffic stopper of a public toilet. Role Reversal At the bottom of Fisherman’s Walk, you can see LucanArt’s…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 7 – Selfie Wall Trail
Bournemouth prom spans 7 miles, running from Southbourne in the east to Sandbanks in the west. In the summer of 2018, a Selfie Wall Trail of 11 murals by 7 local artists was introduced. Most can still be seen if you take a walk/cycle along the prom. (Note that cycling is not permitted between 10-6…
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100 Things to do in (and around) Bournemouth 5 – Boscombe Arts Trail
Most people come to Boscombe for the beach. And why not? It’s a beautiful beach. But there is more to Boscombe than just the seaside. If you can be tempted away from the golden sand, take the half a mile walk up the hill into town. This will bring you past the sculptures which make…
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