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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – RNLI Mudeford Lifeboat Funday
The RNLI Mudeford Lifeboat Funday is, as the name suggests, a day of fun activities to raise money for the Mudeford Lifeboat. The highlights of the event are Paddlboard Races and a Duck Race. In addition, there are lifeboat displays, food & drink, items for sale, a funfair, live music and other entertainment. How to…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Red House Museum
Red House Museum is a local history museum located in the building of the town’s former workhouse in Christchurch. It charts the history of Christchurch and its environs, displaying items discovered and produced locally. From Iron Age tools found on nearby Hengistbury Head to Saxon burial sites. It recounts the building’s history as a workhouse…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Sopley Farm
For a fun day out and some lovely fresh produce, Sopley Farm is a great place to visit. The farm offers the opportunity to Pick Your Own produce. It also has a farm shop and bakery. You can then take your goodies home with you, or eat them at a picnic bench overlooking the flower…
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Jordan 2 Day Itinerary (Petra and Wadi Rum)
We spent two days in Jordan, primarily to visit Petra. Known as the Rose City, the ancient Nabataean city of Petra is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It boasts an extraordinary collection of ancient architecture chiselled out of the cliffs, archaeological sites, and breath-taking landscapes. Tickets to Petra are not cheap.…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Compton Acres
Compton Acres brands itself as the south’s finest privately owned gardens. It consists of a ten acre series of separate, themed, interlinked gardens joined by landscaped trails. The gardens were designed in the 1920s by Thomas William Simpson, whose vision was to create a necklace of gardens, each one being a beautiful bead in this…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Hengistbury Head
Five miles west of Bournemouth, the bay ends at Hengistbury Head. This stunning headland, culminating at Mudeford Sandbank, has the English Channel to the south and Christchurch Harbour to the north. The area is a designated nature reserve and also a Stone and Iron Age archaeological site. It is a beautiful place to spend some…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Bourne Free
Bourne Free is Bournemouth’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration. I lived in Bournemouth for several years before actually going to Bourne Free, mainly because I used to live in London, where the Pride Parade is so massive that I felt that anything else could only be an anti climax. The festival consists of three separate events…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – Hire a Beryl Bike/Scooter
The perfect way to get around Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is to hire a Beryl Bike or Beryl Scooter. The 1150 bikes and scooters reside mostly in bays (marked by green painted rectangles) of which there are 355 across the three towns. But they could, theoretically, be anywhere. Just locate the nearest bike or scooter…
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101 Things to do in Bournemouth – St Peter’s Church (Mary Shelley’s Grave)
St Peter’s Church may be 800 years younger than its counterpart in neighbouring Christchurch, but its 62 metre high spire dominates the Bournemouth landscape. The Grade I listed church itself is worth a visit. However, its main claim to fame is as the final resting place of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. How to get…
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Venice in 3 Days
We spent three days exploring the iconic city of Venice. There are plenty of interesting buildings in Venice and I’m sure visiting them would be interesting. But for me, Venice is all about the canals. From the moment we touched down at the airport and took a water taxi (Vaporetto) to the hotel, I was…
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