Sandbanks will continue to be without its ferry until at least Monday 4 December. The vessel’s refit in Southampton has progressed with difficulty due to severe wet weather which has prevented the final coat of paint from being applied. The next tidal opportunity to re-float the ferry is on Saturday 2 December but meeting this [...]
Sandbanks Ferry will not be operating on Monday 20 November as expected and may not return to service until later in the week. The refit of the vessel at Southampton has involved more work than expected. The return sailing down the Solent and across Poole Bay is subject to weather and sea conditions.
The Point House Cafe in Southbourne is to close this month. The cafe, the last building at the eastern end of the Bournemouth cliff near Hengistbury Head, is very popular with walkers wishing to pause at the end of the 9 mile cliff section of the coast path. When the whitewashed cafe first opened in [...]