Sandbanks will be extra busy with people attending the annual beach polo matches on Friday 9 July and Saturday 10 July. Among those expected is Jodie Kidd who will be there to watch her brother. For the first time there will be a game where camels take the places of ponies. The British Beach Polo [...]
Today is going to be hotter than yesterday. Maybe it’s the heat but there are reports of lots of dolphins in Poole Bay. The Bournemouth Daily Echo has film. Not a day for a long walk unless you are up early in my view but the bay will look wonderful.
The New Forest National Park Authority’s Recreation Management Strategy has been published following public consultation. The report touches on the start of the Solent Way which continues the Bournemouth Coast Path beyond Milford-on-Sea. The “coastal path between Lymington and Hurst Castle including Hurst Spit” is highlighted as a “honey pot” site. Looking to the effect of the Marine [...]
Today, Monday 14 June, is the 200th anniversary of Lewis Tregonwell coming to Bournemouth with his wife Henrietta. The couple drove over by carriage from Mudeford so that Tregonwell could show his wife the delightful spot known as ‘Bourn’. She loved it and both resolved to build a house on the side of the chine. [...]
Although completed just before Easter, the coast path between Mudeford Quay and Avon Beach has just been officially opened. The Mayor of Christchurch blew a horn to mark the reopening in the presence of guests who included residents’ assocation representatives from each side. The path, for walkers and cyclists, is now being called the Gundimore [...]
The thatched barn at Double Dykes near Hengistbury Head is to be turned into a visitor centre. The plans are on display at the Hiker Café (at the end of Broadway) this week 2pm-5pm until next Sunday 6 June. Bournemouth community parks and countryside officer Mark Holloway says: “It is hoped that the project will [...]