Exploring the Bournemouth Coast Path

Old Harry: Body found

Leigh Hatts — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:20 +0000

A body has been found at the below Old Harry Rocks.

Blue Flags for coast path beaches

Leigh Hatts — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:17:00 +0000

Bournemouth area beaches including Swanage have won Blue Flag awards.

Barton-on-Sea: Cliff landslide tests begin

Leigh Hatts — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:10:43 +0000

Tests on Barton-on-Sea cliffs began today with the drilling of boreholes.

Movement is to be monitored until February 2015 as part of the search for the causes of the cliff falls.

Many cracks along the cliff top have been there for some years but from time to time there have been significant falls both at Naish Farm near Chewton Bunny and next to the main Barton-on-Sea buildings.

The New Forest District Council has received a £300,000 government grant for the investigation.

A handy Tesco at Sandbanks soon

Leigh Hatts — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:01 +0000

Tesco is going ahead with its new store at the converted Sandacres pub at Sandbanks.

The building is just before the path leaves Poole Harbour to follow Poole Bay cliffs.

Full report in the Echo and Telegraph.

Barton-on-Sea cliff warning

Leigh Hatts — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:19:12 +0000

There is another fear that a cliff fall could be imminent at Barton-on-Sea.

Long planned tests begin shortly.

See reports in Daily Echo and tonight’s BBC South Today.

Mudeford sand recycling & Dorset cliff fall

Leigh Hatts — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:41:22 +0000

Work you may have seen this week on the beach just west of Mudeford is part of coastal defence involving moving sand.

Also news today of another dramatic cliff fall on the Dorset Coast Path. This time the chalk cliff has collapsed between Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove which raises more question about safety.

Friars Cliff cafe open daily

Leigh Hatts — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:09:56 +0000

The Beach Hut Cafe at Friars Cliff is advertising itself as open 365 days a year from at least 9am. The family-run cafe is between Avon Beach and Steamer Point and good enough to have featured in Christchurch Food & … Continue reading →

IMAX has gone

Leigh Hatts — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:57:19 +0000

The IMAX building in the heart of Bournemouth seafront has ben demolished. There is much of the building on the ground to be cleared but ‘Britain’s ugliest building’ has ceased to block the view. The Daily Echo has coverage and … Continue reading →

Tony Robinson in Studland and Swanage

Leigh Hatts — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:18:55 +0000

Tonight’s Channel 4 Walking Through History with Tony Robinson has been a reminder of how Dorset’s coast was the front line in the Second World War. Also, Studland Bay, Chesil Beach and Worth Matravers were centres of vital preparation.

The programme featured Fort Henry at Studland and interestingly made clear that from there the D-Day rehearsal was watched by not only George VI and Winston Churchill but also Dwight Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Maybe he should have continued east along the Bournemouth Coast Path to see the Highcliffe Hotel where a vital meeting made Churchill the war leader.

Lymington sea water baths listed

Leigh Hatts — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:30:08 +0000

Lymington’s seawater baths have been designated as a listed building by English Heritage. This Grade II protection comes as plans were being prepared to reduce the size of the sea water pool which is the oldest in the country. With … Continue reading →