News that an open-top bus on the Swanage to Bournemouth route fell on to its side yesterday will have come as a surprise to many. …
Author: Leigh Hatts
Leigh Hatts is an experienced walker and has known the local coastline since childhood. He is the author of many successful walking guides.
Milford to Lymington ranger
A coastal ranger has been appointed to promote the special qualities and environment of the New Forest coast through a variety of organised activities. This includes…
Yellows reduce coastal bus service
The open top bus service along Bournemouth’s coast road has been reduced to a pier to pier service. Bournemouth’s Yellow Buses, now run by the…
Hordle clifftop resurfacing concern
There is much concern over the new black surfacing being laid on the clifftop path just east of Hordle. The work, which is costing £141,000,…
Hengistbury Head & Southbourne food
May Bank Holiday Monday was a good time to test the refurbished Hiker cafe at Hengistbury Head. It stands just west of Double Dykes and…
Climate change concern
With the end of winter there has been a review of coast protection in the Christchurch and New Forest area. The New Forest National Park…
Sandbanks Ferry closure date announced
The Sandbanks Chain Ferry will be out of action for two months in the autumn. The ferry company has made an early announcement about the…
Point House flats rejected again
An appeal by developers against the refusal for flat development on the site of The Point House Cafe in Southbourne has been dismissed by the Planning…
Mud traps walker
Last weekend a walker became trapped up to his knees in heavy mud after wandering off the beach to the cliff base. Luciano Vitrello from…
Jazzy’s at Poole Head
Matthew Norman’s review of Cafe Shore at Sandbanks in the Guardian magazine was very critical. The coast path passes the door of Cafe Shore although…