Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside… Especially when the seaside consists of seven miles of stunning sandy beaches, with Bournemouth Beach ranked as the twentieth best in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Yes, really! But it’s not just the beaches with champion status: Bournemouth’s Lower, Central and Upper Gardens are all Green Flag winners and Grade II listed. And the judges didn’t even take into consideration the delicious posh cheese melts served at Picnic Park Deli.
Boredom isn’t an option in Bournemouth. Whether you want to catch a ‘Cherries’ football match, zoom along the world’s first pier-to-shore zip wire, soak up the art and antiques – including Napoléon’s wine cooler – at Russell-Cotes Gallery & Museum, feed the penguins at the Oceanarium, sip a cocktail in the highest bar in the southwest, hop aboard an open-top bus tour, or simply stroll along the seafront, savouring one of the 750,000 ice creams sold here every year, the ‘coast with the most’ has more than enough to keep you entertained.
