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Bournemouth

England's Best Resort !

Bournemouth is the premier seaside resort in England. It has 12 km of golden sandy beaches, and is sometimes called "Britain's Baywatch". Whether you like water sports or just lying in the sun, Bournemouth is the place to spend your holiday. It has won numerous awards including 2 European Blue Flag awards for water quality.

Bournemouth Beach
Windsurfing at Bournemouth Activities for all 
• Water sports, jet skies and pedaloes
• Award winning sandy beaches
• 300 restaurants, pubs and bars
• 20 nightclubs, 4 theatres, 2 casinos, 2 cinemas
• Outdoor & indoor tennis
• Indoor bowls centre
• Art gallery and museum
• Music on the Bandstand
• Cliff top walks & cliff lifts
• Balloon rides
• Historic pier
• Scenic cruises
• Fishing
• Aquarium
• Fireworks nights
• Golf course
• Mini golf
• 10-pin bowling
• Quasar

........and more!

The ideal location

Bournemouth has very good public transport connections to the rest of England. London, Oxford, Cambridge are very easy to get to by train or coach. Connections from Bournemouth Airport to the centre are excellent. The geographical position of Bournemouth encourages visits to Poole Harbour and the Purbecks, Christchurch, and the New Forest.

Bournemouth - The ideal location

The New Forest

Bournemouth is favoured with a mild climate and is a centre of culture and entertainment. Good, inexpensive international restaurants abound, many only five minutes' walk from the College. Bournemouth town centre is full of interesting, high-quality shops.

Students like studying and living in Bournemouth, because it is an open, friendly town with no travel or accommodation problems.

Other information about Bournemouth (All prices approximate)

Bus Passes
Bus passes allow unlimited local travel
2 weeks - £37.00, 3 weeks - £50.00, 4 weeks - £62.00
5/6 weeks - £74.00, 7/8 weeks - £86.00, 9 weeks - £94.00
Individual fares - min. 30p max. £1.35 (i.e. College to centre of Bournemouth 85p)

Sports
There are excellent facilities for sports in and around Bournemouth easily and cheaply available to the general public. The Littledown Sports Centre is a very popular venue offering swimming, squash, aerobics, badminton, five-a-side football, tennis and a health & fitness complex. Surrounded by 47 acres of parkland complete with lake,the centre is open to the public every day until 11.00pm. Near to the College there are good facilities for golf, tennis, squash and swimming. During the summer months, windsurfing and sailing are available nearby, at Poole Harbour. Our sports organiser is available for advice and help with booking.

Swimming
Stokewood Pool Littledown Sports Centre B.I.C.

Adult swim £1.20 per session (with student card)
Adult swim £1.40 per session (with student card)
Adult swim £1.25 per session (with student card)

Dry-Slope Skiing
Christchurch Ski Centre

Lessons:- £6.00 per hour (including ski hire)

Tennis
Winton Recreation Ground
£4.20 per hour, per court (with student card)
Town Centre central Gardens
£4.00 per hour, per court (with student card)

(Racquets may be borrowed from the College)

Golf
Meyrick Park Golf Course
£12.75 per person, per round (weekdays)
£13.90 per person, per round (weekends)

Lessons:-
£15.00 per 30 minute lesson
£8.00 to hire a full set of clubs

Squash
Meyrick Park Club House
£4.20 per 40 minutes (with student card) £2.00 racquet hire + returnable deposit

Horse-Riding
Stocks Farm, West Parley

Lessons:- £20.00 per hour for private lessons

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