🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entrySeasonal openingGardens
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Picnic area
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Bournemouth beach is a wide sandy beach with Bournemouth Pier at its heart, offering mini golf and amusements on the pier itself. The seafront has cliff-top walks with views across to the Isle of Wight, and sits on the edge of Bournemouth's historic gardens. The beach is dotted with restaurants, cafés and kiosks. Facilities include accessible toilets, showers, drinking water and free electric barbecue hotplates. Wheelchair-accessible land trains run along the seafront, and a beach wheelchair is available from Boscombe beach office from May to September. Dogs are not allowed on the beach from May to September but must be kept on a lead on the promenade.
LV= KidZone scheme runs from 1 July up until 1 September. From 1 May to 30 September, dogs are not allowed on Bournemouth beach. Seasonal restrictions in place for July and August on seafront promenades and paths. A beach accessible wheelchair, available between May and September.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Picnic blanket
- Bug pot
- Bum bag
- Umbrella
- Pram clip-on fan
- Ice packs
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