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Bournemouth Hotels
Book your Bournemouth hotel and step out into a laid-back city that invites you to admire its 2,000 acres of horticultural displays and sandy beaches.
Bournemouth neighbourhoods
It’s easy to orient yourself in Bournemouth by way of the gardens. The Lower Gardens, with its Pinewalk Bandstand concert venue, aviary and open-air art exhibition, are next to the sea. They lead to the Central Gardens in the town centre and then on to the Upper Gardens. You can take a delicious 1.5-mile stroll from the seafront up through the town taking in the floral dazzle and pine scent as you go.
Shopping in Bournemouth
Set against a blaze of colour from the gardens is Bournemouth’s pedestrianised square with all the high-street regulars and department stores. A fine afternoon’s antiques hunting can had found along the Christchurch Road in Boscombe. For high fashion, designer goods, delis and specialist shops, elegant Westbourne fits the bill.
Eating and drinking in Bournemouth
You’d be daft to eat out in pleasingly balmy Bournemouth without trying one of its beachside restaurants near your Bournemouth hotel. Head to the Pier Approach, the Esplanade or the Solent Promenade for smart modern dining. Chez Fred has been named the best chippie in Britain and has homemade tartare sauce the locals swear by. Despite being best known as a retirement destination, Bournemouth has a very busy nightlife scene, with hip bars serving cocktails alongside real ale booxers. Bournemouth has outgrown its geriatric image.
Culture and nightlife in Bournemouth
The 02 Academy Bournemouth's diverse roster of acts ranges from Hot Chip to Peter Andre. For more local music talent head to Champions on Norwich Avenue West where a good mix of bands, from folk to electronica, rock the mike. Bigger-name comedians gets the laughs at the Pavilion Theatre but up-and-coming acts can be found at Twisters. Mind the stag parties! Traditional end-of-the-pier fun still exists at the Pier Theatre where Joe Longthorne and his like and Abba tribute bands reign supreme.
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