 | Located on the south coast of England, Bournemouth is one of the top tourist destinations because of its long beaches and proximity to the New Forest, but can also be considered as a great place to live.
For tourists there are lots of attractions and distractions to be busy with. You could be busy relaxing on your own towel-sized section of the award winning seven-mile beach, or busy discovering the secrets of the sea at the highly interactive Bournemouth Oceanarium, or even busy taking in an exhibition at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum.
Meanwhile locals can send their children to one of the 40 local schools, take a part-time course at Bournemouth University, go shopping in the pedestrianised shopping centre, watch big screen entertainment at the Imax cinema, support productions at the Pavilion Theatre or eat out at one of the 250 local restaurants.
Alternatively if all the sun and the sand is getting too much (!) locals and visitors alike can getaway by taking one of the yellow buses to visit friends, taking the two-hour train ride from Bournemouth train station to London Waterloo or taking a plane to foreign shores from Bournemouth Airport.
Postcodes for Bournemouth begin with the letters BH and as well as Bournemouth itself the BH postcode includes Christchurch, Swanage, Broadstone, Poole, New Milton, Ferndown, Ringwood, Wareham, Wimborne and Verwood.
If you plan on spending time in Bournemouth or if you want to find anything from accommodation to the nearest Zoo before you venture to the resort, check out City Visitor. |
