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Adjoining Sandbanks Peninsula, Shore Road is a popular sandy beach with an excellent range of facilities and scenic views to the Purbecks. It is popular with younger, more active, visitors but is also used by many families.

  • Type: Beach
  • Price: No prices available
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 708181

Ideally located at the opening to one of Bournemouth' famous Chines, this golden sandy beach is ideal for families looking for an entertaining day out. With its safe sandy bathing waters and excellent children's facilities.

  • Type: Beach
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 451781

A family friendly beach that slowly and gradually slopes away, ensuring it is safe for even the smallest of children. The fine golden sand and excellent array of facilities makes this beach very popular in the summer months.

  • Type: Beach
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 708181

Salterns Marina, located close to the Harbour entrance in Poole, Dorset, enjoys the sheltered waters of Europe's largest natural harbour. Access to coastal waters minutes away. The marina has 300 berths, including 75 swinging moorings.

  • Type: Marina
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 709971

Southbourne is one of Bournemouth's quieter beaches, popular with bathers as it has no sudden shelves or rip currents. This sandy beach had good access facilities and a KidZone scheme to ensure parents find lost children quickly.

  • Type: Beach
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 451781

Glorious coastal and harbour cruises from Bournemouth, Poole and Swanage. Visit islands or view the Purbeck heritage coast and Poole Harbour - Dorset's finest scenery.

  • Type: Boat Trip
  • Price: No prices available
  • Place: Bournemouth
  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 558550

A favourite with many visitors because of its diverse range of amenities, Bournemouth Pier offers an impressive sandy beach and ideal conditions for safe paddling. One of the most popular resorts on the South coast it caters for all tastes.

  • Type: Beach
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 451781

This feature laden beach is a firm favourite with families. It provides good bathing areas and is easily accessed by means of a cliff lift, cliff paths, or level promenade from nearby Boscombe. The beach itself is sandy with some shingle.

  • Type: Beach
  • Price: No prices available
  • Place: Bournemouth
  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 451781

A fine golden sand beach that slopes gradually, with gentle shelving making it an excellent choice for families, with young children. The promenade features a café restaurant, beach huts, beach shop, bar and a range of ice cream kiosks.

  • Type: Beach
  • Price: No prices available
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 708181

A popular haven for the locals, this fine sandy beach offers more peaceful surroundings than some of Poole's more livelier tourist hotspots. The water is clean and safe for swimming which make it an ideal location to visit with children.

  • Type: Beach
  • Price: No prices available
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  • Tel Number: +44 (0)1202 708181

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