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Bournemouth Southbourne

Photo of Bournemouth Southbourne, a swimming spot in Dorset, south west England.

Bournemouth Southbourne

© Malc McDonald / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Malc McDonald / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bournemouth Southbourne

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Bournemouth Southbourne is a designated bathing water in Dorset. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 41 bathing waters in the county.

The nearest railway station is Christchurch, 2.2 km to the north. Nearby bathing waters include Bournemouth Hengistbury West and Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Bournemouth Southbourne

Photo of Christchurch Priory, a church in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Christchurch Priory

Church near Christchurch

One of England's longest parish churches, a Norman and Gothic former priory near the harbour, with its legend of the miraculous beam.

1.9 km NE

Photo of Christchurch Castle and Norman House, a ruined castle near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.

Christchurch Castle and Norman House

Castle near Bournemouth

Ruined keep on its mound and a 12th-century stone hall beside the mill stream in Christchurch, with one of England's few surviving Norman chimneys.

2 km NE

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

6 km NE

Photo of Compton Acres, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bournemouth, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Compton Acres

House & garden near Bournemouth

Ten acres of 1920s themed gardens, Italian and Japanese, above Poole Harbour.

9.6 km W

Photo of the Purbeck Heritage Coast, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Purbeck

Heritage Coast near Wareham

Dorset's "Isle" of Purbeck, a peninsula of chalk and limestone on the Jurassic Coast, with sea stacks, quarried stone and a ruined castle

10.6 km W

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

11.6 km W