All about: bournemouth

Rare whale vomit found by schoolboy on beach could be worth 40k

By Ceri Roberts, Aug 30, 2012

Eight-year-old schoolboy Charlie Naysmith stands to make as much as £40,000 after finding a large chunk of yellow rock, which is actually a solid piece of whale sick, at Hengistbury...
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Picture travel quiz: Name that seaside pier!

By Katy Holland, Aug 16, 2012

Getty The good old fashioned seaside pier, as intrinsic to the British seaside experience as fish and chips and Kiss Me Quick hats, is in danger of extinction. Several of these beautiful icons...
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UK theme park ride cable snaps as children 30ft in the air

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 07, 2012

A woman and two children were being treated for 'shock' after a cable snapped on a family theme park ride yesterday. The incident took place on the PollyDrop ride at Adventure Wonderland...
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Revealed! Europe's best beach destinations

By Katy Holland, Mar 29, 2012

Still not sure where to go for your holiday this year? Tripadvisor has released its top ten beach destinations for 2012. Taken from thousands of reviews of holidaymakers, the Travellers Choice...
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Balmy Britain basks in record temperatures... but will it last?

By Roshina Jowaheer, Mar 23, 2012

Temperatures in the UK reached a whopping 20C on Friday – and the early warm spell is set to continue as forecasters have predicted that temperatures will reach up to 21C in the...
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Better than the Med! Is this really Britain's best beach destination?

By Katy Holland, Mar 07, 2012

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside - and Tripadvisor's latest Travellers Choice Awards reveals that Bournemouth is our absolute favourite British beach destination. In fact we love it...
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Bournemouth builds beach hut chapel for Britain's first waterfront weddings

By Ruth Doherty, Oct 22, 2011

Forget Barbados, couples can now get married on the beach in Bournemouth. A law in Britain stating that couples can only get married in a 'permanent covered building' has so far prevented...
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Red Arrow plane crashes near Bournemouth Airport

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 20, 2011

A Red Arrow plane has crashed while taking part in the Bournemouth Air Festival. The plane came down in the village of Throop, just south of Bournemouth Airport. According to the Daily...
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