Bournemouth Surf Reef
Welcome to VenueLink's Surfing in Bournemouth - your first point of contact for surfing breaks or holidays within the county of Dorset.
Bournemouth and Boscombe in Dorset go hand in hand with the sun, sea, sand and the surf. Surfing in Bournemouth is a popular outdoor sport in that it is on the increase. Surf outlet Fat Face has opened a brand new store on Boscombe High Street.
The artifical reef is expected to be approximately the size of a football pitch - about one hectare, so plenty of room for surfers to use the space and surf to good effect. The reef acts as a ramp which changes the way the waves break, improving the quality of the surf and expected to produce a right-hand ride of around 70 -80 metres.
The sunshine resort of Bournemouth is set to place itself firmly on the map as a UK surf destination. Be it a days surfing, a weekend break or a longer holiday the area has a lot to offer including other water sports such as Kite-Surfing, Wake-boarding, Kayaking, Scuba-Diving, Skim Boarding and Sailing.
Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch have excellent accommodation with many types of Hotels, Guest Houses and Bed & Breakfast Accommodation to suit budgets and requirements. Along with the award winning beaches, comes many restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, shows, cinemas, theatres, shops,the BIC, Pavillion Theatre, plus the fantastic panoramic sea views across The Solent, Isle of Wight, Poole, Sandbanks, The Needles and Old Harry Rocks.
Boscombe Seafront is transforming: take stroll down through Boscombe Chine Gardens, come out at Boscombe Pier, now with newly developed Pier end this now thriving, cosmopolitan holiday resort is set to have new luxury designed Hemingway Beach Huts in the Overstrand complex on Boscombe Promenade. The Surf Reef and super beach huts will be accompanied by a surf retail outlet, a surfing school and a glass-fronted restaurant offering fantastic panoramic views of Bournemouth and the Solent. There will also be a catering outlet selling good quality food-to-go, an RNLI beach lifeguard station, changing rooms, toilets and warm showers.
There are to be 58 beach huts, individually designed and restyled into Penthouse, double sized and single huts. Some will be fitted with mains electricity and some with their own hot and cold running water. 31 of these surf pods are expected to be made available for purchase on a 25 year lease with the remainder for casual hire from Bournemouth Council. The huts will offer panoramic views across the Surf Reef and Poole Bay to The Solent.
Boscombe Overstrand is being transformed by Hemingway Design into a leisure facility for watersports enthusiasts all year round and traditional beach visitors in the summer. Boscombe seafront is at the heart of Europe´s first artificial surf reef.
Nearby stands the UK´s finest 20th century pier with its clean, angular lines. The grade-II listed Boscombe Pier has been completely refurbished to an exacting standard and will feature a high quality Italian café and beach retail shop, spilling out onto a piazza in front of the pier entrance. Newly commissioned public artwork will help to shape this popular meeting place. The end of the pier offers stunning coastal views naturally framed by the Isle of Wight and Isle of Purbeck, and a fine spot to fish from or simply watch the sun going down over the reef.
Opposite the pier, you can take a walk up the Green Flag awarded Boscombe Chine Gardens that have been completely overhauled and feature a children´s water playpark, a brand new mini golf course and café. Land trains operate from Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth Pier every day during the summer.
Bournemouth Beach Safety
Bournemouth beaches are maintained to a high standard with the beaches cleaned daily. Safety on the beach is given a high priority. All along Bournemouth beach are lifeguard posts that are manned from 1st May until 30th September every year, with the Coast Guard on call in this very busy coastal area. Facilities within the beach area include a safety band scheme for young children available at the lifeguard stations.
Decks, parasols and beach huts for hire, water tap points are situated on the beach side of the promenards. There are non-smoking areas so those that wish to can enjoy the sun in a clean, smoke-free environment. Dogs are banned from the beach during the summer months but may be walked on the promenade as long as they are on a leash. Cycling is prohibited on certain parts of the promenade and during certain hours; where cycling is allowed there is a speed limit of 10mph. There are public toilets and baby changing faciliates every few hundreds yards, along with service outlets for food and drinks.
Blue Flag Awards
Bournemouth beach is a consistent award winning Blue Flag beach. Bournemouth, with its seven miles of golden sand is amongst the best beaches in the world. ENCAMS, responsible for Blue Flag awards in England, has strict standards relating to water quality, environmental management and safety and services.
Green Flag Awards
for outstanding parks and green spaces:
Alum Chine and Argyll Gardens
Boscombe Chine Gardens
Redhill Park and Common
SeaField Gardens
Knyveton Gardens
Pelhams Park
Steamer Point
Stour Valley
Bournemouth Upper Central & Lower Gardens
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