Free things to do in Bournemouth
6 free-entry places in and around Bournemouth, Dorset. Check parking, opening hours and other costs before you go.
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BeachBournemouth Beach
Seven miles of golden Blue Flag sand, from Alum Chine to Boscombe.
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Bournemouth Beach
Seven miles of golden Blue Flag sand, from Alum Chine to Boscombe.
Bournemouth Beach
Bournemouth, Dorset
Seven miles of golden Blue Flag sand, from Alum Chine to Boscombe. Promenade, pier approach and lifeguarded swimming in season.
Bike & scooter hire nearby
GBFS source- Smugglers Cove · Beryl · here · 0 reported available
- Bournemouth Gardens · Beryl · 0.1 mi · 0 reported available
£2.40/hr seafront (cheaper in town, free on-street after 6pm)
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GardenBournemouth Lower Gardens
Grade II* listed gardens running from the town square to the sea, with the aviary, mini-golf and the summer bandstand.
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Bournemouth Lower Gardens
Grade II* listed gardens running from the town square to the sea, with the aviary, mini-golf and the summer bandstand.
Bournemouth Lower Gardens
Bournemouth, Dorset
Grade II* listed gardens running from the town square to the sea, with the aviary, mini-golf and the summer bandstand.
Bike & scooter hire nearby
GBFS source- Bournemouth Square · Beryl · here · 0 reported available
- Beales Place · Beryl · here · 0 reported available
Town-centre car parks from £1.60/hr; on-street free Sundays
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BeachBoscombe Beach & Pier
A quieter stretch than the centre, with the restored pier, beach huts and the overcliff gardens dropping down via the cliff lift.
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Boscombe Beach & Pier
A quieter stretch than the centre, with the restored pier, beach huts and the overcliff gardens dropping down via the cliff lift.
Boscombe Beach & Pier
Bournemouth, Dorset
A quieter stretch than the centre, with the restored pier, beach huts and the overcliff gardens dropping down via the cliff lift.
Bike & scooter hire nearby
GBFS source- Boscombe Pier · Beryl · 0.2 mi · 0 reported available
- Boscombe Pier & Sea Road · Beryl · 0.2 mi · 3 reported available
Overcliff & side-street parking ~£2/hr; free further back
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Sport & activityBournemouth parkrun (Kings Park)
Free, timed 5k every Saturday at 9am around Kings Park — walk, jog or run it, just register once and bring your barcode.
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Bournemouth parkrun (Kings Park)
Free, timed 5k every Saturday at 9am around Kings Park — walk, jog or run it, just register once and bring your barcode.
Bournemouth parkrun (Kings Park)
Bournemouth, Dorset
Free, timed 5k every Saturday at 9am around Kings Park — walk, jog or run it, just register once and bring your barcode.
Bike & scooter hire nearby
GBFS source- Woodland Walk · Beryl · 0.2 mi · 1 reported available
- Parkwood Road · Beryl · 0.2 mi · 1 reported available
Free parking on Kings Park Drive at weekends
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WalkFisherman's Walk & East Cliff
Zig-zag cliff path from Southbourne to the chines with beach views and the restored Fisherman's Walk grotto.
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Fisherman's Walk & East Cliff
Zig-zag cliff path from Southbourne to the chines with beach views and the restored Fisherman's Walk grotto.
Fisherman's Walk & East Cliff
Bournemouth, Dorset
Zig-zag cliff path from Southbourne to the chines with beach views and the restored Fisherman's Walk grotto.
Bike & scooter hire nearby
GBFS source- East Cliff Zig Zag · Beryl · 0.1 mi · 0 reported available
- Carlton Hotel · Beryl · 0.2 mi · 0 reported available
Southbourne free on-street off-peak
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MuseumVerifiedBournemouth Natural Science Society Museum
A donation-run curiosity of a museum tucked into a Victorian arcade — marine life, butterflies, fossils and local history collected by an amateur…
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Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum
A donation-run curiosity of a museum tucked into a Victorian arcade — marine life, butterflies, fossils and local history collected by an amateur…
Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum
39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3NS
A donation-run curiosity of a museum tucked into a Victorian arcade — marine life, butterflies, fossils and local history collected by an amateur natural history society since 1903. Open Tuesdays only.
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GBFS source- Burlington Arcade · Beryl · here · 1 reported available
- Beales Place · Beryl · here · 0 reported available
Town-centre car parks nearby; check current Bournemouth charges
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