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    Things to do in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Any date · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Photo: Mike Bird

    This area takes in Bournemouth, Poole and its harbour, Sandbanks and Highcliffe. Listings include Brownsea Island, Highcliffe Castle, Compton Acres and Poole Museum, with boat trips and wildlife cruises across Poole Harbour. Events include exhibitions, concerts and guided walks on Brownsea Island.

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      The Saltwater Sauna Boscombe

      Boscombe · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole · Outdoor activities

      The Saltwater Sauna's flagship on Boscombe beach: an indoor communal sauna for 35 people overlooking the sea, open all year. Ninety-minute sessions range from open social sessions and silent ones to guided rituals led by certified sauna masters, with upbeat music on Friday and Saturday evenings. Between rounds there are hot and cold showers, a cold bucket shower, sea dips and a lounge with herbal tea. Overstrand car park is a four-minute walk.

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      TheGallery at Arts University Bournemouth

      Bournemouth · Arts and culture
      • Free

      TheGallery at the Arts University Bournemouth is a contemporary art and design space open to the public, showing sculpture, film, photography, drawing and fine art. Exhibitions include work by contemporary artists and designers from around the world, alongside pieces on loan from major galleries and museums. Admission to exhibitions and supporting events is free.

    • Open all year

      Safari Cruises

      Poole Harbour · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole · Nature and wildlife

      Year-round boat trips across Poole Harbour to spot local birdlife, run in partnership with Greenslade Pleasure Boats. Wetland birds gather in large numbers over winter, breeding species such as Peregrine and Sandwich Tern appear in summer, and passage migrants pass through in spring and autumn.

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      Rock Reef Activity Attraction and Pier Zip

      Bournemouth · Outdoor activities
      • Family-friendly

      RockReef is an all-year, all-weather activity attraction at the end of Bournemouth Pier, with 28 themed climbing walls, a balance-testing Stairway to Heaven and an aerial HighLine obstacle course. Visitors can also try the Pier Cave, a Vertical Slide, and the PierZip, a pier-to-shore zip wire landing on the beach below. There is a cafe with sea views inside.

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      The Saltwater Sauna Sandbanks Beach

      Sandbanks · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole · Outdoor activities

      Two wood-fired saunas, Big for up to eight and Small for up to six, beside the dunes on Sandbanks Beach. Between rounds of heat you can take a cold beach shower or wade in from the soft sand, which shelves gently, with views to Old Harry Rocks. It's an off-grid site with a small changing space in each sauna, so bring only the essentials. Sessions last 65 minutes and guests must be 16 or over.

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      The Saltwater Sauna Avon Beach

      Christchurch · Outdoor activities

      Two identical electric saunas on the promenade at Avon Beach, next to the occasion huts near the Noisy Lobster, each taking up to seven people and looking across the water to the Isle of Wight. The shore is a gently sloping mix of sand and shingle, so swim shoes are recommended for a sea dip. Each sauna has a small changing room, and Avon Run Road car park is about two minutes' walk behind. Guests must be 16 or over.