Hengistbury Head Outdoor Activity Centre to be revived

Hengistbury Head Outdoor Activity Centre, which handled more than 15,000 sessions a year in its heyday, is set to be revived after a 99 year lease was signed between the community group Hengistbury Head Outdoors (HHO) and BCP Council. The education centre, which is located in Christchurch Harbour, transferred into community ownership via a Community […]



Beach hut bookings open across BCP for 2025

From Sandbanks to Southbourne, beach huts are once again available for booking. New for this season, beachgoers can book a short-term beach hut online for as little as one week, instead of the previous four-week minimum. Additionally, customers will have longer to enjoy their hut as bookings finish and keys are returned by 5pm on […]



Illuminate at The Blue Pool 2025

Photos of ILLUMINATE at The Blue Pool 2025

New year, new trail.



The Enchanted Night Garden - Minterne House

Photos of Minterne House and Gardens – The Enchanted Night Garden

Minterne House and Gardens – The Enchanted Night Garden



Sylvia Townsend Warner will be Dorchester’s first non-royal statue of a woman

Writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner will be Dorchester’s first non-royal statue of a woman! Following a public vote, the remarkable writer and poet Sylvia Townsend Warner will finally be honoured with a long-overdue statue, enriching Dorchester’s literary and visual heritage. She’ll be the town’s first non-royal statue of a woman, joining the six […]



Twin Sails Bridge

Twin Sail works nearing completion

Repairs to Poole’s Twin Sails bridge are ongoing, with the aim to reopen to vehicles and operate on its regular schedule by the middle of August. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council’s engineers have been working alongside specialist contractors and manufacturers for the last couple of months, as well as undertaking repairs to the inside […]



El Galeón Andalucía at Poole Quay

Galeón Andalucía Tall Ship at Poole Quay

The impressive Galeón Andalucía is at Poole Quay until 4 August. The ship is 49 metres long, has six decks and seven sails and weighs over 500 tonnes. 26 crew live and work on it. It’s a replica of the ship used by the Spanish during the XVI to XVIII centuries and lined with iroko, […]



An out of this world weekend at Camp Bestival Dorset

Astronauts, aliens and cosmic explorers descended on Dorset at the weekend as the UK’s favourite family festival landed back at Lulworth Castle for an out of this world weekend featuring galaxy-bending headliners Paloma Faith and McFly and a closing UK festival exclusive performance from PETE TONG IBIZA CLASSICS – Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra […]



Photos of Camp Bestival 2024

Camp Bestival 2024, Lulworth Castle – the 16th year of the festival. Astronauts, aliens and cosmic explorers descended on Dorset as the UK’s favourite family festival landed back at Lulworth Castle for an out of this world weekend featuring galaxy-bending headliners Paloma Faith and McFly and a closing UK festival exclusive performance from PETE TONG […]



Freedom of Poole for Navy Ship

Over 70 service men and women will march through the streets of Poole on Saturday 4 May as a Royal Navy Warship is granted the Freedom of Poole. The entire Ships Company of HMS Cattistock, led by The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth, will parade from The Quay in celebration of the ship […]